Expressions Which Annoy!

[Teamedup]

There is another one, 'buzzword(s)'. When did that start?

 Starbucks: Of all the mince pies I have had over the last couple of christmases, theirs have been far better than anyone else's. Sauf my own specials ofcourse. Don't like their drinks, but their mince pies have certainly been worth going in for, in the NE at least.

I don't mind eating in the streets. As long as people  chuck their papers etc in bins, then I really don't mind.

 

[Gluestick]

OK 3K, well here we go.

Management Buzz words.

Crossing the Rubicon: what the hell does that mean?

This company enjoys a continuum.....................well, I do hope so or it's history!

Going forward............... how can you discusss a strategy that goes back?

Cut to the chase...............eh????????

More later.

 

 

 

[Christine Animal]

Translated from French :

Yesterday we were on the edge of a precipice, we have since taken a great step forward...

 

[Davies]

'Jobsworth' when used disparagingly by someone who has been unsuccessful in getting the rules bent to suit their purpose !!

[Just Katie]

What like Miki you mean?   Right I'm going to run and hide for the rest of the day now.  He will kill me when he reads this.

[Just Katie]

[:D]  There you go Miki.  Just so you know I am joking

 

Oh and you will be pleased to know I am not a community moderator anymore.  They stripped my stripes off me signiture box so we'll have to abandon that DVD

[Opalienne]

I used to work for an organisation with a US CEO who sent us exhortatory emails rather too often.   The two expressions I disliked the most were 'pushing the envelope' and 'drink from the fire hose' (????)   Sometimes I had the impression that he was writing in a foreign language.   Then he got a personal PR adviser (this in a communications company!) who told him to stop this tactic since a lot of people laughed about it.  He was apparently quite shocked........

[Gluestick]

Funny that.....................................

Number of years ago, had some small involvement in a local organisation (rather, I suppose, a disorganisation) and one of its leading lights was a lady who described herself a "Communications Consultant".

Never answered letters, faxes and 'phone calls, though.

Of course, me being me, she was quite put out when I mentioned this anomoly![:-))]

 

[Gardian]

"Tough" - as used every other word by professional tennis players ............ and Sue Barker.

Keep them coming Gluestick - looking forward to your next contribution.

[The Riff-Raff Element]

[quote user="Gluestick"]

OK 3K, well here we go.

Management Buzz words.

Crossing the Rubicon: what the hell does that mean?

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As I remember (and I could be wrong)...When Julius Caesar returned from

fighting the gaulish wars he announced his desire for a bigger slice of

power in Rome. He was told that he should be happy as part of a

triumvite and that he should bring his army no closer to Rome than the

Rubicon river. After pausing for thought for a few days, he (and his

army) crossed the Rubicon and entered Rome. I believe that it was at

this time JC was crteditied with saying "alea jacta est" - the die is

cast. He crushed the triumvite and became Dictator of Rome.

It is quite amusing to hear JULFs in cheap suits comparing themselves to Julius Caesar.

[SaligoBay]

[quote user="Gluestick"]

Cut to the chase...............eh????????

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Film talk, Gluestick.   Enough boring stuff, move onto the thrilling, tyre-screeching car chase.

[Bassman]

The use of the word brought instead of bought e.g. "I brought a new car last week" I am always tempted to ask "where did you bring it from?" [geek]

[SaligoBay]

There's a Svampton turn of phrase where they use "where to" instead of just "where".

Where did you park your car to?

 

[Gluestick]

Take it onboard................loading ships, are we?

Mindset.........................Wot, like a jelly?

Where are you coming from?......................Didn't know I'd been travelling.

I gotta go up Asdas.....................oho, roof climbing again.

I'm off down the town................A sewerage worker, quite obviously.

The bottom line is...........................Used when not actually knowing what the bottom line is.

This product is the Holy Grail!.........................Um, I rather doubt it.

 

 

[Gluestick]

I'm off to La Belle France for Easter, first crack tomorrow.

Her indoors has banned me from having a PC there or even taking the laptop, unless it's really important!

Might be on the boards later, but depends on clearing up work.

If not, hope everyone has a very nice restful and pleasant Paques.

[:D]

[SaligoBay]

Happy Thingy non-religious eggy festival to you too, Gluestick!

And at the end of the day, remember to polish up that nose cone, because when it comes down to it, that's the bottom line.  You know it makes sense!  [:)]

[Tresco]

Have a good trip Gluey One.

Hope the sun shines a likkle bit for you. Missing you already.

[Miki]

[quote user="KatieKopyKat"]

[:D]  There you go Miki.  Just so you know I am joking

 

Oh and you will be pleased to know I am not a community moderator

anymore.  They stripped my stripes off me signiture box so we'll

have to abandon that DVD

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Damn and bugger, I had just cleared a place on the sideboard next to

the knocked off CD rack (lovely word eh ............Side board, I bet

around hundred years ago they thought that was a bit posh to say as

well, oooh poot it on the sideboard please my man !!)

How did you lose the job ? You were perfect for the job, makes no sense

to me how the job was not yours permanently, the CPE manifs should have

helped you?

[:D] [:D] [:D] There's 3 smileys, not sure where to put them right now

but there are probably one or two over, please let them rest in

reserve, if I should forget to put one in the right place, thanks

Now I'm off to get that community jobbie thing. I want that CD

player....................[:D] (that will keep a couple in reserve

still)[:D]

[Graham & Brenda]

"At the end of the day"

Why wait - let us have the outcome now, or better still at the beginning of the day!

 

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I have a couple of friends who insist on saying "We was".  It takes all my willpower not to correct them!

In my last job we had a new Managing Director who came in and promised all sorts of c**p and selected a few employees, including myself, to be on the Talent Matrix - which I found particularly confusing as I could never call myself attractive!

One of his other favourite words was 'synergy'. [8-)]

TTFN!

[Benjamin]

Ouverture facile

Benjamin

[SaligoBay]

That's not annoying, Benjamin, it's just a plain old LIE!  [:)]

[Miki]

"....I have a couple of friends who insist on saying "We was".  It takes all my willpower not to correct them!"

Wor Dickie has no such will power, he is in like a ferret up a toad in

the hole when 'orrible phrases like that turn up in front of his very

nose [;-)]

[SaligoBay]

Where is he hiding with his weak will, then?   He's very quiet, it's worrying.

[Tony F Dordogne]

Something that flashed across my mind today - for no good reason, probably sparked by a 'bebe a borde' sign:

UK Cars with 'Show Dogs in Transit' on a notice in a car's rear window - several alternatives come to mind for the real meaning of this little sign but my reaction always was a gallic type shrug (in London) and a sort of 'who gives a merde' reaction - why are show dogs supposed to be so privileged?

Do they also travel in Commer Vans, Vauxhalls?  And if not, why are there show dogs in Transit(s), how does the driver KNOW?  And why only Transit(s), was this another law sneaked in by the current incumbent of No 10?