"Did you bring a duplicate copy of your 'Times' obit with you?"
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religion, religious, death, after death, afterlife, heaven, heaven's gate, entrance to heaven, st. peter's gate, saint peter's gate, pearly gates, st. peter, saint peter, angel, angels, paperwork, document, documents, proof, evidence, death certificate, death certificates, government, governments, bureaucracy, duplicate, copy, copies, obituary, obituaries, obit, obits, news, newspaper, newspapers, media, getting into heaven"I don't like to pull rank, but I'm the one with two papers."
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pull rank, pulling rank, paper, papers, paperwork, excuse, excuses, businessman, businessmen, exec, execs, executive, executives, career, careers, big business, corporate, corporation, corporations, day job, offices, office job, office drone, office drones, cubicles, cubicle, offices, office building, office ecology, office politics, modern life, modern world, working life, working world, desk job, desk jockey, responsibility, management, manager, managers"Your signature, Your Majesty, as well as your driver's license and a major credit card."
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bureaucracy, bureaucrat, government, policy, policies, administration, king, kings, royal, royalty, royals, sovereign, sovereigns, ruler, rulers, sign, signing, signature, signatures, paperwork, document, documents, form, forms, history, historical, medieval, driver's license, driver's licence, driving licence, driver licence, license, licence, driver, driving, identification, identity, identity check, id, i.d., credit card, official, autograph, id check, your id please, modern life"The yellow ones need to be signed, but the pink ones only require initials."
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war, wars, military, death, dead, die, died, gunman, gun, guns, firing, firing line, historical, reference, references, referential, troop, troops, army, armies, private, martial, martial law, historically, referential, paper, papers, paperwork, sentence, sentences, receipt, receipts, document, documents, documentation, red tape, red-tape"I'm listing my deadlines by due date so I can miss them in chronological order."
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deadline, deadlines, paperwork, due date, due dates, procrastinate, procrastination, procrastinating, lazy, laziness, chronological order, shirk, shirking, irresponsible, irresponsibility, business woman, business women, businesswoman, businesswomen, businessperson, businessperson, business people, modern life, modern attitudes, fail, failed, failing"Well, if you hadn't misfiled it in the first place it wouldn't have been lost."
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, office, offices, office life, employee, employees, worker, workers, secretary, secretaries, receptionist, receptionists, file, files, paperwork, document, documents, misfiled, lost, filing, dancing, dancer, dancers, ballet, ballerina, ballerinas"Could you go back to the front desk? The receptionist has some forms for you to fill out."
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mountain, mountains, hermit, hermits, seek, seeking, advice, advisor, adviser, spiritual, spirituality, spiritualism, self help, reflection, reflect, meditate, meditation, hippy, hippies, guru, monk, monks, gurus, mountain man, witch doctor, reception, receptionist, modern, modern life, modern world, capitalism, capitalist, urban, urban life, paperwork, red tape, enlightened, enlightenment, find yourself"How about that! We're both carrying the same de-luxe executive personal-management portfolio."
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exec, execs, executive, executives, portfolio, portfolios, paperwork, paper pusher, paper pushers, paper-pusher, paper-pushers, deluxe, de-luxe, chat up, chatups, chat-up, chat-ups, cat up, chat ups, chatting up, shared interest, common ground, flirtation, flirtations, businessmen, businessman, businesswoman, businesswomen, accessory, accessories, briefcase, briefcases"Does anyone know C.P.A.?"
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certified public accountant, certified public accountants, cpa, cpas, c.p.a., c.p.a.s, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitations, cpr, cprs, medical emergency, medical emergencies, emergency procedure, emergency procedures, file, files, paperwork, paper puher, paper pushers, bureaucracy, bureaucracies, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, accountant, accountants, accountancy"It started out as my itemized deductions, but it's turned into a novel."
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tax, taxes, income, income tax, tax deductions, online banking, online tax, online taxes, laptop, laptops, paperwork, form, forms, tax season, tax accountant, tax accountants, accountant, accountants, money, writing, writer, writers, novel, novels, book, books"File!"
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animal, animals, pet, pets, pet owner, pet owners, dog, dogs, canine, canines, dog owner, dog owners, fetch, fetching, playing fetch, dog trick, dog tricks, training, well-trained, business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, office, offices, office life, employee, employees, worker, workers, file, files, filing, paperwork, documents, hierarchy"Your appointment's been cancelled. You took too long filling out those forms."
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doctor, doctors, nurse, medical, medical center, medical centers, medical centre, medical centres, hospital, hospitals, gps, gp, general practitioner, general practitioners, surgery, surgeries, checkup, physical, physician, physicians, doctor's office, doctors office, doctor's offices, doctors offices, receptionist, receptionists, secretary, secretaries, medical form, medical forms, medical history, paperwork, records, form, forms"I just hope that when your mother is as old as I am you'll be able to help figure out Medicare Part D."
"If this turns out to be the right form, let me know."
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paperwork, nightmare, nightmares, nightmarish, bureaucracy, bureaucracies, government, government employee, government employees, government worker, government workers, inefficient, inefficiency, inefficiencies, apathy, apathetic, paper, papers, paper pusher, paper pushers, paper pushing, form, forms, government form, government forms, dmv, department of motor vehiclesForms I cannot deal with / Forms I will not deal with
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stress, stresses, job, jobs, inbox, inboxes, outbox, outboxes, in-box, in-boxes, out-box, paperwork, paper pusher, paper pushers, paper pushing, white collar, white collar job, white collar jobs, pressure, pressured, pressures, under pressure, work life, work, worker, work-life balance, work form, work forms, paperwork, sea of paperwork, seas of paperwork, drown, drowns, drowning"If there's anything more we can do for you, don't hesitate to fill out the proper forms."
"Workaholics"
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bar, bars, pub, pubs, bartender, bartenders, server, servers, barkeep, barkeeps, barkeeper, barkeepers, patron, patrons, customer, customers, drink, drinks, drinking, drinking alcohol, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholics, liquor, booze, workaholic, workaholics, overwork, overtime, business, businessmen, businessman, work, job, jobs, working, papers, paperwork, documents, office, office, office life, problem, problems, cut off, suspend service, discontinue service, customer service, service, stop serving, working outside the office, employee, employees, worker, workers, briefcase, briefcases, no more work, word play, wordplay"Very amusing, Robertson, if I were the type to be amused."
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, office, offices, office life, employee, employees, worker, workers, strict, grumpy, moody, unamused, amusing, unimpressed, serious, severe, stern, tough, humourless, humorless, report, reports, document, documents, paperwork"I'm sorry. I thought I could save him, but there was just too much paperwork."
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paper, papers, paperwork, medical care, healthcare, health care, bureaucracy, bureaucracies, insurance, medical insurance, die, dies, dying, dead, doctor, doctors, doctor's office, doctor's offices, appointment, appointments, checkup, checkups, patient, patients, insurance form, insurance forms, lazy, laziness"There's so much evidence we should put some aside for a different case."
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murder, murders, crime, criminal, criminals, crime scene, crime scene investigation, investigate, investigation, forensics, victim, victims of crime, police, police officer, officer, officers, law, law enforcement, csi, detective, detectives, law enforcement, scene of the crime, court, courts, evidence, collecting evidence, red tape, paperwork, regulations, regulation, cutting corners"I have a system."
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business, businessman, businessmen, office, offices, office life, paper, papers, paperwork, document, documents, file, files, buried, desk, desks, messy, messy office, messy offices, messy desk, messy desks, pile, piles, avalanche, avalanches, search and rescue, sar, rescue, rescues, rescue worker, rescue workers, dog, dogs, canine, canines, working dog, working dogs, working animal, working animals, rescue team, rescue teams, rescuer, rescuers, victim, victims, disorganised, disorganized, unorganised, unorganized, missing, lost, hoard, hoarder, hoarders, hoarding, system, systems, filing system, filing systems, emergency, emergenciesLeonardo Meets the I.R.S.
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irs, i.r.s., internal revenue service, tax, taxes, taxation, tax office, tax offices, doing taxes, filing taxes, expense, expenses, government, governments, politics, business, businesses, business taxes, project, projects, cost, costs, report, reports, paperwork, document, documents, receipt, receipts, art, artist, artists, famous artist, famous artists, painter, painters, famous painter, famous painters, painting, paintings, famous painting, famous paintings, mona lisa, leonardo davinci, davinci, canvas, canvases, paint, paints, studio, studios, workshop, workshops, history, historical, renaissance