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'I'm going to kill you' and other fun phrases you love to hear at work

By Steve Hawkins
Slave Driver and CEO

"You b-#@%! I'm going to kill you!"

Those words were my first introduction to The Erupter, one the many memorable characters that inspired the Corporate Kingdom, a company dedicated to having fun with workplace personalities.

Of course, I wasn't having fun at the time, cowering at my desk in the newsroom of a daily newspaper. The target of the angry reporter's tirade, an editor who had cut The Erupter's story, amazingly stood her ground, which was incredibly brave since The Erupter was a foot and half taller, 100 pounds heavier and a lot angrier. Plus he was known to have a serious arsenal of weapons.

Thankfully, the showdown ended without violence, and The Erupter wasn't fired (it was 1988, and death threats hadn't yet become politically incorrect). But since then I've been astonished at the funny and ridiculous behavior we endure every day at work. So we created the Corporate Kingdom so you can have fun with all those "special" people at work.

Corporate Kingdom trading cards and other merchandise are intended to give workers a fun pastime and relief from work-related stress. It's meant to be a fun diversion for grown-ups who may have enjoyed cards like Garbage Pail Kids® or publications like Mad Magazine® when they were younger. Our mugs and calendars make a perfect office gift for deserving co-workers and are especially fun for those confident individuals who can actually laugh at themselves.

Corporate Kingdom's initial release of Trading Cards includes 21 recognizable office personalities, such as Control Freak, Slave Driver, Slacker, Backstabber, Mr. Obsolete, Power Monger, Hypochondriac, Letch, Fall Guy, Office Bimbo, Delegator, Space Invader, Erupter, Bean Counter, Gosseptionist, Martyr, Loose Cannon, Big Mug Betty, Prima Donna and Brown Noser.

We hope you have fun with our products . . . and be sure to steer clear of The Erupter.