Nuts

Nuts 

"He's not 

on the ball." 

"He's lost 

his marbles." 

"He's nuts."

(nuts ball marbles) 

(he) 

(lost) 

(is) 

(state of mind) 

(observer) 

(performance review) 

(unlikeliness of improvement) 

(mgmt telegraphing lack of promotions) 

(budget shortfall mitigates raises) 

(cannot afford marbles anymore) 

(lost medicine ball as well as marbles) 

(busy grinding teeth) 

(opens side venture Nuts For The Nutty)