Ironing Board Warrior Gifts

"Look at you—folding the laundry two days before couples therapy."

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

Whats ticking away in YOUR filing system?

"I'm razzled, but not dazzled."

"Measure twice, cut once...and curse three times!"

"Remember now, anything is DIY-abe if you just do it yourself."

'Before you come with me, tell me...does this robe look a little rumpled to you? I don't think the dry cleaners got the creases out, do you?'

"I see we're going up against the Big Guys."

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

"Before I read the financial report I have to ask... do any of you have a weapon?"

Ironing day.

"Our focus group will butcher your focus group."

"Voila!...smooth pastry." (Lady teaching chef to iron dough).

"He's not sleeping. He always dims his display while downloading data."

'This merger will cut jobs 40%, reduce salaries 30% and increase the work hours 25%. Your job is to make this look like the best thing that ever happened to our employees.'

'You're closer to the Big Guy than anyone. Will you help us kill him?'

'Quit fooling around, Gog. Do the assignment.'

"When everyone's an 800 pound gorilla, nobody's an 800 pound gorilla.".

'Chin up, Simpson, it's for the good of the firm.'

'C'mon, guys. That old geezer just leg pressed 400 pounds when he got up from the chair.'

Presentation Skills: 1. Be Prepared.

"I'm tired of being used as a scapegoat."

Help! (Woman stuck on washing line).

'Almost finished.'

Phil, I'm just too depleted to function. I need to take the afternoon off and recharge my batteries.

"Hello?"

As a reformed gunfight, Big Jake vowed never again to use an iron

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

"Well, we can tackle this now when we're exhausted from the week or wait until Monday when we're exhausted from the weekend."

'My advice to you Winslow is, don't be afraid to fail. Unless you know what's good for you!'

"I was able to negotiate it from a hostile takeover to an uneasy alliance."

'Don't go too far out on a limb - he'll send you to a branch office.'

"Today's meeting will be endless, with a half-hour break for lunch."

'We're going to be experiencing some pain today. We're removing the band-aid we put on the problem.'

'What say we set aside all our petty grievances and just hate each other on general principles.'