Catch Phrases

"Catch Phrases"

ACTIVATE:
To make carbons and add more names to the memo.

ADVANCED DESIGN:
Beyond the comprehension of the ad agency's copywriters.

ALL NEW:
Parts not interchangeable with existing models.

APPROVED, SUBJECT TO COMMENT:
Revise the damn thing.

AUTOMATIC:
That which you cannot repair yourself.

CHANNELS:
The trails left by interoffice memos.

CLARIFY, To:
To fill in the background with so many details that the
foreground goes underground.

CONFERENCE:
A place where conversation is substituted for the loneliness
of thought and the dreariness of labor.

CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM:
No time to photocopy for the whole office.

CONSULTANT:
Someone who borrows your watch to tell you what time
it is and then walks away with the watch.

FORWARDED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION:
You hold the bag for a while.

FYI:
Found yesterday, interested?

IN CONFERENCE:
Nobody can find him/her.

LET'S GET TOGETHER ON THIS:
I'm assuming you're as confused as I am on this.

NOTE AND INITIAL:
No way I'm going to be responsible for this by myself.

POLICY:
We can hide behind this.

SEE ME:
Come down to my office. I'm lonely.

TOP PRIORITY:
It may be idiotic but the boss wants it.

WE ARE MAKING A SURVEY:
We need more time to think of an answer.
or:
We can't find anyone willing to be responsible for this.

WILL ADVISE IN DUE COURSE:
If we figure it out, we'll let you know.
Received on Tue Feb 1 06:14:28 2005