Tension Diffusers Gifts

"The boss just stopped and squinted at me! Either I"m in big trouble or he's lost is glasses again."

"So what kind of mood is he in?"

"My boss says I intimidate people. . . so I stared at him until he apologized."

Isn't there something about this in th Geneva Convention

"... and come out fighting, boys."

"What if my inner demons want to write about bunnies?"

As years of unspoken tension surfaced, Trunky refused to raise his hand like a coward.

"Sometimes I think they hired me just to take the blame."

'By the way, no one has ever beaten me and lived to tell about it.'

We bonded over a shared lack of assertiveness. Vive la diffidence!

'Do you have an appointment?'

"I consider the day a success when I leave the office and have to tiptoe through pieces of broken paradigm!"

"You're holding a lot of homophobia in your lower back."

'Aren't you glad we had this meeting to resolve our conflict?'

'You made $50,000 less than in the previous year? Gee, I really feel sorry for you guys in the private sector.'

"You must be the new guy!"

"There's just so much hostility I can dish out in one day, and still get my work done."

Surface Tension

'I wished I'd known about this club last week. I'm really stressed out at my job!'

"I can't read this scribble. . . ! Just get the usual random boxes off the top shelf. . ."

'It's for you.'

'You do realize this means war!'

"Maybe it’s not the best time to mention the subpoena."

"You just want an excuse not to spend Xmas with my family."

"Here comes fury without purpose."

'Unbelievable money maker.'

"Oh, he's an alarmist. Trim his wick and he'll be fine."

"Have you discovered what's making you so stressed?"

"Negotiations are useless. Let's just say whoever blinks first loses."

Cans of peas.

"If you don't mind, Senator, I'd like to render the rest of my testimony sotto voce."

'This recruit thinks he can make the enemy die laughing.

"I'm passing an enormous gasoline truck and you're talking about little 'dee-dee-dee's!"

"Ugh...it's Mr. Martinez. He's always picking fights with all the clerks."

"We've all had to find different ways of dealing with the current situation."