Midnight Strategist Gifts

Suddenly Kip hit an area not marked on his Creaky Board Floor Map. The curfew police would not be sympathetic.

"Why is it always me that has to get up just as I'm falling asleep to do things I forgot."

"The overthinker"

"Compare Calculate Contrast Before you make a move"

"Stag poker"

The date was going well. She was better looking, but he was about to gain the nutritional edge.

Colin kept a notebook by his bed to write down any ideas he had during the night... "Genulph hyu donkey slapperthwaite."

"I also have trouble sleeping. I don't understand why. No one I talk to seems to have any trouble falling asleep."

"I can't cook, but I can pay."

"I'm afraid there will be more cuts."

"You'll come? Great." "The Hendersons will be too." "We'll kill them at poker." "Phil and Edna, planning a murder for later that night."

Tomorrow's another day, he thought, unless I get lucky and sleep right through it.

"It would keep me awake all night, but I'm up for a game of coffee pong first thing in the morning."

Expired, expired, expired, expired, expired, expired.

'I'm going to the library to study, so don't wait up.'

"We prefer our idea people to present their ideas during office hours."

"It's 2 A.M. Do you know where your p***s is?"

"The magical time of night when the artist awakes, not with any idea, but with the murky recollection of an idea from the previous day that was not written down and is now lost forever."

'Here's the secret to a profitable 99-cent pint night - 14 ounces of foam, 2 ounces of beer.'

"Testing the "I could do this job in my sleep" theory."

'Get out in the marketplace Merridew - hunt and gather man.'

'There are four reasons for him to cry...he's hungry, he's wet, a pin is sticking him, or he wants to wake you up from a sound sleep.'

"Do we have to go Dutch tonight, Arnie? I fancy a Chinese."

Ready for your presentation? Possibly. I finished my powerpoint at 2 a.m. Would you please check it? Sure. Is this slide a hint to push up sales? Whoops! At 1 a.m. I took a break

'We just have to win this account, Barbara and I have another litter on the way!'

Trojan Horse Threat.

"These things work better if you don't explain the plot."

" - This might work, but management will never approve it . . ."

'Frank! Cut that out and get back to work!'

Wheel of Sleep Misfortune

"I had a dream that I was awake and trying to sleep and now I don't know what's going on."

"Harold, we need to talk."

Thinking about work.

'It's better to light a single candle than curse the darkness.'

'Does anyone feel like I do?'