Trade Ninja Gifts

"Let me guess...these are the purple bunny slippers Tia Fela gave us last year."

"Here's what I'm gonna do."

'Which 'win' is ours? Because the one on the left looks bigger.'

'I'm glad you guys could work this out in a reasonable manner.'

'Very impressive educational background...now let's discuss WHO you know.!

"The meeting will come to order."

Go team!

'We're making progress. I just got a firm 'maybe'.'

'It was bound to happen - they're beginning to think like binary computers.'

'The toughest things you have to deal with in this job, is feelings and lawyers.'

"What if he's bluffing? What if he's not? What if the room just gets too hot?"

"Oh dear...I don't think negotiations are going too well..."

ACME Balloon Company.

'On the plus side we've saved money by getting all the numbers on one graph.'

'Simply put.'

"Is this a 'GOTCHA' question?"

Trade Show Sherpas

"Arithmetic gets a lot harder when you run out of fingers and toes."

"Has the Wi-Fi seemed slow to you lately?"

'Why are you arguing? The customer is always right, you know! 'But he called you a crook!'

'Three weeks of brutal alimony negotiations, Polly, and you settle for a cracker!'

'He's ruthless and greedy... so let's make sure he's on our side.'

"I don't think the guy with the business-card cannon has ever been to an actual networking event,"

"We offer 104 vacation days...otherwise known as weekends."

'Make them a four billion dollar takeover offer, but don't cause a fuss.'

'Remember, Henson; we're not here to hobnob - we're here to schmooze.'

'If 'x' is unknown, why should I rock the boat?'

"New studies show that the so-called 'lucky man' made popular by the prog-rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer was, in fact, just very well-connected."

'I'm interested in your job opening, so I'll have my agent give you a ring!'

'I'm 60-40 in favor of the 60.'

"I hate negative numbers, and I'll stop at nothing to avoid them."

'Yeah, I don't have trouble remembering my times tables, but I stink at algebra...'

'And I want that end table for $40...' When bargain hunters crack.