Author Topic: Quotes from work (Read 180682 times)

pooka · « **Reply #550 on:** July 02, 2009, 12:01:32 PM »

I still haven't figured out how they measure self esteem, exactly. I think there are people who get doctoral degrees in that stuff, but it doesn't sound like you are dealing with one of them.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #551 on:** July 02, 2009, 12:16:45 PM »

There are psychometric tests that the researcher can use.

Farmgirl · « **Reply #552 on:** August 28, 2009, 07:22:52 AM »

Overheard from our conference room right behind me just a few minutes ago:

(This conference room is filled with some of our upper level IT people, a couple upper level bank execs and some information security folks. It's a conference call - I'm assuming with some vendor);

Person on other end of phone (sounds young-ish) says:
"I have a tendency to talk really fast and go through this quickly — most IT people dig that. But if you can't keep up, shout out. We will cut through the marketing crap and get to just the IT stuff."

Okay - so we're IT people, true, but with execs in there wouldn't you think a bidding company would talk a bit more professionally that that? Dig? Crap? What in the world?

rivka · « **Reply #553 on:** August 28, 2009, 09:12:10 AM »

I hate to say this, but I'm guessing the other end of the call was in California . . .

pooka · « **Reply #554 on:** September 14, 2009, 03:32:02 PM »

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* Chartreuse green carpeting will lead the way to the Medical & Scientific Pavilion
* Burnt orange carpet will be present throughout the Frame and Accessories area
* Teal carpeting with be the pathway to The Lenses & Processing Technology Pavilion
* The Galleria will maintain its bright refreshing pink carpeting.

To be fair, in the emails the carpet colors are color coded. But burnt orange carpet?

rivka · « **Reply #555 on:** September 14, 2009, 03:41:41 PM »

I was just noticing this morning, looking at car colors.

The 70s are back. Only SHINY!

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #556 on:** September 14, 2009, 08:46:34 PM »

The 70's? Fake wood paneling on the station wagons?

-o-

Pooka, oy!

rivka · « **Reply #557 on:** September 14, 2009, 09:37:00 PM »

Ok, 70s kitchen colors. Avocado, burnt sienna, almond.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #558 on:** September 14, 2009, 10:11:21 PM »

Avocado and maize! What the heck happened in the 70's that made everyone have to have an avocado refrigerator and a maize dishwasher?

It may be related to the Government putting fluoride in the municipal water supply.

Although it was kind of cool to ride around in a station wagon that was pretending to be carved out of a block of wood. It was like you were in a Pinewood Derby.

Jonathon · « **Reply #559 on:** September 14, 2009, 10:24:44 PM »

I should get some fake wood paneling for my station wagon.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #560 on:** September 14, 2009, 10:30:51 PM »

I got myself a used TV set a few weeks ago that has that fake wood grain on it. And little knobs for vertical hold, horizontal hold, color, brightness and picture. And built-in rabbit ears that telescope out of the top.

However, it doesn't show episodes of Welcome Back Kotter or The Odd Couple or Happy Days or any of those other woodgrain-era shows.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #561 on:** September 14, 2009, 10:34:08 PM »

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Nah, more like:

Porter · « **Reply #562 on:** September 14, 2009, 10:55:20 PM »

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I should get some fake wood paneling for my station wagon.

No, you should get some real wood paneling. That would be awesome.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #563 on:** September 14, 2009, 11:07:51 PM »

rivka · « **Reply #564 on:** September 14, 2009, 11:09:16 PM »

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Avocado and maize! What the heck happened in the 70's that made everyone have to have an avocado refrigerator and a maize dishwasher?

No clue. I grew up with kitchens those colors all around me, and I still haven't recovered from the trauma.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #565 on:** September 14, 2009, 11:15:21 PM »

Our telephones were avocado and maize. Avocado was the new black and maize was the new white.

pooka · « **Reply #566 on:** September 15, 2009, 06:35:44 AM »

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Although it was kind of cool to ride around in a station wagon that was pretending to be carved out of a block of wood. It was like you were in a Pinewood Derby.

Jonathon · « **Reply #567 on:** September 15, 2009, 09:20:55 AM »

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Nah, more like:

But my car looks like the picture I posted (except that it's navy blue instead of dark green). Though when I'm done with it it might look more like your picture.

The Genuine · « **Reply #568 on:** September 15, 2009, 10:04:39 AM »

Why did old-skool bumpers have those two prongs jutting out in front? Was the idea that if you rear-ended someone you could do extra damage to the car in front?

rivka · « **Reply #569 on:** September 15, 2009, 10:13:26 AM »

To the contrary. They absorbed some of the impact, by deforming and/or crumpling, IIRC.

The Genuine · « **Reply #570 on:** September 15, 2009, 12:25:46 PM »

So why not still use 'em?

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #571 on:** September 15, 2009, 01:03:50 PM »

Because the more damage you do to your car, the more likely you are to have to buy a new one.

rivka · « **Reply #572 on:** September 15, 2009, 01:09:24 PM »

No. Because more recent bumpers do something similar with (again, IIRC) internal springs.

Ajar · « **Reply #573 on:** September 15, 2009, 02:38:52 PM »

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Labels should be removed from performance reviews. The impersonality of labels is extremely demotivating.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #574 on:** September 15, 2009, 09:45:19 PM »

Huh?