Han

Act 1

Bartlet: This draft of the Rose Garden thing, it needs more altitude.

Thing = speech introducing the new Vice President


Act 1

Toby: So, I'm going to start doing other things.

Leo: What other things?

Toby: We're drifting...we need to refocus, get back on message.

Things = tasks


Act 1

Larry: Signs indicate we could be headed toward...bagel.

Josh: Sir, Larry doesn't need a vacation. That's the word we've agreed to use in-house to avoid using the R-word.

Some guy attending the meeting: Recession?

Bartlet: What I need is your recommendation for keeping us out of...I really don't have to call it that, do I?

Leo: Of course not.

Bartlet: For keeping us out of a...thing.

Thing = recession


Act 1

Some guy: The Fed does its thing, a reduction of 25 basis points stops the bleeding.

Some other guy: You can't just leave this to the Fed, it'll look like we're asleep at the switch.

Thing = adjustment of the interest rate


Act 1

Official in meeting regarding the piano player's defection: It's the most unpredictable regime in the world. Walking out on the negotiations could be the least thing they'd do.

Thing = dangerous act


Act 3

Josh: We have a meeting.

Ryan: Outstanding.

Josh: Okay, you can't say things like "outstanding" during it.

Things = expressions


Act 3

Toby: Distinguished...

Will: Wanna use "surpassing" again?

Toby: Eminent...illustrious...the problem being, he's none of those things.

Things = qualities
Posted by Philateley at October 22, 2003 11:55 PM