Power Lunch Aficionado Gifts

To fend off growing concerns about a recession, U.S business leaders get back into shape

'I'll have the absolute power lunch.'

'I'll have the Chairman-of-the-board Lunch, and Dexter here will have the Sissy's Salad.'

'Here's your businessman's lunch, sir, and this gentleman is from the Securities and Exchange Commission.'

"We don't have a businessman's lunch, sir. Would you like to try the businesswoman's lunch?"

'Now that I have your attention...'

Golly, �1m a year isn't too much. I don't know why your shareholders don't understand you.

'Can you do more work then is humanly possible?'

"No thanks, I brought my lunch."

"We want to include you in this decision without letting you affect it."

"Who ordered the bravest tuna on all the seven seas, anointed with the spice of faraway lands, on wheat toast?"

"At least the anti-public education folks haven't started to try to dictate what we can have for lunch."

'One businessman's lunch-on-the-rocks and one businessman's special straight-up.'

"Look at this - we're trying to merge with some of our acquisitions, and we're trying to acquire some of our mergers."

Office Canteen: 'Getting in a consultant is win-win for us... we'll get the credit if it's a success - but, if it all goes wrong, we've got someone else to blame!'

"I didn't know they could make so many entrees with vegetables!"

Landing That Tough Account

'Casey laughed so hard at lunch milk came out his nose...or as we say now... he had a liquid food malfunction.'

Food van driving through an office.

The Office Dinosaur in: Lord of the Lunches

"Does anyone know where the leadership training is taking place?"

"I like the Businessman's Special. The fortune cookies all have stock futures in them."

'One businessman's lunch and one lackey's lunch.'

We have the businessman's lunch which is �4.95 and the successful businessman's lunch at �7.50.

"I always find the Contract Attorney's Special amusing. The price is always in extremely fine print."

'I'll trade you, sight unseen.'

Carnegie Deli

"I just invented the power lunch."

"It's a working lunch."

Just remember, don't claim for lunch unless I was with you.

'Due to the new goverment regs, you'll have to fill out these forms to see if you qualify for the businessman's lunch.'

"Ever since we started home schooling, I've developed more of an appreciation for school lunches."

'One businessman's lunch and one secretary's salad.'

"Don't forget... I packed your lunch for school..."

'We only get an hour for lunch, so your best bet is to brown-bag it.'