Office Sitcom Fan Prints

'As we all know, the appearance of honesty is the best policy....'

'She's serious about answering the phone by the third ring.'

"You mind punching out first?"

"We’ve just received the latest management update on how to persecute whistleblowers."

"Mr Whiskers will see you, now."

"I hope you'll tell me if you are feeling any stress."

"So, let me get this straight... When you told me you could manage a hundred and twenty words per minute, you thought I meant how many words you could speak?..."

'I hope you're not threatened by powerful women, because you're fired.'

"The good news is you’re the only one we’re not firing ... the bad news is you’re the only one to run the department."

"We need to make some cuts. We'll start with integrity, accountability, openness, and transparency."

"I don't like getting bogged down in details. I'm more of a big-picture guy."

'OK, team, let's review: when the arrow goes down, it means...?

"How's everybody doing? I'm not boring you, am I?"

'I'll make my final decision on that promotion of yours, after this game.'

Can do...No can do

"Don't forget to leave me a wakeup call so I can get the worm!"

"Fill out an application? Can't I just text it?"

"I think I'll be late back for tea. . . about a week."

This is Lenny the leopard with the on-the-spot news.

'Apparently, Smith's desk just couldn't withstand the weight of the paperwork we piled on his desk.'

"If we can just get beyond this 'I'm the boss' mentality and concentrate on a simple 'What I say goes' outlook, I think this will all work out."

"I can motivate everyone except myself."

"Well the good news is that after the reorganisation you'll be leading the team."

He was destined for greatness. Whatever that meant.

'I'm promoting you to project coordinator because you seem to have an overall view of things.'

The Rubber Ball Company

"There are no big jobs, only small machines."

Organization is not rocket science!

'Negotiations have reached an impasse, legal recommends we resort to violence.'

'Marsha, did you file the Peterson account on the cumulus, stratus, cirrus, or nimbus cloud?'

"Does anyone here have a clue what it is we used to get?"

A secretary at a desk with a nameplate the says Dot Com.

"It's crazy here! They're all on recreational rugs."

"I don't know if I can do 'Gilmore Girls' today. I'm not sure I'm feeling up for anything involving witty yet poignant repartee."

Executive ignores wet floor warning and slides down hall