Hardboiled Hero Gifts

Dashiell Hammett

A Good Batch.

'Have you tried our home-made wine?'

"You work too hard. You have stress balls!"

"Try this new IPA I just finished. Let me know if the malts and hops are layered like last week's batch." "Bailey was a really 'good boy'."

"I bet you can't name one person who makes a better lengua casserole than me!"

"Oh, go on Jeffrey. . . Give him an order!"

Fish Posting No Fishing Sign

'I feel like I'm in a rut, too!'

"Everyone has to do their share. . . I've always been known as a good worker. . . whew. . .Gotta keep going, no time to rest now."

"Fire one shot if you find a waterhole or two for a coffeeshop."

"My name is Leonard, and I'll be your auto mechanic for today."

'Oh, no! A crime wave!'

'I'm racing him in the 4.30.'

"Yes, you do go the extra mile for this company. But you've been going in the wrong direction."

"This is my son...I want him to work his way up all the way from the bottom- even if it takes all day."

"What's it like, working with your hands?"

Industry and Idleness - The industrious apprentice performing the duty of a Christian.

"If working 12 hours a day in a winery is making you crazy, get a hobby - like making homemade wine."

Born to play ball.

One Man Band

"Look, I got a good grade because I worked hard. It's like riding a bike...stay in your seat, keep moving forward and you'll reach your goal. Unless you hit a lipstick case dropped in the middle of the road."

Princess Anne

"Ralph has his own little microbrewery."

'Don't worry, the first 30 years of contracting are the hardest.'

Air conditioner.

'I don't mind hand-me-downs. I just wish my brother had played football.'

The Zealous Huntsman

"Made with pride in our basement."

'Be careful where you step. My dad says he has a lot of blood, sweat and tears in this ranch.'

Innovate - man boobs and gut bra.

A handlebar moustache.

'Ol' Zeke across the mountain's been stealing all my business with his new low-carb moonshine!'

who says you cant make your own wine out of gooseberries

Dance of the Inconsistent Water Temperature