Problem-solving Fanatic T-Shirts

"The mountain was named after a group of pioneers who stopped here and spent three months arguing about the best way around it before oncoming winter and dwindling supplies forced them to turn back."

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

boy plugging leak in a barrel with his finger

"Good" "Bad" "Work on it" "Keep working - maybe it's not as bad as you think it is" "Put it to a committee" "Give up" "Make it worse" "Make it better" "Still a bad idea" "Overthink it" "Throw yourself into a pit of wild badgers" "Throw it away" "Call it done" "Sigh."

"We can waste time and look for a solution or...just find a scapegoat?"

"Someday she'll solve the world's problems."

Bright idea

'I solved the problem of dead zones on my cell phone with a personal satellite,'

'Due to cutbacks, he lost his company vehicle, so he has to improvise.'

"Is this a 'GOTCHA' question?"

"You're good at asking all the right questions. Now let's hear some right answers."

"Looks like our days at the think tank are numbered."

'I solve so many work problems at home.'

"We only got up to three 'whys' and a 'what the hell'."

Brainstorm in progress.

"Managing a major project in these challenging times requires IMAGINATION, the FIRST thing I'd like you to imagine is that you have a team to help you."

"Try unplugging it and throwing it out the window."

Kiwi Ingenuity

'So far, sir, we've rejected plans A,B, C, D, E, F, and right now we're evaluating'G'.'

"You bring up an important concern, but I'm looking for a problem that better fits my preconceived solution."

Early Tech Support

"We're all well aware of the madness, Phipps...where's the method?"

'I was working on developing anti-matter under laboratory conditions, but I couldn't find anything to keep it in.'

'I hear what you're saying, Bert. But in my experience, most complex business problems require more than cookie-cutter solutions!'

"How on earth do you get this blasted box to open...?"

"Never marry an engineer."

"Every single day, guys ask you for advice about women, work, sports... Haven't you ever even heard of the law of supply and demand?. . .I'd be glad to steer the downtrodden and the forlorn your way for a mere 82% of the man-to-man-talk fee."

'Where you went wrong' Desk.

"Advertise! Advertise! That's always been your answer for everything."

'I found another pothole.'

You May Bang Your Head Here/You May Talk To Here.

Dept. of Mathematics and Frustration.

Squirrel and bird feeder.

Business Confusion

"Why run the maze when you don't have to?"