It rolled off my back like a duck

Let's bring it up to date with some snappy nineteenth century dialogue

I'll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty.

Go see it and see for yourself why you shouldn't go see it.

Color television! Bah, I won't believe it until I see it in black and white.

I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job.