"I'm afraid we have no Grand Panjandrum as such. What we have is a Mr. Kemnitzer."
"No, not there, please. That's where I'm going to put my head."
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head desk, head desks, head, heads, slam, slams, slamming, overworked, too much work, work, work life, work lives, secretary, secretaries, businessman, businessmen, underpaid, frustration, frustrations, frustrated, exasperated, furious, infuriated, papers, shuffling papers, white collar job, white collar jobs"Miss Robins, get me a ladder and a hacksaw, if you will, please."
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prison, prisons, prisoner, prisoners, jail, jails, convict, convicts, crime, crimes, criminal, criminals, escape plan, escape plans, escape, escapes, escaping, secretary, secretaries, dungeon, dungeons, pa, pas, personal assistant, personal assistants, businessmen, businessman"I need it yesterday."
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caveman, cavemen, cave dweller, cave dwellers, primitive, paleolithic, evolution, evolved, secretary, secretaries, reception, receptionist, receptionists, office, offices, urgent, deadlines, deadline, neanderthal, neanderthals, business, businesses, work, employee, employees, boss, manager, managers"Miss Durban, is there anything C.E.O.-ish for me to do?"
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word play, business, management, ceo, ceos, c.e.o.c.e.o.s, executive, executives, look busy, looking busy, chief executive, chief executives, task, tasks, agenda, agendas, set agenda, set agenda, daily task, daily tasks, secretary, secretaries, assistant, assistants, office assistant, office assistants, office assistance, mankoff"Carol, check my appointment book—something's not right."
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business, businessman, businessmen, appointment, appointments, meeting, meetings, appointment book, appointment books, schedule, timetable, agenda, not right, wrong, mistake, mistakes, error, errors, problem, problems, lost, confused, wrong place, incorrect, incorrect address, incorrect addresses, wrong address, wrong addresses, forest, forests, woods, secretary, secretaries, receptionist, receptionists, assistant, assistants, directions, check, double-check"If nothing else needs welding, Paula, I'm going to lunch."
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office, offices, business, businesses, businessman, businessmen, executive, executives, reception, receptionist, receptionists, secretary, secretaries, work, worker, workers, working, welder, welding, weld, welded, intercom, intercoms, trades, trade, blue collar, labor, laborer, laborers, labour, labourer, labourers, lunch, lunch break"Senator, the American people, whom you often mention in your speeches, would like a word with you."
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politics, politician, politicians, senator, senators, representative, representatives, political, speech, speeches, campaign, campaigns, election, elections, voting, vote, votes, voter, voters, constituent, constituents, constituency, people, crowd, crowds, united states, us, u.s., united states of america, usa, u.s.a., america, american, americans, washington, american people, receptionist, receptionists, secretary, secretaries, assistant, assistants, office, offices"And then on Friday at two you're scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection."
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secretary, secretaries, pa, pas, personal assistant, personal assistants, administrator, administrators, schedule, schedules, agenda, agendas, death penalty, the death penalty, lethal injection, lethal injections, capital punishment, death row, on death row, death row inmate, prisoner, prisoners, criminal, criminals, inmate, inmates, full schedule, full schedules, death sentence, the death sentence, execution, executions, business man, business men, business person, business people, businessman, businessmen, businessperson"Oh, hang on a sec - he's just coming in."
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receptionist, receptionists, secretary, secretaries, run interference, running interference, stall, stalls, stalling, delay, delays, delaying, tardy, tardiness, late, lateness, late for work, race, races, racing, run, runs, running, runner, runners, executive, executives, run to work, runs to work, exercise, exercises, exercising, exercise regimen, exercise regimens"Good morning. Fen, Boscage, Bracken & Spinney."
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business, businesswoman, businesswomen, manager, managers, management, office, offices, office life, secretary, secretaries, receptionist, receptionists, plant, plants, plant lady, plant ladies, houseplant, houseplants, garden, gardens, gardener, gardeners, gardening, vine, vines, bush, bushes, grass, decoration, decor, woman, women, green thumb"He's no longer here!"
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last day, last days, fire, fired, firing, firings, layoff, layoffs, lay-off, lay-offs, laid off, sacked, sacking, sackings, downsize, downsizes, downsizing, restructure, restructures, restructuring, secretary, secretaries, pack up, packs up, packing up, leave, leaves, leaving, final day, final days, job, jobs, worker, workers, bitter, bitterness, anger, angry, furious"There's nobody in right now. They're all out looking for hanky-panky."
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secretary, secretaries, reception, reception desk, reception desks, receptionist, receptionists, general accounting office, government, big government, ethics, ethics committee, ethics committees, scandal, scandals, corruption, corrupt, corrupt system, corrupt systems, bureaucracy, bureaucracies, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, hanky panky, watchmen, watch men, law enforcement, law enforcer, law enforcers, politician, politicians, corrupt system, corrupt systems"Alright, Ms. Ramsey, send in the clones."
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secretary, secretaries, reception, receptionist, receptionists, intercom, intercoms, science, science fiction, scifi, sci-fi, clone, clones, scientist, scientists, office, offices, business, businesses, businessman, businessmen, executive, executives, song, songs, lyrics, lyric, music, medical, doctor, doctors, technology, cloning"Whom should I say is calling?"
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cat, cats, kitty, kitties, kitten, kittens, pussycat, pussycats, feline, felines, bird, birds, mice, mouse, animal, animals, talking animals, talking animal, talking bird, talking birds, doorman, bellhop, reception, receptionist, receptionists, secretary, secretaries, office, offices, calling, call, calls, pet, pets, pest, pests, pet owner, pet owners"Clear my calendar, Miss Wetzel - I'm feeling ad hoc today."
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spontaneous, spontaneity, ad hoc, spontaneousness, spur of the moment, whim, whims, decision, decisions, calendar, calendars, schedule, schedules, scheduling, secretary, secretaries, boss, bosses, executive, executives, privilege, privileged, elite, elites, elitist, elitists, head honcho, head honchos"Don't forget to torch the place when you leave."
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torch, torches, torching, fired, firing, firings, layoff, layoffs, laid off, laying off, restructure, restructures, restructuring, revenge, vengeance, burn your bridges, burning your bridges, receptionist, receptionists, burn your bridges, burning your bridges, arson, arsonist, arsonists, leave, leaves, leaving, secretary, secretaries, office secretary, office secretaries"Look, if it's just a matter of collating get one of the clerks to do it."
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collate, collates, collating, clerk, clerks, abstract, abstract art, geometry, order, orders, ordering, secretary, secretaries, office assistant, office assistants, assistance, admin, administrative duty, administrative duties, administrative work, office, office work, office worker, delegate, delegates, delegating"I'm sorry. Mr. Broadbank seems to have stepped away from his desk."
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financial crisis, market crash, market crashes, crash, crashes, great recession, recession, recessions, secretary, secretaries, unflappable, placid, calm, demeanor, demeanors, demeanour, suicidal, executive, executives, business executive, banker, bankers, banking, housing crash, housing crashes, market correction, market corrections, finances, financial advisor, financial advisors, financial adviser, financial advisers"Forgive the informality—my secretary is on vacation."
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sticky note, sticky notes, reminder, reminders, businessmen, businessman, informal, informality, secretary, secretaries, pa, pas, personal assistant, personal assistants, receptionist, receptionists, admin, administrator, administrators, admin work, absent minded, forgetful, forgetfulness, boss, bosses"Will you be needing any more repressed sexual tension before I leave for the day, sir?"
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edward hopper, office at night, repressed sexual tension, secretary, secretaries, receptionist, receptionists, famous artwork, famous artworks, famous painting, famous paintings, sexually harassed, office romance, office romances, office romantic, office romantics, workplace romance, workplace romances"Ten-fifteen, Ms. Whitney. Time to switch breasts."
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reminder, reminders, secretary, secretaries, office assistant, office assistants, assistant, assistants, organized, organization, mother, mothers, mom, moms, mum, mums, new mother, new mothers, back to work, going back to work, breastfeed, breastfeeds, breastfeeding, breast feed, breast feeds, career, careers, career woman, career women, schedule, schedules, scheduling, tight schedule, tight schedules, feeding schedule, feeding schedules, baby, babies, infant, infants, newborn, newborns