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"It's gonna be hard for my kid to have type 2 diabetes. He's used to being number 1."

"Great! We're still going up! Chop a hole in the ceiling!"

Overjumpers

"Doing your homework may lead to a job that has homework."

Go! Means NOW!

"Yes, I saw the obituary. So, is that why you weren't in yesterday?"

"The teacher expects too much of me. She wants me to give it the old college try, and I'm only in grade school."

Genius Envy

'I told you hard work would pay off in the third grade, Cate...You've had three job offers.'

"Could you please downgrade this to a C? High expectations bring out the worst in my parents."

"Hey, there's Sara, padding her college-entrance résumé!"

Too big to fail

"You'll never make it as a doctor with handwriting like this. I understood every word."

"Rosalie—your poor performance this year has reduced your parents' investment in you by almost seventy per cent."

'They're a very successful family.'

Workaholics Anonymous meeting: 'No one showed up. Everyone is working.'

Workaholics anonymous meeting.

'No ulcers shows me you haven't reached your full potential.'

"Congratulations Professor, the committee 'okayed' your grant request."

"Stop applying! You've been accepted to three universities!"

"Looks like a storm ahead, Captain." "I think you're being over dramatic."

Ladder of success"...Perhaps, you'd like our economy model."

Still a Disappointment to his Mother

"You promised to stop bringing your work home."

"This has been a productive homework session!"

'...then I got my masters in psychology, and a year later I earned my Ph.D. in sociology. By the time I get my master in math and my doctorate in history, I'll be ready to retire.'

"You need to take it easier henderson. You're working yourself into the ground"

'Well, we made it.'

Office Task Map

"I can't believe it...a 'B' average on my report card? I'm not that smart! The theories of probability predict it's likely that the school's data system somehow encountered a catastrophic breakdown."

A woodpecker fashions a statue of a woodpecker.

"Your internship is finally over. You're now required to work longer hours with no extra pay."

'Ten 'A's? Frankly son, I'm disappointed that you're not more of a disappointment to me.'