Retail Schemers Gifts

Failed Alliance.

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

'No, you can't use your last wish, to wish for another three wishes!'

'Sure, I took your shovel. Ethics doesn't kick in for a year or two.'

'Why don't you leave the planning of our wedding to me?'

Re-Tooling Costs - "Could you be a little more precise than umpteen million?"

'You're closer to the Big Guy than anyone. Will you help us kill him?'

"An Iraq attack is one thing, but I'm not sure about a Persian incursion."

“Son, that… ‘some this will all be yours’… is now!”

It was a good chance to get together and talk shop.

"Do you call this a business plan?"

'It's amazing! I'm a magician! I can make a weekly wage disappear in four hours!'

"I've made myself a success through a combination of long-term planning and short term tantrums."

"I suppose you're wondering why I've summoned you here at 3 AM, minion." "I try not to wonder." "After crunching the numbers, I've determined we'd increase profits by being open 24/7." "We're in the suburbs. Everyone's asleep." "Not true. By being closed at 3 AM, we're missing out on the potentially-lucrative Igor the Wino clientele." "Go to the alley and give Igor a 1-for-the-price-of-2 coupon." "Very bad man."

'Here's the game plan going forward. We acknowledge any and all 'mistakes,' then fake fixing them.'

'Things look much better long-term, once we pass the statute of limitations.'

And here is where we stooped to the level of the competition.

'Do you want to be red Tory or blue Labour?'

'let's see if we can find any loopholes in this 'honesty-is-the-best-policy' nonsense.'

'Damn, I just love this new problem solving tool!'

"I've come up with all the right words for our new sales strategy, now we just need to work out what order to put them in!"

'We've decided to foreclose on Paraguay, Ferguson -- Get down there and take the place over.'

"Look, let's just say I haven't seen anything, Charlie hasn't heard anything, and Tom hasn't said anything."

'I don't know Joe, maybe we;re using the wrong kind of glass?'

"You should have purchased the extended warranty."

"We're fighting them in zone A, they're our allies in zone B, and we don't know what to do in zone C."

"We love your results. We're just a weeny bit concerned about your methods."

"Boss, there's a rumor going around that someone lost a $1,000 bill in the cafe. There are like 200 people out there." "Interesting. And I assume they're all looking for the $1,000 bill. I assume they don't want anyone else to know about it before they find it." "I assume each of them is buying our food and drink so the others won't suspect they're here with ulterior motives." "I wonder who could have possibly spread such a rumor in the first place?" "Very bad man."

"In the absence of an alternative strategy Norman is sacrificing a goat to the God of retail next door."

'While Dewey distracts the defense, the quarterback simply jogs into the end zone untouched.'

"Just take the free kick, and stop wasting time."

'Oh, that's Dan, the congressman's right AND left hand man'

"So, are we singing from the same hymnbook?"

'I'm always thinking of my fellow man - that's how I stay ahead of him.'

"Yes, I gave him enough rope, and NO, he didn't hang himself!"