Tactician Thinker Mugs

"If you can't beat them, sir, perhaps you should consider colluding with them."

'Looks like your cash cow just got diverted to the slaughterhouse.'

"I think someone's trying to play games with us."

"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?'

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

A military officer sits at his desk with desk trays marked 'Search' and 'Destroy.'

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

'I gotta bad feeling about this.'

War never felt the same after the Great Puppy Ambush.

"That was a rumor day."

The Use of Cavalry

"I advise a slow, steady stream of lawsuits to weaken your enemies resistance. We call it time release litigation."

'With your permission sir... checkmate.'

"Let's do exactly what these pundits in the halftime report said we should do. If we lose, we'll blame them!"

"Tell us again — a little less graphic."

Being unable to clearly articulate responses to interview questions is a common mistake...

Kosovo.

'Bugger! My brain's just pulled a hammy.'

"Sorry, Man! I had no idea Alexa would be here!"

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

'What else do you have going for you besides being aggressive?'

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

'Thank you colonel we'll keep your strategy in mind.'

'Remember, shares can also go down...'

'Oi, do you mind, trying to speak to my colleague - two self service tills having a chat together.'

"I try to get a head start on them."

Personnel. What do I call those gaps in my work history? Quality time.

Chess player painting all the pieces his colour.

'Ever have one of those days where nothing seems to go right?'

'Man, I can't believe we didn't think of this before.'

'Your resume is very creative. It's all a crock."

'I don't know about you, Sam, but so far my clients aren't going for this cross between tradtional and online trading.'

'And that's the quickest way out of the car park after the game.'

"Being a leader means you have the ball, what are you going to do with it?"