Tactical Operations Mugs

'Roger that...I'm taking the first clean shot I can get.'

"I hope I get rock and you get scissors, or I get scissors and you get paper, or I get paper and you get rock."

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

Never tell the boss "You can count on me" during inventory.

Man mourns the loss of his king after being checkmated.

"Well I didn't see the incident myself.."

"Hack back with all you've got!"

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

The Jerry Scarer

Gaah! You sank my longship!

Commando crashes into wall, instead of through window.

The Use of Cavalry

"What do you suppose Ken Burns will have to say about all this in 30 years?"

"They have special forces, but we have policy reports!"

"Close-order drill! Everybody fall in!"

Trojan horse.

The USA football team goes on the offensive.

"I know I told you to fool him into thinking you've got nothing left, but now you've got me convinced."

'Blue Fox to Swat Team: execute on my count of three and when officer O'Rourke has fastened his bootlace.'

Manager. Managing a political campaign and a baseball team are alike in many ways. A campaign is launched with a "first pitch," when a candidate gives a speech selling himself or herself. I change pitchers based on the game situation. In politics and baseball, sometimes it's best to come from the right side and sometimes it's best to come from the left side. We study our competitors' weaknesses and exploit those. In politics we call that "opposition research." And I don't worry about the

'FIRE A... warning shot across her bow.'

'One small point,Perkins-we don't STAMP on the sell-by dates here!'

Arsene Wenger

For the War Inventions Board: The Shell-diverter for returning the enemy's fire.

"Next!"

"Oh U! The German periscoper: "Ach Himmel! Dot most be der peutiful Ben Nevis of vich ve 'ave 'eard so mooch!"

"They're sending in a camouflage unit!"

'Don't ask me what play to call..I've only got a one year contract...you've got a four year scholarship...you decide what play to call.'

"They appear to be opting for the circled-wagons defense."

For the War Inventions Board. The Hot-bottler for Warming high-landers' Legs after a Night in the Trenches.

'We were in the right place at the right time, but unfortunately, we were in the wrong time zone.'

'Why are they all picking on me?'

Julen Lopetegui Agote

"They're pulling the good-hitter, bad-hitter routine."

'There's something I should tell you Boris. . . I'm actually right-brained.'