Paper Geek Gifts

'I'm all for recycling newspapers, but I don't go for this printing a new paper directly on top of the old one.'

'I should not that the cherry and whipped cream were an afterthought created by our graphics dept.'

'Ok, I'm in a paperwork mood. Let 'er rip.'

Things-to-do-today: Daily workboxes piled up on desk.

Can do...No can do

'Looks like your cash cow just got diverted to the slaughterhouse.'

'This is a 'placebo' line. It serves no purpose but it makes us feel good.'

"Could you go back to the front desk? The receptionist has some forms for you to fill out."

'What happened to that efficiency report? I had it in my hand not two minutes ago.'

Man at desk with two in-trays reading 'urgent' and 'too late'.

Time for More Paperwork

"We need to do something about excessive admin. I want you to fill out one of these forms every time you think you're doing some."

'Please put that confusing mess of documents, files and folders where it belongs...in your computer.'

Late/Too Late.

In and Out Tray

'It's only fair to warn you that if you get the job there would be a lot of filing involved.'

'Maybe the reason we don't have those 'off the chart' sales anymore is because our charts are too big.'

A man is in an office, behind him is a glass box containing a glass and a bottle, there is a sign saying 'in case of emergency'

Office worker pushing a pile of papers on trolley.

"I'm swamped but I can squeeze you in for a few moments yesterday."

Barack Obama's To Do list.

'You can come down a peg. Mesopotamia gave the world bureaucracy, you know.'

Deskboxes: 'LATE' and 'NEVER'.

'Hey, everyone! I think I found the bottleneck!'

A businesswoman's desk breaks under the weight of the 'in' pile

"Everyone seek higher ground! The paperwork is rising to a dangerous level."

InIn by-products.

"These are just the guidelines, the forms are in the truck outside!"

"The good news is the company said I could work from home. The bad news is they made me take all my paperwork with me."

'What? -- I send you all this great sunlight, and you waste it growing PROTOPLASM?'

"Remember you told me to put my client list on my computer."

The First Printed Bible

Sales.

'I'll be late for dinner Dear. I'm up to my neck in paperwork.'

Black Hole Research Institute - Office only has IN tray - no OUT tray.