Tacticians Gifts

No Tread on Me

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

"My hackers just collapsed your country's economy."

Man mourns the loss of his king after being checkmated.

"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'.'

War never felt the same after the Great Puppy Ambush.

"That was a rumor day."

The Use of Cavalry

Commando crashes into wall, instead of through window.

'This paintball war has really spun out of control.'

'With your permission sir... checkmate.'

Kosovo.

"I think you left something of your resumé... writer of fiction!"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'Do what I did. Tell your mother you want a pet snake. Then she'll get you a dog.'

"Buy on the dip, ignore the blip, and sell before the bubble bursts."

'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.'

"Your resume says you specialize in field work."

Arsene Wenger

"Now we have all your arrows!"

'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.'

The invisible hand of the marketplace.

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

'Cap'n, why's the enemy fire so accurate after we deployed the smoke screen?'