Paper Stack Master Gifts

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

"Yes Sir, I'm still working on the 'ins and outs' of their proposal."

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

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tick, tock-tock, tickety-tick tock ….

'Pick a contract...any contract!'

"I feel your pain."

Inout baskets.

'Thanks to the huge bonus, I find myself forced to admire you.'

Shake it all about sign on desk

'The whole floor got together and came up with a few things you could work on.'

In, out, shake it all about.

'Did you get the hard copy from Mr. Dawson?'

Desk trays - 'In', 'Out', and 'It depends'.

Trays on desk read: In/Out/Lose in the Shuffle.

InIn by-products.

"Why, if it isn't Henshaw caught in the Overtime Warp again."

(No caption. Signs on file cabinets drawers read, "Files Saved to Hard Drive," "Files Saved to Disk," "Files Saved to Traveldrive," "Trash.")

'I can explain the Theory of Relativity, but I can't figure out which is the best Medicare Plan.'

'I think it has reached critical mass.'

'Is there such a thing as over communicating?'

'Miss Pringle, I run a tight ship! What is this piece of paper doing on my desk?'

Desk trays: The Good - The Bad - The Ugly

"We feel you're over analyzing things a bit too much."

In/Out Tray.

'In,' 'Out' and 'Organize.'

Whack, Out of Whack.

Basically, you should think outside the box, but don't color outside the lines!

'What does L.B.W. mean?'

'IN--IGNORE--OUT'

"It drives me MAD when people act as though we've nothing to do except write moronic memorandum."

"Who ever said 'there's a time and a place for everything' never worked in this office!"

'Yes, your papers seem to have lots of citations, but I've checked: They're all self-citations...'

'Remember, Preston, all work and no play make you employed.'

Deadlines, Inc.

'Of course I'd never fire you, Nelson. You've been working here for such a long time, you've become part of the furmiture!'