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This is really one of those blogs that really has no purpose, other than just some rambling things clinking around in my head. :} I was thinking the other day, how many funny things I just say everyday,well maybe they are not funny, but they are kind of odd. How did I pick these up? Well I really think that as we travel through life when we meet people, and the ones we get to know, some part of them ends up with you to carry through your life, some good , some bad, some OK. For me every single person I have ever got to know I have learned something from them , in some way, shape or form. That is a much heavier discussion for another blog.
For this blog I am going to recall certain sayings I have picked up over the years and I know we all have them, sometimes it is just fun to remember who said it and when, so here are a few:
HFMIC- Head Mutha Fucka in Charge–I first heard this when I was in high school and worked at Shakey’s pizza , the guy’s name was Louis Amos, he was quite a colorful character and I learned a ton from him. If you are out there I would love to chat with ya.
Fo Sho- Another one from Louis
Guess What? Chicken butt, you know why? Cause it is all dry? – While I have never understood what in the hell this means, it is still kind of funny- The guy I heard this from was a guy I went to High School with Micheal Hathaway.
That’s a FAC, JACK- Well that one came from Wolfman Jack, he was a classic , I wish he were still alive.
It’s your world , I just live in it- Honestly I can’t remember who said this to me, but I know it was a very long time ago!
That bitch is so ugly it looks like someone hit her with a number 12 ugly stick- Another one from Mike Hathaway, I still want to know who came up with the system to measure ugliness via sticks and what is the highest number?
You must be having a Manual moment- From a guy I work with, Frank Self, it refers to the high school I went to in Denver, and lets just say it was a bad school.
Slop Bucket- This is a great one, it mean basically a sloppy person
Made me brand new- This one is a great saying it basically means, when you have gone through
Old School- sort of been way overused but I still use it , since I am from the old school!
My hair is on fire- I got this one from an IT guy, it is so true when you are working on a big project
I am going to go apeshit on his ass- I used to use this one back in the 70’s , and stopped , then I met a salesman who said it and it was baaaaak. Now I have my wife and all her friends saying it.
I think my head is going to explode- This one I made up on my own, and use it quite often. When I do use it I am very animated so people think it is great, although at the moment I use it , I don’t find it very humourous.
WTF- thanks to the Internet for making this one a reality, although I have said it for years, it does work for almost any situation.
Polish the Turd- I picked this one up from another IT guy Bob Kenney. It was a term we used at Motorola when someone could not make a decision. We called this process polishing the turd.
Here are some business buzz words that I really hate and try like hell not to say, I won’t put down the persons name who says them but you know who you are!
At the end of the day- What happens then?
I had to do a dive and catch- WTF?
It is, what it is- This has got to be the phrase that replaced Y2K for the 00’s
We are going to have to do a deep dive on that- Funny thing is it almost never happens.
We are going to take that conversation offline- Same thing, usually the conversation nver happens
When have you pinged that customer last? What are they a node on the Internet?
Best of Breed- Are we raising dogs or horse here?
Been There done that- Cool now shut-up and DO IT Again!
Think outside of the box- Where is this box and who defined it?
Win-Win Situation, now there is another WIN WIN WIN -geeze when will it stop?
Analysis Paralysis – The guy that says this, I want to put some duct tape on his mouth
DR -Disaster Recovery why does everything need to be an acronym?
Bandwidth- I don’t have the bandwidth today. WTF?
Sync UP- why?
What is the disconnect here? What is disconnected? This is another one where you never find the disconnect!
Going forward- We are always going forward whether we like it or not, stating it is just retarded.
He must be drinking the KoolAId-Honestly I don’t know anyone who still does! My kids don’t even drink it.
ROI- return on investment- I don’t think I have ever seen one that is based in reality, usually they are made up by some salesman to sell you something you don’t need
Update 04/15/2008 – For crying out loud the dude I am referring to came up with some new ones today:
I’m just trying to keep the wheels on the bus
We don’t need to burn any more cycles
There are so many more, but honestly I have to stop cause “my head is going to explode!”
Live somewhere besides Phoenix in the Summer
