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Terminology. > >> >> >> > New words for 2005 Work-place vocabulary >> >> > >> >> > TESTICULATING Waving your arms around and talking ********. >> >> > >> >> > BLAMESTORMING. Sitting around in a group, discussing why a >> >> > deadline >>was >> >> > missed or a project failed, and who was responsible. >> >> > >> >> > SEAGULL MANAGER. A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, >> >> > craps >>on >> >> > everything, and then leaves. >> >> > >> >> > ASSMOSIS. The process by which people seem to absorb success and >> >> > advancement by sucking up to the boss rather than working hard. >> >> > >> >> > SALMON DAY. The experience of spending an entire day swimming >>upstream >> >> > only to get screwed and die. >> >> > >> >> > CUBE FARM. An office filled with cubicles. >> >> > >> >> > PRAIRIE DOGGING. When someone yells or drops something loudly in >> >> > a >>cube >> >> > farm, and people's heads pop up over the walls to see that's >> >> > going >>on. >> >> > (This also applies to applause from a promotion because there >> >> > may be >> >> > cake.) >> >> > >> >> > MOUSE POTATO.The on-line, wired generation's answer to the couch >>potato >> >> > >> >> > SITCOMs. Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage. What >>yuppies >> >> > turn into when they have children and one of them stops working >> >> > to >>stay >> >> > home with the kids or start a "home business". >> >> > >> >> > STRESS PUPPY. A person who seems to thrive on being stressed out >> >> > and whiny. >> >> > >> >> > PERCUSSIVE MAINTENANCE. The fine art of whacking the crap out of >> >> > an electronic device to get it to work again. >> >> > >> >> > ADMINISPHERE. The rarefied organisational layers beginning just >>above >> >> > the rank and file. Decisions that fall from the "adminisphere" >> >> > are >> >>often >> >> > profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant to the problems they were >> >> > designed to solve. This is often affiliated with the dreaded >> >> > "administrivia" - needless paperwork and processes. >> >> > >> >> > 404. Someone who's clueless. From the World Wide Web error >> >> > message >>"404 >> >> > Not Found," meaning that the requested document could not be >>located. >> >> > >> >> > OHNOSECOND That minuscule fraction of time in which you realise >> >> > that you've just made a BIG mistake (e.g. you've hit 'reply >> >> > all') - New Oxford Dictionary definitions >> >> > >> >> > GOING FOR A McSHIT Entering a fast food restaurant with no >> >> > intention >>of >> >> > buying food, you're just going to the bog. If challenged by a >> >> > pimply staff member, your declaration to them that you'll buy >> >> > their food afterwards is known as a McShit with Lies. >> >> > >> >> > AUSSIE KISS Similar to a French Kiss, but given down under. >> >> > >> >> > BEER COAT The invisible but warm coat worn when walking home >> >> > after a booze cruise at 3am in the morning. >> >> > >> >> > BEER COMPASS The invisible device that ensures your safe arrival >>home >> >> > after booze cruise, even though you're too drunk to remember >> >> > where >>you >> >> > live, how you got here, and where you've come from. >> >> > >> >> > BOBFOC Body Off Baywatch, Face Off Crimewatch. >> >> > >> >> > BREAKING THE SEAL Your first pee in the pub, usually after 2 >> >> > hours >>of >> >> > drinking. After breaking the seal of your bladder, repeat visits >> >> > to >>the >> >> > toilet will be required every 10 or 15 minutes for the rest of >> >> > the night. >> >> > >> >> > GREYHOUND A very short skirt, only an inch from the hare. >> >> > >> >> > JOHNNY-NO-STARS A young man of substandard intelligence, the >> >> > typical adolescent who works in a burger restaurant. The >> >> > 'no-stars' comes >>from >> >> > the badges displaying stars that staff at fast-food restaurants >>often >> >> > wear to show their level of training. >> >> > >> >> > MILLENNIUM DOMES The contents of a Wonderbra, i.e. extremely >>impressive >> >> > when viewed from the outside, but there's actually nought in >> >> > there >> >>worth >> >> > seeing. >> >> > >> >> > MONKEY BATH A bath so hot, that when lowering yourself in, you >> >> > go: >>"Oo! >> >> > Oo! Ho! Aa!Aa!Aa!". >> >> > >> >> > MYSTERY BUS The bus that arrives at the pub on Friday night >> >> > while >> >>you're >> >> > in the toilet after your 10th pint, and whisks away all the >> >>unattractive >> >> > people so the pub is suddenly packed with stunners when you come >>back >> >> > in. >> >> > >> >> > MYSTERY TAXI The taxi that arrives at your place on Saturday >> >> > morning before you wake up, whisks away the stunner you slept >> >> > with, and >>leaves >> >>a >> >> > 10-Pinter in your bed instead. >> >> > >> >> > SALAD DODGER An excellent phrase for an overweight person |