Power Luncher Gifts

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!'

"Mr Judd isn't available right now. He's down the hall at the executive dining room."

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

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?'

"Your expense account ain't what it used to be. There's not enough money on your card to cover the $5.35."

"Oh good, you brought Robert's rules of order."

"If we do hire you, will you promise to bring a bag lunch and dispose of the bag in the proper receptacle?"

Behind Every Stupid Man

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

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

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

'What's intravenous feeding? My mom says if I don't eat my vegetables, she'd do that to me!'

"I just invented the power lunch."

'Cheese.' - 'Cheese.' - 'Cheese.' - 'Cheese.' - 'Mum. Can I have something different in my sandwiches tomorrow?' - 'Okay.' - 'Cheese and pickle.' -

"I come here to eat my lunch and think about the simpler things of life. Like capitalization and debit balance."

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

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

CEO (Out to lunch).

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

"Nothing for me, thanks."

"Have a good day at school. Here - don't forget your lunch."

A choice of sandwiches

'Can't you see I am having lunch!'

'John's hiding. I expect His wife gave him quiche again for lunch.'

'It's a sack lunch. What did you expect?'

"Gentlemen, this is a power restaurant. If you must discuss your families, please keep your voices down."

Due to a rise in raw materials, higher energy charges and labour increases, there will be no box lunches this year.

"Why should I have to put money in? All I did was sniff your food."

"Tia Carmen packed my lunch today. She thinks cafeteria servings are way too small."

'Mom always packs great lunches at the beginning of the year.'

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

'I'll have the absolute power lunch.'

'Doris, I need help deciding which wallet to flash at my lunch meeting.'

"She's gone to lunch, come back in an hour"