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Desk trays: The Good - The Bad - The Ugly

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

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

"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 was drawing a whale, but I ran out of paper."

Inout baskets.

Shake it all about sign on desk

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

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

In, out, shake it all about.

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

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

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

InIn by-products.

'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.'

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

Whack, Out of Whack.

In/Out Tray.

'IN--IGNORE--OUT'

"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...'

"It's a 670 page questionnaire on how to cut back on unnecessary bureaucracy!"

Examiners.

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

"He's my hero. At 5 he just knocks everything off his desk and calls it a day."

"I just want to go home, crawl into bed, and do some more work."

'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!'

'Sorry I'm not at the meeting, sir

'Sometimes I wonder what I's do without you!'

In-tray, Out-tray, While you were on holiday-tray

'Well, there goes the last of my New Years resolutions...'

'I put Wilson on your project and last I heard he was all over it!'