Laughs At Bureaucracy Gifts

Eddy passes the tax officials exam.

Quality Control

'Hello? Missing Persons?'

"I know other hospitals are worried about the superbug, but ours is the only one that understands the accounts system."

"Wrong window. I’m a sea lion. You need an otter."

European Union Health and Safety Direcorate rules

'...And they're giving us sixty million years to get in compliance.'

'I don't care if it's a little storage room for King Tut, you still need a building permit and contractor's license.'

"'COST: shedloads, COMPLETION DATE: God knows.' Perhaps you'd care to flesh out some details for us."

'Welcome! Highly placed, unidentified administration spokespersons convention.'

Why the discovery of the New World took longer than expected.

Wolf Reintroduction.

"You have a valid social security number, a photo ID, and a credit score. As far as I'm concerned, you exist."

"You're a bureaucrat, Ed. What do you mean you hate paperwork?"

"Right you've got 30 minutes...start squeezing!"

"I can assure you, he is somewhere in there looking for it."

Excessive Paperwork

I might have granted your loan request, if it wasn't written on a beer mat.

Bureaucratic castle

"To give him credit...normally I think these staff 'consultations' are a complete waste of time...but he's been in his office all morning working on our ideas."

'We're downsizing the Pentagon into a triangle.'

Department of Infrastructure

'I'm pleased to announce the newly-created 'Office of Homepage Security' - to protect against computer hackers.'

Department of Sanitation: In Bin and Out Bin.

"For our market research, each package needs to be individually marked off and put over there."

Insufficient Postage

Before we can rescue you...you need a safety check.

'Miss Carruthers, check and see if we have an extradition treaty with Disneyland.'

"I chair the safety committee here, but since we're all dead, it's largely symbolic."

'I'm sorry, sir, this is the department of Immediate Dissatisfaction. Your appointment is with the Bureau of Eternal Frustration.'

'Of course you don't remember agreeing to see me regarding my time machine. You made the appointment next week.'

'You like it? I'm getting a government grant for Phase 2.'

Police officer giving ticket to paramedics.

'We've been looking into absences at our meetings and it turns out that Nigel died in 2006 and Trevor never actually worked here!'

Man at desk in 'Space research'. His in and out boxes are labelled 'inner' and 'outer'.