Paperwork Stunt Enthusiast Gifts

"Look, if it's just a matter of collating get one of the clerks to do it."

IN box...OUT is wastepaper basket on fire.

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

'Apparently, Smith's desk just couldn't withstand the weight of the paperwork we piled on his desk.'

Here and There Trays

"It's made entirely out of rejected resumes."

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

'Pick a contract...any contract!'

"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."

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

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.'

In, out, shake it all about.

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

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

"Simplified application form? . . . This IS the simplified application form!"

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

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

"Well, if you hadn't misfiled it in the first place it wouldn't have been lost."

"I was just finishing up some spring cleaning."

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

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

'Is there such a thing as over communicating?'

'Good new. . . we're moving you to a bigger desk!'

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

"Actually, no, Bill, I can't move faster than this pace. Sorry."

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

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

Whack, Out of Whack.

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

In/Out Tray.

'Somebody should tell our office manager that a motorized filing cabinet does not qualify as an electronic health record system.'

"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!"