My Favorite Editorial Moments

Jan 02, 2009 15:25

#1 When someone tries to convince me a make-believe corporate-speak word isn't a make-believe corporate-speak word.

Me: Why did you write "We must decromboobalize the inefficiency of the department"? There's no such word as decromboobalizeThem: Sure there is! It means to... to... you know, remove the "boobalizing," uh, effect of, um, yeah, you ( Read more... )

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txtriffidranch January 2 2009, 21:37:52 UTC
And yet people still ask me why I advocate the mandatory spaying and neutering of MBAs. They can't speak, they can't read or write, and most aren't smart enough to come in out of the rain, and yet they're still trusted with money.

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wanderingaengus January 2 2009, 22:24:01 UTC
I'm sorry Dan, I'm demographically incapable of carrying out a conversation without Simpsons references. It's the same syndrome that compels MBAs to recromboobalize.

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