Overtime Negotiator Mugs

...and don't forget to ask them for more overtime.

'Don't worry about it. If at first we don't succeed, we can do it later and get paid time-and-a-half for it.'

Human Behavior Institute. Out Experiencing Lunch.

"Instead of taking a bath can I wear a flea collar?"

"Of course, I'm willing to negotiate. . ."

"No, four glasses of water was enough. . . now I have to go to the bathroom!"

'So we're agreed: we'll go to mediation.'

'I might give you the benefit of the doubt. But I doubt it.'

'What if I promise not to look?'

'I always feel at the end of the day I could've taken credit for more.'

'I'm pretty sleepy tonight, Dad - could we just skip ahead to the chase scene?'

"Houston, we have a problem!"

'But I'm not tired yet!!!'

"The union is objecting to our 'grotesquely inflated' wages, do you think they'd settle for 'outrageously inflated' instead?"

"Miss Rogers, Sally Green. Is it true my son's research project is 'the effect of too much television on a typical ten-year-old?'"

"No screen time means more scream time."

'Early to bed and early to rise? It's a deal.'

'I understand yours is a highly coveted position in this company.'

'No, the strike isn't over - they're burning the company flag.'

"I realize you want to enjoy every last minute of summer, but it's not possible to stay awake until school starts."

"Goes to show ou can't please all of the people all of the time!"

Playerpen - 'Naptime already?'

'All right. I'll get forty winks, but not one wink more.'

'Whenever I need a little peace and quiet, I do without,'

'And finally, on these wage demands I give no quarter; a dime is my last offer.'

"I wanted to give Christmas bonuses but that would violate the separation of church and business."

'I promised my Dad I'd be home by ten but I didn't say if that was P.M. or A.M..'

"Tonight the covers stay on my side."

'We're agreed then - no more purring or tail wagging until our demands are met.'

Worker Bees bring in a union negotiator.

Industrial Disputes: the Early Years

'But I can't go to bed yet, Mom. Kids watch an average of seven hours of TV a day, and I've only watched five and a half hours.'

"Good news! The White House has agreed to negotiate with us on that $400 mil in cuts!" "What do you have to give up next time... the other arm or a leg...?"

'Early to bed and early to rise. I like a saying with an escape clause.'

"Please! Just let me stay up one more hour. Then I promise I'll fall asleep right here in front of the TV."