Spellbinding Strategist Gifts

'She's a good coach, and the kids seem to like her. But I still think someone should at least run a background check.'

'How do you like my fantasy weekend so far?'

"So what's this special distracting tactic you've developed?"

'She'll never look for me here.'

'Tomorrow's special is fish, so wear the flounder suit.'

'You both know the rules -- walk 1 paces, turn, and tee off on each other.'

A cat is hiding in a block of cheese to lure a mouse out of its hole.

"Or we could raise your profile by coming out with that pimple on the end of your nose."

'This will be tough. The parents can handle Bs and Cs, but I really gotta spin this D in math.'

'It works all the time: Light a candle and dinner comes to you...'

"This is a fast-paced job you're applying for...what are your goals...where do you see yourself in the next 10 minutes?"

"My favorite tea: hot daffodil-infused chamomile with a hint of whiskey. Are you serious? Of course I'm serious! I've been dosing myself with small quantities of poisonous daffodil ever since 1931. You have to build up an immunity if you want to survive in the cutthroat world of Scrabble tournaments."

'I am constantly diversifying my toy portfolio.'

"It's a long-term strategy to make them lazy and complacent first."

"Saturn. No contest. A deadly, treacherous gas giant ringed by a gossamer halo of ice. It symbolizes both death and life. Both evil and good. It symbolizes existence itself."

"Sir, your new campaign manager is here."

"Game of checkers? Okay, but I'm watching every move you make."

"And when conventional theories don't work, we've got Charnier here to do us a spot of voodoo marketing."

"My mommy suggested I try a different advertising approach."

Success

'If you know what's good for you Allan, you'll let me pass.'

CX909708

"Let's go slider, fastball, curve, beanball, fight, ejection, shower, beer."

BUSINESS PRESCHOOL

'I'd have a lot more of em if it weren't' for some jerks always looking for peaceful situations.'

"I'm in advertising. . ."

"The answer isn't more troops—what you need is an antibiotic."

"This'll look great on my transcript!"

'You really have no idea what you're doing do you?'

"Timing is everything. I recommend that you act now before the authorities discover I've escaped."

"Sign the contract first kid, then you get the sweets!"

World Domination

Cat Trap,

Napoleon 'Snuffed Out' by the Russians