“I hope you’ll agree with me that this needs to be resolved to Mr. Roberts’ satisfaction as soon as possible.”
“Now, a Halloween’s Day Parade may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but you can’t deny that this will get us way ahead of Macy’s in the public eye.”
“On the plus side, his share of voting stock is well under 5%.”
“I believe he’s actually looking for Crosswell & Bryan’s, so he’s got a good thirty floors to go.”
“As long as the windows he’s looking in are at his eye level, the police are helpless.”
“Well, we can boost our offer by twenty-five cents a share if it will make you all feel better, but I suspect that this is largely bluff.”
“All right. All those in favor of liquidating the company and transferring all the assets to the fellow outside the window please say ‘Aye.’”
“This fellow is nothing but King Kong with a shave, and look at what happened to him. The fellows that last in this town are the ones who button their collars and dot their ‘i’s,’ not the ones who make the most noise.”
“He’s harmless. Just another of Cuomo’s goons, fogging the windows of commerce. He’ll be gone quicker than the cicadas.”
“Don’t worry. Just keeping that fellow in pizza and Handi-Wipes will exhaust the SEC’s entire enforcement budget in a matter of months.”
