Overcoming Rejection Mugs

Learning curve: 'Your book was crap!'

"After years of cartoon rejections, Bill stooped to trying a little shameless product placement."

"Like I could date a guy from Notre Dame."

I have to get the Positive Thinker...

One of the failed candidates for the copyrighters job wants to know 'wat was rong with his applicashun'.

worker rejects promotion to protect deniability

"I wish you would actually sell one of these novels...all these returned manuscripts are giving me backaches!"

"But honey. . . he's just not our kind!"

New Orleans Will Come Back Blues.

'I'm sorry, Bennett; but we gave the job to O'Toole. You have the know-how, but he had the know-who.'

'Whoops. There goes one of my prostheses.'

Ready for the curves life throws at you.

Covid Juggling

Shipwrecked Ventriloquist.

Rubbish, Poppycock, Balderdash

'It wasn't just my own country -- I was without honor everywhere until I found Southern California!'

'Sorry, but I don't think you're right for our company.'

Mr. Chester's diplomacy

'I'll say one thing about your manuscript, Mr.Jackson - it's very shreddable.'

'It's from the New Yorker, I've been rejected 200 times, once for each word.'

'How long have you been submitting novels, Grandad?'

"Your book is a masterpiece, but, unfortunately, we're rather picky."

"This accident will not affect my career as a football pro. Fortunately, I'm left-footed."

'I have been searching my soul to find the real reason why I ended up here and one answer in particular keeps turning up.'

Abandon Hope/Resume Hope

"Cheer up, Nicole! What does Princeton know? Say, you got any plans for that last bit of cobbler?"

'Not getting into university is not going to stop me doing the things I hoped to do...'

'Did you get the promotion?'

'No, no, of course I think you're beautiful ... it's just that, ever since you showed me those baby pictures of you ... well, I just can't seem to get those images out of my head.'

"Sorry, but she says she's not interested. She just wants to play the field."

Self-made man from the school of Hard Knocks.

"Have you considered applying for a job a million mils from here?"