Gladiatorial Games Mugs

A lion walks into a Colosseum arena where a dish of food is waiting.

Hang on - I'm waiting to see if spare him or finish him gets the most likes.

"Don't worry, the lions do all the work."

"No, we will not be starting with a safety brief today."

'Manager. . . Commander. . . Chieftain. . . King!'

Rage.

I only root so hard for my time because I hate your team so much.

"Oh dear...I don't think negotiations are going too well..."

His family thought he'd been wasting his life, but Steve Wiebe was about to prove everyone wrong.

"I feel your pain."

"Well, it's unanimous. Instead of going out of business quietly, with dignity and grace, we've decided to end things killer asteroid-style, taking as many of our competitors with us as possible!"

"When you've been here as long as I have, you'll start to burn out"

'Bloody streakers - they have a lot to learn.'

'Dog eat dog.'

They loved the presentation on competing in the marketplace.

I'm Spartacus.

'So far we're holding off overseas competition.'

'I'm calling you out, account to account.'

"Do we want to tackle this head on, or just stun it with a glancing blow until Monday?"

"The quicksand was corporate's idea. I wanted to fire you for going over my head. They wanted to send a message."

"It was your father's idea - He can't bear to miss a second of the game."

"I feel your pain. It's the least I can do for not paying you like a man."

Business cartoon showing a stressed business woman who has three urgent messages on her office door.

'I take it this department has had conflicts.'

The locker room door suddenly swings open, and Randy is busted by a steroid-sniffing dog.

Boardroom Armour

"Just a routine ID check, Mr. Spartacus - there are lots of people with the same name, you know."

'We're facing a hostile takeover.'

"There goes the merger between Brigg's corporation and Ludlow industries!"

"Just identifying weak members of the herd."

'Remember not to shirk the paperwork.'

'I'll have to let you go, Bob - Ted, from accounting, is challenging my position as alpha male!'

"Murray's the guy you replaced. He's decided to fight to get his job back."

An older white male executive is barely hanging onto his career

'The Position's yours, Henderson - But first you must defeat our champion.'