T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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223.1 | Outsource | SOLVIT::KRAWIECKI | Zebras should be seen and not herd | Tue Jan 03 1995 19:39 | 1 |
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223.2 | | GMT1::TEEKEMA | The ultimate experiment gone bad !! | Tue Jan 03 1995 19:40 | 2 |
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Right-sizing ..............%^{
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223.3 | When you hear this, duck... | GAAS::BRAUCHER | | Tue Jan 03 1995 19:42 | 4 |
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"opportunity"
bb
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223.4 | | DPDMAI::SODERSTROM | Bring on the Competition | Tue Jan 03 1995 19:43 | 2 |
| Digital vs. DEC
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223.5 | | GMT1::TEEKEMA | Tip toeing through the Tulips...... | Tue Jan 03 1995 19:43 | 2 |
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Cash flow................
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223.6 | | GMT1::TEEKEMA | Tip toeing through the Tulips...... | Tue Jan 03 1995 19:44 | 2 |
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Lean and mean.
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223.7 | buzz word | HBAHBA::HAAS | dingle lingo | Tue Jan 03 1995 19:47 | 0 |
223.8 | | GMT1::TEEKEMA | Tip toeing through the Tulips...... | Tue Jan 03 1995 19:48 | 8 |
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Re-organizing...........
Kinda hard when you weren't organized to begin with. %^)
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223.9 | | USAT05::BENSON | | Tue Jan 03 1995 20:11 | 1 |
| "lame duck"
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223.10 | "will/will not be participating in the next round of TFSOs" | ROWLET::AINSLEY | Less than 150 kts. is TOO slow! | Tue Jan 03 1995 20:24 | 0 |
223.11 | Funny how you rarely hear this anymore... | CSC32::J_OPPELT | Whatever happened to ADDATA? | Tue Jan 03 1995 20:47 | 1 |
| Wonk.
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223.12 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | | Tue Jan 03 1995 21:00 | 1 |
| Angst.
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223.13 | | POWDML::LAUER | Little Chamber of Ecstacy | Wed Jan 04 1995 01:56 | 2 |
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I wish I'd said that.
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223.14 | | GIDDAY::BURT | A field of golden dandelions | Wed Jan 04 1995 02:13 | 5 |
| misfeature
Chele
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223.15 | | USAT05::WARRENFELTZR | | Wed Jan 04 1995 10:36 | 1 |
| right fit
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223.16 | | AIMHI::RAUH | I survived the Cruel Spa | Wed Jan 04 1995 11:36 | 1 |
| Lidagation.....
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223.17 | | POWDML::LAUER | Little Chamber of Ecstacy | Wed Jan 04 1995 11:49 | 3 |
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And what exactly is "lidagation", pray tell?
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223.18 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Learning to lean | Wed Jan 04 1995 11:55 | 4 |
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Sounds like a medical procedure
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223.19 | Planfully | NUBOAT::HEBERT | Captain Bligh | Wed Jan 04 1995 12:22 | 9 |
| Empowered.
Individual Contributor.
Resource.
Teaming.
Partnering.
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223.20 | | GMT1::TEEKEMA | Tip toeing through the Tulips...... | Wed Jan 04 1995 12:45 | 2 |
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" profit "
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223.21 | Harvesting | SOLVIT::KRAWIECKI | Zebras should be seen and not herd | Wed Jan 04 1995 12:46 | 5 |
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as in body parts...
or fetal tissue...
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223.22 | | BIGQ::SILVA | Nobody wants a Charlie in the Box! | Wed Jan 04 1995 13:35 | 15 |
| | <<< Note 223.2 by GMT1::TEEKEMA "The ultimate experiment gone bad !!" >>>
| Right-sizing ..............%^{
For you that would spell....
I M P L A N T
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223.23 | | GMT1::TEEKEMA | Tip toeing through the Tulips...... | Wed Jan 04 1995 13:49 | 2 |
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More like R E D U C T I O N .........%^)
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223.24 | | BIGQ::SILVA | Nobody wants a Charlie in the Box! | Wed Jan 04 1995 14:18 | 7 |
| | <<< Note 223.23 by GMT1::TEEKEMA "Tip toeing through the Tulips......" >>>
| More like R E D U C T I O N .........%^)
We're already talking microns... you wanna go smaller than that?
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223.25 | | GMT1::TEEKEMA | Tip toeing through the Tulips...... | Wed Jan 04 1995 14:22 | 3 |
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Tapes ?, What Tapes, I have no idea what you are talking about
Glen................%^)
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223.26 | Do you remember those tapes now??? | SHIBA::SILVA | Nobody wants a Charlie in the Box! | Wed Jan 04 1995 14:39 | 8 |
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Is your kneww metal or plastic? I need to know which torch to bring in.
One to mealt, or one to weld....
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223.27 | | GMT1::TEEKEMA | Tip toeing through the Tulips...... | Wed Jan 04 1995 14:43 | 2 |
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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccccccccchhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....
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223.28 | ROBUST | AIMHI::DECARTERET | | Wed Jan 04 1995 21:24 | 1 |
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223.29 | ADS' word of the year | TINCUP::AGUE | DTN-592-4939, 719-598-3498(SSL) | Tue Jan 10 1995 12:55 | 53 |
| Another note impervious to Newt, check item 6 from the Society that has
the official duty of determining the word(s) of the year.
-- Jim
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From: US3RMC::"ADS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu" "American Dialect Society" 9-JAN-1995 21:19:51.89
To: Multiple recipients of list ADS-L <ADS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
CC:
Subj: Let the word go out
Thanks to Natalie's nimbleness, y'all know already the choices we made for
Word of the Year at our Coronado confab. But I thought you might want to see
(and perhaps improve) the press release I'm preparing, to make available to
those in the media who belatedly inquire.
'CYBER' AND 'MORPH' CHOSEN
AS NEW WORDS OF THE YEAR 1994
In a tie vote at the American Dialect Society's annual meeting Dec. 29, both
"cyber" and "morph" were chosen as New Words of the Year 1994.
"Cyber," pertaining to computers and electronic communication, was
recognized not only for itself but because of the hundreds of compounds it
has produced, such as "cyberculture," "cybercrime," "cyberhype," "cybersex,"
"cybersurfer." It is not brand new, but newly prominent.
"Morph," meaning to change form, is also not a brand-new word but was
similarly prominent in 1994. Children already know it from the Mighty
Morphin Power Rangers; politicians learned about it as they were "morphed" by
enemies in the elections of November 1994.
Preceding the final vote on New Word of the Year, members and friends of the
American Dialect Society, meeting at Le Meridien in Coronado, Calif., also
chose these winners in six particular categories:
1. Most beautiful: "sylvanshine," the newly discovered night-time
iridescence of forest trees.
2. Most imaginative: "guillermo," an e-mail message in a foreign language.
It is a bilingual play on words: the Spanish name Guillermo has the
nickname "Memo."
3. Most trendy: "dress down day," also known as "casual day," a workday
(usually Friday) when employees are allowed to dress casually.
4. Most euphemistic: "challenged" as a polite way of indicating an
undesirable or unappealing condition, in combinations like "abdominally
challenged," "classically challenged."
5. Most promising: "Infobahn," a new short term (with a play on the German
"Autobahn") for "information superhighway" or the Internet.
6. Most useful: "gingrich," to deal with government agencies, policies, and
people in the manner of newly-elected U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich. It
is most often used in the passive, to say that an agency, for example, is in
danger of being "gingriched."
"Cyber" was the nomination of John and Adele Algeo, conductors of "Among the
New Words" in the American Dialect Society quarterly journal American Speech.
"Morph" was proposed by David Barnhart, editor of the new-words quarterly
Barnhart Dictionary Companion. This year's categories and nominees were
determined by 18 American Dialect Society members and friends in an open
meeting of the New Words Committee the day before the final vote.
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223.30 | | NASAU::GUILLERMO | But the world still goes round and round | Wed Jan 11 1995 20:07 | 8 |
| >Most imaginative: "guillermo," an e-mail message in a foreign language.
>It is a bilingual play on words: the Spanish name Guillermo has the
>nickname "Memo."
I have 1 new message.
(Somehow, I don't think this will catch on.)
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223.31 | | EST::RANDOLPH | Tom R. N1OOQ | Wed Sep 13 1995 14:28 | 15 |
| <chuckle>
My whiteboard used to feature the "Weaselword of the Day"
some of my favorites...
"deliverables" I never have been able to get a definition of this word
from any source, particularly its users. I'm occasionaly
required to list these, whatever they are, on reports.
"speak to" as in "I can't speak to that subject". Why would you
*want* to speak to an abstract concept?
My observation has been, the less real work someone does, the more they use
these things.
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223.32 | | PENUTS::DDESMAISONS | person B | Wed Sep 13 1995 14:31 | 3 |
|
"speak to" makes me want to hurl.
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223.33 | | ODIXIE::ZOGRAN | Give it to the kid! | Wed Sep 13 1995 14:47 | 7 |
| A Deliverable can usually be equated to a CDRL (Contract Data Requirements
List) in a U.S. Government contract. It usually means a report or some
other document(s) that are required to be delivered under the contract.
Welcome to the wild, wooly, exciting world of Government Contracts.
Dan
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223.34 | | SMURF::BINDER | Night's candles are burnt out. | Wed Sep 13 1995 15:06 | 6 |
| .33
BZZT!!!!
A deliverable can be anything. My current deliverable is a filter to
convert mu.dOATS-macro-coded *roff source to HTML.
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223.35 | | CONSLT::MCBRIDE | Reformatted to fit your screen | Wed Sep 13 1995 15:11 | 1 |
| I'll take that as a deliverable and speak to why folks would do that.
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223.36 | | EST::RANDOLPH | Tom R. N1OOQ | Wed Sep 13 1995 15:29 | 10 |
| > A deliverable can be anything.
Yah, that's pretty much the definition I've gleaned from context...
This crap is everywhere in DEC, uh, Digital... I just got a mail message from
the "PC Competency Training Center". Anything wrong with "PC Training Center"
as a name?
My group's stated goal is "world-class customer satifaction". Seriously.
"Satisfied" seems like a binary concept to me: on or off.
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223.37 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | I'd rather have Jesus | Wed Sep 13 1995 15:30 | 11 |
|
At least they don't seem to be using "peel back the onion" or "Its like
trying to nail jello to the wall" or "Its like trying to solve world hunger"
around here anymore. Man, I used to cringe everytime I heard those.
Jim
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223.38 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | Holy rusted metal, Batman! | Wed Sep 13 1995 15:41 | 15 |
|
"Its like trying to nail jello to the wall"
I think the real problem here is one of force dispersion [or lack
thereof]. Like a stiletto heel poking through an airplane's floor,
the narrow nail is cutting right through the Jell-O.
If you were to use a very wide nail, the force of the nail against
the Jell-O would be dispersed over more of the Jell-O's surface
area and therefore it would be more likely to hold it up.
Maybe we can organize a task force to speak to this issue. After
a few roundtables, maybe we'll be able to peel back the onion on
this problem and solve it quicker than world hunger.
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223.39 | | TROOA::COLLINS | Every now and then it's gotta rain. | Wed Sep 13 1995 15:47 | 15 |
|
Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class
AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!
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223.40 | | DEVLPR::DKILLORAN | Danimal | Wed Sep 13 1995 15:51 | 10 |
|
> At least they don't seem to be using "peel back the onion" or "Its like
> trying to nail jello to the wall" or "Its like trying to solve world hunger"
> around here anymore. Man, I used to cringe everytime I heard those.
I think we could probably solve world hunger if we'd stop nailing all
the jello to the walls!
:-)
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223.41 | | DOCTP::KELLER | Listen to the music play... | Wed Sep 13 1995 18:04 | 4 |
| RE: <<< Note 223.38 by BUSY::SLABOUNTY "Holy rusted metal, Batman!" >>>
Yeah, but what are the deliverables around this and who will we
empower(BLECH) to deliver on these deliverables?
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223.42 | | PENUTS::DDESMAISONS | person B | Wed Sep 13 1995 18:06 | 3 |
|
are these over-arching concerns?
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223.43 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | Holy rusted metal, Batman! | Wed Sep 13 1995 18:42 | 3 |
|
The REAL over-arching concern is wondering who will foot the bill.
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223.44 | What it is? | RANGER::HUTZLEY | IYTSIO,YHHM | Wed Sep 13 1995 18:44 | 7 |
|
"CORE COMPENTENTCY"
('prolly spelled wrong)
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223.45 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | Holy rusted metal, Batman! | Wed Sep 13 1995 18:54 | 6 |
|
Spelled very wrongly, yes.
"Core competency" - a trustworthy "core" or "people base" which
you can build a business around [8^)].
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223.46 | | CSC32::M_EVANS | nothing's going to bring him back | Wed Sep 13 1995 20:04 | 5 |
| this doesn't look like a very supportive string.
Teaming: Makes me think of sharks surrouonding a bleeding carcass.
meg
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223.47 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | Kiss my GAK | Wed Sep 13 1995 20:10 | 7 |
| watershed management
pipeline management
stovepiping
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223.48 | | PENUTS::DDESMAISONS | person B | Wed Sep 13 1995 20:17 | 3 |
|
knowledge aquifer
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223.49 | . | CONSLT::GRIFFITH | Shaker Jockey Extraordinaire | Wed Sep 13 1995 20:20 | 5 |
|
Synergy
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223.50 | | NETCAD::WOODFORD | FoundThatBoxOfPitsYouLost... | Wed Sep 13 1995 21:29 | 14 |
|
Politically correct
(If someone put this in already, my appologies. If not, I'm very
surprised it took this long to show it's face!)
Terrie
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223.51 | | SCAS01::EDITEX::MOORE | HEY! All you mimes be quiet! | Wed Sep 13 1995 21:41 | 5 |
|
I can't speak to the subject of deliverables. My knowledge aquifier on
watershed and pipeline management limits my synergistic abilities in
the core competency of the subject, but I think an over-arching
consensus can be reached by a teaming of Boxers.
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223.52 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | Kiss my GAK | Wed Sep 13 1995 23:59 | 7 |
| interest to kill the tree
good rope to grab
sitting in the weeds
back pocketwear
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223.53 | | DEVLPR::DKILLORAN | Danimal | Thu Sep 14 1995 13:12 | 4 |
|
<-----
huh?
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223.54 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | Kiss my GAK | Thu Sep 14 1995 14:22 | 1 |
| precisely.
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223.55 | | GRANPA::MWANNEMACHER | NRA fighting for our RIGHTS | Thu Sep 14 1995 14:27 | 6 |
|
Stop calling him Priscilla.....
He prefers Prissy
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223.56 | re .48 knowledge aquifer | DRDAN::KALIKOW | DIGITAL=DEC: ReClaim TheName&Glory! | Sat Sep 16 1995 23:53 | 4 |
| Not to worry Di, methinx TopMgmt finally got wise to the web & realized
it was funding a buncha suits designing the irrelevant by studiously
ignoring the obvious. They are mostly fired or redeployed by now.
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223.57 | \ | CSC32::J_OPPELT | Wanna see my scar? | Tue Sep 19 1995 19:34 | 5 |
| On my most recent Performance Appraisal my manager wrote that I
was politically correct.
I made her change that to "corporately correct". I knew what she
meant, but I didn't want others to misconstrue.
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223.58 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | I'd rather have Jesus | Tue Sep 19 1995 19:41 | 4 |
|
I cannot stand the word "paradigm"...drives me absolutely nuts.
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223.59 | terror in the hallways | PENUTS::DDESMAISONS | person B | Tue Sep 19 1995 19:43 | 4 |
|
.58
<look of glee>
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223.60 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | Rogering and IPA | Tue Sep 19 1995 19:47 | 1 |
| I was encouraged to step out of my paradigm at a meeting once. 8^p
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223.61 | | POWDML::HANGGELI | Petite Chambre des Maudites | Tue Sep 19 1995 20:10 | 5 |
|
You do know, of course, that "digm" does not equal "trousers" in any
language?
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223.62 | | CSOA1::LEECH | Dia do bheatha. | Tue Sep 19 1995 20:52 | 3 |
| re: .58
I had a pair of Paradigm speakers...they were quite nice.
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223.63 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | I'd rather have Jesus | Tue Sep 19 1995 21:01 | 3 |
|
Thud
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223.64 | | DPDMAI::GUINEO::MOORE | HEY! All you mimes be quiet! | Tue Sep 19 1995 21:08 | 4 |
|
Shift your pardigm elsewhere.
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223.65 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | Rogering and IPA | Tue Sep 19 1995 23:04 | 3 |
| I hate macro level discussions.
8^p
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223.66 | | DEVLPR::DKILLORAN | Danimal | Wed Sep 20 1995 20:06 | 10 |
|
> On my most recent Performance Appraisal my manager wrote that I
> was politically correct.
>
> I made her change that to "corporately correct". I knew what she
> meant, but I didn't want others to misconstrue.
So Joe, does that mean she doesn't like you or what ?
:-)
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223.67 | | CSC32::M_EVANS | nothing's going to bring him back | Wed Sep 20 1995 22:05 | 7 |
| re .66
Corporately correct
sounds pretty morally relativistic to me
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223.68 | From my PA, Meg | CSC32::J_OPPELT | Wanna see my scar? | Wed Sep 20 1995 23:39 | 5 |
| re .67
"Joe is Corporately Correct and will do anything for the
team and for the Company provided it is ethical and does
not compromise his good judgment."
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223.69 | | SOLVIT::KRAWIECKI | Been complimented by a toady lately? | Thu Sep 21 1995 00:13 | 14 |
| Educators' jargon blasted in Conn.
STONINGTON, Conn. - Fed up with the educational jargon spoken at School
Board meetings, an author has withdrawn his candidacy for a seat on the
board.
Ronald Florence Monday singled out Stonington High School Principal
Thomas Jones for his use of "convoluted, pompous gibberish" to explain
below-average SAT scores.
As an example, Florence said Jones explained that low verbal SAT
scores require "monitoring implementation of those learning out-comes."
(AP)
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223.70 | | SEAPIG::PERCIVAL | I'm the NRA,USPSA/IPSC,NROI-RO | Thu Sep 21 1995 11:18 | 6 |
| <<< Note 223.68 by CSC32::J_OPPELT "Wanna see my scar?" >>>
Your boss actually wanted that to read "politically correct"?
Jim
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223.71 | | DEVLPR::DKILLORAN | Danimal | Thu Sep 21 1995 14:41 | 4 |
|
I don't know about you Joe, but if somebody called me "politically
correct" or even "corporately correct", I'd consider that an insult.
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223.72 | | SMURF::WALTERS | | Thu Sep 21 1995 16:52 | 1 |
| To the Corporation?
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223.73 | burp... | VMSNET::M_MACIOLEK | Four54 Camaro/Only way to fly | Mon Sep 25 1995 19:32 | 1 |
| Screw deliverables.... you got "too much on your plate".
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223.74 | Blasts from the past | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Friend will you be ready? | Wed Sep 27 1995 02:21 | 8 |
|
I heard "peel back the onion" and "Let's not re-invent the wheel" today.
Jim
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223.75 | | CNTROL::JENNISON | Revive us, Oh Lord | Wed Sep 27 1995 15:56 | 9 |
|
My husband and I were talking about buzzwords the other
day, and I suggested we begin our own list of buzzwords.
We'll just start using them in meetings as though everyone
knows what we are talking about, and see how long they take
to catch on.
Anyone else wanna play ?
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223.76 | | SPSEG::COVINGTON | and the situation is excellent. | Wed Sep 27 1995 16:39 | 8 |
| "You can take that to the fishmarket."
"Let's not drive upside down here."
"But in the other peck of apples..."
"If we're going to hunt zebras, let's make sure we're using the right
truck."
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223.77 | | WAHOO::LEVESQUE | sunlight held together by water | Wed Sep 27 1995 17:00 | 1 |
| "but that's pickin' the fly <waste> from the pepper"
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223.78 | | POWDML::POLAR::RICHARDSON | Pettin' & Sofa Settin' | Wed Sep 27 1995 17:07 | 1 |
| Oooh, that's a good one.
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223.79 | | CNTROL::JENNISON | Revive us, Oh Lord | Wed Sep 27 1995 17:15 | 5 |
|
I just *knew* this would be fun!
(unfortunately, I can't remember the one I created that started
the whole idea!)
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223.80 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Friend will you be ready? | Wed Sep 27 1995 19:14 | 7 |
|
A favorite of a former boss:
"We kinda got our foot stuck in our underwear on that one"
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223.81 | | TROOA::COLLINS | This tightrope feels like home... | Wed Sep 27 1995 19:16 | 3 |
|
"Caught in the zipper."
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223.82 | | PENUTS::DDESMAISONS | person B | Wed Sep 27 1995 19:18 | 2 |
|
.81 you were at the Big E too?
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223.83 | | TROOA::COLLINS | This tightrope feels like home... | Wed Sep 27 1995 19:20 | 6 |
|
.82
No, but I went to the CNE, and I did NOT ride The Zipper, because
it scares me, yes it does.
|
223.84 | Speaking of big hair... | MPGS::MARKEY | World Wide Epiphany | Wed Sep 27 1995 19:23 | 3 |
|
"Go up my behind with a fine tooth comb."
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223.85 | | DPDMAI::GUINEO::MOORE | HEY! All you mimes be quiet! | Thu Sep 28 1995 03:35 | 13 |
|
Some real ones:
"Got yanked in the pantywaist".
"He/She can squeeze a nickel and make the penny next to it scream".
"Makes ants crawl up my butt".
"Love your cookin', but hate your butter". (i.e. good news, but I
hate your delivery of it)
Whaddya expect, it's Texas.
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223.86 | | WAHOO::LEVESQUE | sunlight held together by water | Thu Sep 28 1995 11:16 | 4 |
| >No, but I went to the CNE, and I did NOT ride The Zipper, because
>it scares me, yes it does.
Now way! That's a GREAT ride! Whassamatta? You don't DO Gs?
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223.87 | | TROOA::COLLINS | Wave like a flag... | Thu Sep 28 1995 11:19 | 5 |
|
Hey, I did the roller coaster, and the Spider, but the zipper...that
ride is not for me (except to hang around below it and catch the
loose change that falls out of people's pockets).
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223.88 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | Act like you own the company | Fri Sep 29 1995 15:24 | 5 |
|
I just heard "peel back the onion".
I feel so priviledged.
|
223.89 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Friend will you be ready? | Fri Sep 29 1995 15:39 | 3 |
|
So, you're in the loop, eh Shawn?
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223.90 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | A swift kick in the butt - $1 | Fri Sep 29 1995 15:40 | 6 |
|
Hell, no ... I heard it come up in conversation in the next
cubicle.
If it were said to me I probably would have lost it.
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223.91 | Hmmmm | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Friend will you be ready? | Fri Sep 29 1995 15:41 | 4 |
|
Oh...so, you're not in the loop, eh?
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223.92 | | SX4GTO::OLSON | Doug Olson, ISVETS Palo Alto | Fri Sep 29 1995 16:47 | 5 |
| a conversation in the next cube may have been mentioning a
topic started in another widely read notes conference just
yesterday, topic title that phrase.
DougO
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223.93 | nnttm | PENUTS::DDESMAISONS | person B | Fri Sep 29 1995 16:50 | 6 |
| <<< Note 223.88 by BUSY::SLABOUNTY "Act like you own the company" >>>
>> I feel so priviledged.
privileged
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223.94 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | A swift kick in the butt - $1 | Fri Sep 29 1995 16:56 | 4 |
|
Hmmm ... that's what I had at 1st, but it didn't look right so I
changed it.
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223.95 | | BIGQ::SILVA | Diablo | Fri Sep 29 1995 20:09 | 3 |
|
Clothing consultants...... wow.... what a stretch!
|
223.96 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | Pettin' & Sofa Settin' | Fri Sep 29 1995 20:12 | 2 |
| Well, at least they should be able to take a dressing down from angry
customers.
|
223.97 | | BIGQ::SILVA | Diablo | Fri Sep 29 1995 20:15 | 1 |
| groan....
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223.98 | | DASHER::RALSTON | There is no god but you. | Fri Sep 29 1995 20:37 | 1 |
| Didn't OJ's dream team have a "glove expert"?
|
223.99 | | BIGQ::SILVA | Diablo | Fri Sep 29 1995 23:29 | 3 |
|
They had a condom expert at the trial?????
|
223.100 | | BIGQ::SILVA | Diablo | Fri Sep 29 1995 23:29 | 4 |
|
bzzzzzzzzzzzsnarf!
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223.101 | And I'm a NeoMaxiTechnoDweeb | CONSLT::GRIFFITH | Shaker Jockey Extraordinaire | Mon Oct 02 1995 19:15 | 20 |
| > <<< Note 223.95 by BIGQ::SILVA "Diablo" >>>
> Clothing consultants...... wow.... what a stretch!
Yeah, I heard that one on a radio commercial the other day.
Sorta like Barry and Elliot's "Sleep technicians".
Or "Pre-owned cars".
A rose by any other name........would stink just the same.
BMG
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223.102 | | BIGQ::SILVA | Diablo | Mon Oct 02 1995 19:20 | 12 |
| | <<< Note 223.101 by CONSLT::GRIFFITH "Shaker Jockey Extraordinaire" >>>
| > Clothing consultants...... wow.... what a stretch!
| Yeah, I heard that one on a radio commercial the other day.
That's where I heard it!
| A rose by any other name........would stink just the same.
Hey!!! Leave Rose out of this! She don't stink!
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223.103 | | TROOA::COLLINS | Cyberian Puppy | Mon Oct 16 1995 17:08 | 3 |
|
massage the truth
|
223.104 | | EST::RANDOLPH | Tom R. N1OOQ | Tue Jan 16 1996 17:02 | 21 |
| Excerpts from: "The SBU Manufacturing and Distribution Performance Management
Guidebook", spelling and punctuation intact.
"Breakthrough Strategies are business priorities where leveraged resources
are required to achieve stretch targets and significant results."
"Reduce manufacturing cost through focus on internal, non-value added
costs and persue all supplier-based cost opportunities."
"Create value-added business opportunities and improve products by
investing in productivity gains."
The fact that anyone can write the above seriously, with a straight face,
explains much about Digital over the last few years. Hmm, I have a great
idea! Let's use ENGLISH:
"Breakthrough Stategies are risks taken for large potential gains."
"Reduce manufacturing cost by reducing waste and seeking bargains."
"Seek new business and increase productivity."
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223.105 | | POWDML::HANGGELI | Little Chamber of Tear-Off Bottoms | Fri Feb 02 1996 14:19 | 4 |
|
"quick & dirty"
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223.106 | | SMURF::WALTERS | | Fri Feb 02 1996 14:22 | 3 |
| <- Defined as: "The way you get to work when you have no heating oil"
<rapidly raises umbrella>
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223.107 | | POWDML::HANGGELI | Little Chamber of Tear-Off Bottoms | Fri Feb 02 1996 15:36 | 4 |
|
I can wait.
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223.108 | ? | CSLALL::HENDERSON | We shall behold Him! | Thu Feb 15 1996 00:53 | 4 |
|
heard in a meeting today: "It's not rocket scientry"
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223.109 | | MOLAR::DELBALSO | I (spade) my (dogface) | Thu Feb 15 1996 01:05 | 2 |
| Apparently, eh?
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223.110 | | GIDDAY::BURT | DPD (tm) | Thu Feb 15 1996 01:29 | 6 |
| I was intrigued to read (in another conference) of someone who had their
"interest peaked" by something or other. (Boredom must follow, surely?)
I guess "interest peeked" would probably get them arrested.
\C
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223.111 | | BIGQ::SILVA | Benevolent 'pedagogues' of humanity | Thu Feb 15 1996 10:36 | 3 |
|
Depends on where they were when their interest peaked...;-)
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223.112 | | SNAX::BOURGOINE | | Thu Feb 15 1996 11:45 | 8 |
|
Heard a commercial last night that used the word:
Gigaloads (as in information)
BARF!!!!
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223.113 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | I sawer that | Thu Feb 15 1996 12:48 | 3 |
| People talk to slides now. It's very strange.
They also talk to the dollars.
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223.114 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | We shall behold Him! | Thu Feb 15 1996 12:52 | 3 |
|
But is it "planful"?
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223.115 | | CNTROL::JENNISON | Jeremiah 33:3 | Thu Feb 15 1996 14:35 | 9 |
|
As my meeting ran overtime yesterday afternoon, and several
folks tried diligently to keep me in the room, I finally said,
"Well, I'm doing the 'Dance of the seven coffees', so we'll have
to wrap this up."
I think it'll catch on.
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223.116 | YOU'll be writin' material for the Fishin' Widow next | MOLAR::DELBALSO | I (spade) my (dogface) | Thu Feb 15 1996 14:53 | 2 |
| <--- BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAH!
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223.117 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | We shall behold Him! | Thu Feb 15 1996 16:09 | 3 |
|
Good one, Karen ;-)
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223.118 | | SOLVIT::KRAWIECKI | He's no lackey!! He's a toady!! | Thu Feb 15 1996 16:43 | 6 |
|
If we ever meet, Karen, I'll want to see your rendition of the dance!!
:)
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223.119 | | CNTROL::JENNISON | Jeremiah 33:3 | Thu Feb 15 1996 16:45 | 4 |
|
Why ? Have you something to compare it to ?
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223.120 | | SOLVIT::KRAWIECKI | He's no lackey!! He's a toady!! | Thu Feb 15 1996 16:58 | 8 |
|
Absolutely!!!!
Although mine doesn't take as many coffees to accomplish!!
:)
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223.121 | | CNTROL::JENNISON | Jeremiah 33:3 | Thu Feb 15 1996 17:09 | 5 |
|
Well, then it's not the "dance of the seven coffees" then, is
it ?
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223.122 | | SOLVIT::KRAWIECKI | He's no lackey!! He's a toady!! | Thu Feb 15 1996 17:49 | 12 |
|
How do you confuse a Polack?
hand him a card that says...
"See other side"
Turn it over and it says...
"See other side"
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223.123 | | SMURF::BINDER | Manus Celer Dei | Thu Feb 15 1996 18:40 | 1 |
| I always thought that was how you keep a Polack busy all day.
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223.124 | | POWDML::HANGGELI | Little Chamber of Valentines | Thu Feb 15 1996 18:43 | 3 |
|
Andy's lawyer will be in touch.
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223.125 | | TROOA::BUTKOVICH | I am NOT a wind stealer! | Wed Apr 03 1996 15:56 | 3 |
| I have a manager who constantly asks me if I have any "spare cycles".
What the hell is a cycle? How many in a day? How many in an hour?
Why can't she just ask if I have any extra time?
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223.126 | | LANDO::OLIVER_B | april is the coolest month | Wed Apr 03 1996 15:57 | 1 |
| one per month.
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223.127 | | MOLAR::DELBALSO | I (spade) my (dogface) | Wed Apr 03 1996 15:59 | 2 |
| Tell her it's padlocked to the stand outside the front door, Chris.
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223.128 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Play ball! | Wed Apr 03 1996 16:05 | 9 |
|
"scrub the numbers down" is one I've been hearing lately.
Jim
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223.129 | | WAHOO::LEVESQUE | put the opening in back | Wed Apr 03 1996 18:20 | 10 |
| >I have a manager who constantly asks me if I have any "spare cycles".
>What the hell is a cycle?
A CPU cycle.
Next time tell her that you've got the cycles, but your cache is full,
and you don't have enough memory. See if she gets the picture. :-)
We use this kind of talk all the time. Being hardware engineers, it
doesn't seem as ridiculous as it might if we were doing something else.
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223.130 | | CONSLT::MCBRIDE | Idleness, the holiday of fools | Wed Apr 03 1996 18:21 | 1 |
| Geek alert!
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223.131 | | SPECXN::CONLON | | Wed Apr 03 1996 18:23 | 8 |
| We use 'cycles' in software engineering, too.
Where did the notion of tasks being 'things on his/her plate' come
from, though?
We use this one, too, but it still sounds strange to me. (Doctah,
I've seen you use this one in here, so apparently it's used in
hardware engineering, too.)
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223.132 | | TROOA::BUTKOVICH | I am NOT a wind stealer! | Wed Apr 03 1996 18:37 | 2 |
| so, the next time she asks about my spare cycles, the response should
be, "sorry, I've got too much on my plate right now"?
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223.133 | | WAHOO::LEVESQUE | put the opening in back | Wed Apr 03 1996 18:38 | 4 |
| >so, the next time she asks about my spare cycles, the response should
>be, "sorry, I've got too much on my plate right now"?
Yes, that's perfect.
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223.134 | | WAHOO::LEVESQUE | put the opening in back | Wed Apr 03 1996 18:40 | 4 |
| >Where did the notion of tasks being 'things on his/her plate' come
>from, though?
Dunno, but its use is widespread 'round these parts.
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223.135 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Play ball! | Wed Apr 03 1996 18:43 | 5 |
|
> so, the next time she asks about my spare cycles, the response should
> be, "sorry, I've got too much on my plate right now"?
..but perhaps you could talk to the numbers.
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223.136 | | WAHOO::LEVESQUE | put the opening in back | Wed Apr 03 1996 18:45 | 1 |
| people who say "talk to" need a good talking to, IMO.
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223.137 | 50 0r 60, one or three phase? | CSSREG::BROWN | Common Sense Isn't | Wed Apr 03 1996 18:50 | 9 |
| spare cycles, is that
motor-
uni-
bi-
tri-
kilo-
mega-
tera- (or kilomega- for the real old tymers)
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223.138 | another euphemism | CSSREG::BROWN | Common Sense Isn't | Wed Apr 03 1996 18:51 | 4 |
| saw some reference in the Digital Notesfile about TFSO/layoff being
called "reprofiling".
a skunk is still a skunk, no matter what one calls it.
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223.139 | May go "waaay baaaack" | TROOA::TEMPLETON | Oneortheother | Thu Apr 04 1996 01:49 | 6 |
| I've been around longer than most of you and "Too much on my plate
right now" is something I've heard all my life.
joan
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223.140 | | SPECXN::CONLON | | Thu Apr 04 1996 01:58 | 4 |
| Maybe it's related to the saying "biting off more than you can chew".
Instead, too much is piled onto your "plate" for you.
Maybe so?
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223.141 | | TROOA::TEMPLETON | Oneortheother | Thu Apr 04 1996 02:13 | 8 |
| .140
Could be, one of these days I am going to get myself one of those
"Everyday sayings, everyday phrases" books and find out why we say what
we say.
joan
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223.142 | I'll see if I can find this phrase. | SPECXN::CONLON | | Thu Apr 04 1996 02:20 | 3 |
| Good idea, Joan - my graduate school's library has a book like that
(I noticed it when I was going through some elaborate dictionaries
there awhile back.)
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223.143 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Every knee shall bow | Mon Aug 05 1996 19:01 | 3 |
|
decisioning.
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223.144 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | Perpetual Glenn | Mon Aug 05 1996 19:10 | 1 |
| You've got to be kidding.
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223.145 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Every knee shall bow | Mon Aug 05 1996 19:12 | 9 |
|
No, sir, I wish I were, but I'm afraid I'm dead serious. Serious as a
heart attack, m' boy. I have a memo in my possesion that uses the
"word", "decisioning".
Jim
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223.146 | | CNTROL::JENNISON | It's all about soul | Mon Aug 05 1996 19:29 | 5 |
|
Bill Johnson uses the "verb" "aggregated" in his presentations
quite frequently.
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223.147 | | LANDO::OLIVER_B | it's about summer! | Mon Aug 05 1996 19:31 | 1 |
| that really aggregates me.
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223.148 | | CNTROL::JENNISON | It's all about soul | Mon Aug 05 1996 19:33 | 3 |
|
That sums up how I feel.
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223.149 | | PENUTS::DDESMAISONS | person B | Mon Aug 05 1996 19:35 | 5 |
| > <<< Note 223.146 by CNTROL::JENNISON "It's all about soul" >>>
i don't getcha. it is a verb also.
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223.150 | | CNTROL::JENNISON | It's all about soul | Mon Aug 05 1996 19:55 | 6 |
|
It is ?? Omigawsh! I thought it was an overused adjective
that got "verbalized" (yuk yuk) into a buzzword.
guess one doesn't have to be "naturally" blonde ;-)
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223.151 | | PENUTS::DDESMAISONS | person B | Mon Aug 05 1996 19:59 | 9 |
| > <<< Note 223.150 by CNTROL::JENNISON "It's all about soul" >>>
Guess it depends on how it was being used. It's an adjective,
a noun, a transitive verb, and a dessert topping.
> guess one doesn't have to be "naturally" blonde ;-)
{half-hearted glare}
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223.152 | | SMURF::WALTERS | | Mon Aug 05 1996 20:07 | 1 |
| a gag aggregate? agagagagagag
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223.153 | | PENUTS::DDESMAISONS | person B | Mon Aug 05 1996 20:11 | 2 |
|
she's totally fed up.
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223.154 | | POWDML::HANGGELI | sweet & juicy on the inside | Mon Aug 26 1996 18:33 | 5 |
223.155 | | GAVEL::JANDROW | when in doubt, hug your teddybear | Mon Aug 26 1996 19:36 | 5 |
223.156 | | NOTIME::SACKS | Gerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085 | Mon Aug 26 1996 19:37 | 2 |
223.157 | | GAVEL::JANDROW | when in doubt, hug your teddybear | Mon Aug 26 1996 19:41 | 5 |
223.158 | | POWDML::HANGGELI | sweet & juicy on the inside | Mon Aug 26 1996 19:43 | 3 |
223.159 | | PENUTS::DDESMAISONS | person B | Mon Aug 26 1996 19:46 | 2 |
223.160 | | GAVEL::JANDROW | when in doubt, hug your teddybear | Mon Aug 26 1996 20:34 | 9 |
223.161 | | POWDML::HANGGELI | sweet & juicy on the inside | Mon Aug 26 1996 20:37 | 3 |
223.162 | | GAVEL::JANDROW | when in doubt, hug your teddybear | Mon Aug 26 1996 20:43 | 4 |
223.163 | | CSC32::M_EVANS | watch this space | Tue Aug 27 1996 17:49 | 2 |
223.164 | | POWDML::HANGGELI | sweet & juicy on the inside | Tue Aug 27 1996 17:55 | 6 |
223.165 | | POWDML::HANGGELI | sweet & juicy on the inside | Mon Nov 11 1996 14:22 | 132 |
223.166 | repost alert! | WAHOO::LEVESQUE | Spott itj | Mon Nov 11 1996 16:28 | 1 |
223.167 | | POWDML::HANGGELI | sweet & juicy on the inside | Mon Nov 11 1996 16:34 | 3 |
223.168 | | BUSY::SLAB | Subtract A, substitute O, invert S | Mon Nov 11 1996 17:06 | 4 |
223.169 | | POLAR::WILSONC | as pc as i can be | Wed Mar 05 1997 09:25 | 1 |
| 1996- Whatever!
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223.170 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | got any spare change? | Thu May 08 1997 15:56 | 3 |
| Okay, so now everybody in management is sliding in the phrase
"economies of scale" whenever possible, or even not possible. They say it
and then they all nod in agreement that it was a good thing to say.
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223.171 | | SSDEVO::RALSTON | No one has a right to my life | Thu May 08 1997 16:03 | 1 |
| There is probably a good Dilbert strip somewhere that would apply. :)
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223.172 | | SMURF::WALTERS | | Thu May 08 1997 16:04 | 1 |
| My spoo has too much fleem.
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223.173 | | ASIC::RANDOLPH | Tom R. N1OOQ | Thu May 08 1997 16:37 | 1 |
| Has anyone tried making up acronyms in the staff meeting?
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223.174 | | WECARE::GRIFFIN | John Griffin zko1-3/b31 381-1159 | Thu May 08 1997 16:38 | 1 |
| What's the buzz on the nod?
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223.175 | | WMOIS::GIROUARD_C | | Thu May 08 1997 17:25 | 1 |
| nods a re no-no's.
|