Removed.

Stirring git mode on
proven verb, past participle of prove. adj shown to be true, worthy, etc. • a proven statement • an opportunity for a sales manager of proven ability

jasey

Is it in yet ?

cster

"Rome wasn't burnt in a day"

SC008Y_MAD

iTrader: (5)

I hate when you are trying to sell something, a car for example and other members says its a "buyers market"

Holy Ghost

this one is hugely annoying and repeated weekly by our scandalously useless PM.

"I think what people want to know is that we understand and we hear their concerns. My whole focus and whole task is to take people through difficult times..."

Leslie

Its the only statement he can remember without a written copy in front of him!

Les

NeilT

what about that great american phrase 'right from the get-go' - whats that all about?

In a past career my manager used to constantly use 'this this this and this' as in, 'to complete the contract the network guys expect us to do this this this and this' - made no sense whatsoever as nobody ever knew what 'this' referred to.

Neil

Holy Ghost

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that translates as 'from the moment you get the go-ahead'. i think.

skoobidude

Shifting sands..

Holy Ghost

squaring the circle.

joined-up thinking.

DCI Gene Hunt

The Project classics

"Not knowing what we don't know"

and

"Knowing what we don't know"

SunnySideUp

"what Oil do I use?" - Look in the Handbook!!!

"Guys" - makes me cringe!

"Can of Whoop-****" - please tell me no-one really speaks like this?

"Headers" - No, wrong, they are called Manifolds, this is a UK site!!

"Feds" - WTF? They are Police NOT the Feds!!!

I could go on but I am winding myself up here

what would scooby do

"Yadda Yadda Yadda"

Suresh

Yell me about it. Update for analysing (other) banks' sub-prime problems as presented by our CFO

Known knowns - Losses we are aware of
Unknown knowns = Losses that have been disclosed but just aren't true
Known unknowns = Losses exist but they haven't been disclosed
Unknown unknowns = They really fcuked up we have no idea and they aren't going to tell

Leslie

Or:- Disconnect the cam sensor and wind up the oil pressure before you start it!

Fill the filter canister with oil before you replace it.

Whats a Whoop-**** anyway?

Les

SunnySideUp

Never heard of a 'Whoop ****' before it was spouted on hear a couple of times ..... I think, loosely, it is a geeky term meaning "I'm going to slap you about a bit".

Personally, if I was issued with a threat like, "I'm going to open a can of Whoop *** on you" I would pi55 myself laughing ...... it could only have come from the mouth of a **** geek and, as such, would not make my legs go wobbly

Of course, once I had stopped lauging I would introduce the said geeky to the delights of hospital food

Leslie

Well thanks for that-not too good on Americanisms which is probably what that is after all! Its very expressive.

Les

The Zohan

"You do not sweat much for a fat lass"

tarmac terror

iTrader: (2)

I have a colleague who prefixes every other statement with "I hate to say it....." or "To tell you the truth...." yes I expect you to tell me the truth.

Some other little gems I have picked up on lately

"Silo Mentality"
"Quick wins"
"non vertical relationships"
"lets put that in the management microwave until it goes ping"
"I want to stir fry some ideas in your mind-wok"
"I'll park that one up but leave the engine running"
"this one (project issue) is a right octupus, but if we take a tenticle each we can manage it down"

anything neutral "cost neutral", "carbon neurtal", "risk neutral"

"one to one interfaces"
"maximise face time"
"Bilateral discussion" - what ever happend to lets have a meeting.

I also work with someone who regularly mixes up such phrases I have heard him say he will do something until he is "blue in the teeth", and a certain service provider is the "only ship in town".

"cutting edge", "leading edge" and more recently "bleeding edge"

Sat in a recent meeting where a contractor told me we could resolve a problem with an "IED" from my previous line of work this was an Improvised Explosive Device - to him was an Innovative Empowered Debate...