Reliability Gifts

"You keep impeccable time."

Others will fight for you

"As a friend, I pray you rest in peace. As a dog, I really want to dig you up."

"Just gotta wait 'till she wakes up."

JOIN THE BOY SCOUTS HERE!, ''Trustworthy, friendly, loyal, helpful, kind, courteous, brave, thrifty, obedient and cheerful' -- This is going to look GREAT on my resume!'

"When it comes to medical malpractice, most lawyers only go for the money... ...I go for the doctor's head."

"Do you have a minute, Bob? I'd like to speak with you about the concept of 'leadership'."

"You sure you guys don't spike the coffee?"

The Female Brain and The Other One

"And now, since our local teams really stink, here are scores for actual good teams around the country that you might want to root for."

Industry and Idleness - The industrious apprentice a favourite, and entrusted by his master.

'This is a personal insult to me and my family. Paulie, word is you regifted that horse's head I gave you last month. . .'

"I heard you're top dog in trust and loyalty training."

"Cheer up, Simon. . . I'm always here for you!"

"I'm supposed to be loyal, relieve stress, be 'Man's best friend'...I don't need this kind of pressure!"

'Thoreau, doing research on chapter 7'

"To heck with a husband... just help me find a dependable electrician."

Elwood 'I Can Fix This Myself' McGrunzen

"I hate to break it to you, but you weren't his best friend."

Wait Brian! You forgot the little Airbus chapter!

Responsibility

'Naughty, nice, nice, nice, naughty, nice. This you call a business plan?'

"But if I don't know the corporate values then I'm not accountable to them."

Owning your mistakes at work shows that you hold yourself accountable, and builds trust and credibility.

"As a reward for 25 years of faithful service, here's your new cubical...it's 8% bigger!"

'Guaranteed! By the end of the summer he'll be so self-reliant that you can cancel his allowance.'

In case of fire call yourself.

'Before the meeting starts let's all sing the company song.'

"I know he is now our richest client but he is very loyal!"

'Uh oh, looks like he had a tough day at the office: Let's jump around to cheer him up...'

'He was a very good dog.'

'All those years you struggled financially, I stood by you. It's my turn for a little piece of the pie.'

"After we got Buster fixed, he no longer wants to be our best friend."

Is there anything you want to say to me? Get back to work? I pay you too much? I can hire a migrant worker for half your pay and he won't complain to me in English? And he probably won't be loyal to you and this cafe for 20 years. Twenty years. Twenty years. It's your 20-year anniversary? I'm assuming that's the extent of your acknowledgment of this momentous occasion, and I should not expect a cake. You may have a day-old cruller for half price.

Man pulling UHAUL truck himself.