Growth Spurt Survivor Gifts

'Of course I've grown! What am I? An elf?!'

'Well, Tommy, you've grown a foot since the last time I saw you!'

Or as I prefer to call it, the 'feel-good' factor.

"Hey, you stick your neck out on a regular basis, it's gonna happen. The important thing is to just get up and keep moving forward."

'My diet's good...I'm two weeks ahead of schedule.'

'Wow! That's some growth spurt!'

One man's obstacle is another man's stepping stone.

On day twenty nine, Dave decided that he would start to cut his way through the dense forest to find out more about the north side of the island.

Plan 'A', Plan 'B' - "I say we should go with plan 'A', sir."

"The Internet startup had only enough cash for one more day. But, miraculously, the money lasted for eight days, until more venture capital could be raised."

"The first day of school. Yes sir. A day to make new friends. A day to mark new beginnings. A day to discover everyone but you has grown three feet over the summer."

"Would you like to see today's liquidized menu?"

'It's a slow trap.'

Well you know what they say - here today gone tomorrow - or in the case of dotcoms, here today gone shortly after lunch.

We learn by doing

"Look, we're all thirsty. You don't see me whining about it."

"How learning curves feel... Before: Holy hell During: I'm not gonna make it! After: That wasn't so bad! The next time: Again?!!"

Drawing on an island.

'So, Bob, I hear you've branched out!'

"All right. Time to grow up."

"The cat walking business didn't go anywhere! Neither did we."

Desk Request

"There's definitely enough growing room."

'Danny has a magnetic personality...that's why he's always hanging on the refrigerator door.'

Martin Gray.

"He's grown a whole foot since the last time you saw him."

'Requisition a bigger chart.'

Starting School

"Boy needs bigger tire."

'I'm not going to use it for anything...I just want to see what it's like to be taller!'

Man to man about man at desk being watered: 'A bit of nurturing and he should grow into the job nicely.'

Job centre - casual jobs; rotten, insecure low-paid jobs;dull, boring, repetitive jobs; Jobs that no-one in their right mind would consider.

"Yes, that's our bathroom. We're a startup, so plumbing and running water is a luxury."

'You won't recognize junior, he has really grown.'

"You remind me a lot of myself at your age."