R&d Manager Mugs

'Need I remind you, Doctor, that you signed over intellectual property rights to the lab?'

'Would it be more economical for them to develop their own comparable product, or steal the competition's formulae and fight it out in the courts?'

'The wheel was great, but what have you done for me lately?'

The Department of Really Stupid Ideas: 'Most people think they just appear out of thin air! But the truth is, there's a great deal of very hard work involved!'

British savings accounts

"Marshall, somewhere out there, just waiting for us, is a loophole in the system."

'Dr.Sall Thompson got so excited over the new spring design she took a quantum leap!'

Though he created more than 300 products from peanuts, George Washington Carver was unable to change even one of them back into a peanut.

'It has come to my attention that we need to hedge against our five-year plan.'

'I've decided to step down as your CEO in order to spend more time in jail...'

"Where's the business end of this thing?"

'We manufacture micro computing circuits. We're looking to hire someone who can anticipate the next small thing.'

"In the event of an actual S.E.C. investigation, legal representation will drop from the ceiling."

Creative department

'You're right. Our old safety files have become a safety concern.'

"We'd better watch Cranston. He looks like a whistleblower."

"In my old job we were encouraged to run fast and break things."

'I've found a way to improve on light beer!'

Corporate departments as a metaphor for growing up.

Failure/Due Diligence

Hedge fund sharks attacking 'The Markets' ship.

'This prediction has a margin of error of plus or minus fifteen...fifteen class-action suits brought against the company.'

"I don't like the look of this."

'Crisis'

Practical loans vs. devil-may-care loans.

Research and Development: Now, Never.

William Tell's lesser-known first son- Stanislaus Tell.

'We need a product line that will stimulate our profit line.'

"I know it's a big risk, Fred, but don't lose sight of its strongest selling point: You're taking it, not me!"

"What these product ideas lack is a little bite."

"Some idiot spread the rumour that the boss had called in sick! Now look what's happened to the tobacco and coffee stocks!"

'What do you mean, the chart resembles an iceberg?'

"Whoa! Back up a second... 'R & D' stands for 'Research & Development?' We always thought it meant 'Rip-off & Distribute!'"

Blowing dust off an order book.

"We finally found a way to bottle enthusiasm."