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    Posted: 15 Apr 11 at 6:42pm
Damn ******* worthless ****** pretentious business-speak...

Sent off an email to a boxshifter today requesting a quote for 15 servers. What do I get back - a pretty pretty PDF file containing a "Solution Proposal". Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhh. Its a perfectly good language, don't do that to it...

Ye gods, I really have become a grumpy old man haven't I.

Edited by JimC - 15 Apr 11 at 6:42pm
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My favourite is "Logistic Solutions" LOL ie Man with a Van.

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A notice about a new appointment at work finished along the lines of:

"X will office out of (site name)".
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If I hear one more person it is "not on my radar" or "I have it on my radar" when they are not on a ship I will ***!!**
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We have blue skies ahead, and items on the dashboard.

Don't you just love modern business speak!!!!

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Originally posted by Contender443

If I hear one more person it is "not on my radar" or "I have it on my radar" when they are not on a ship I will ***!!**

What if they're a pilot?  LOL
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Originally posted by alstorer

Originally posted by Contender443

If I hear one more person it is "not on my radar" or "I have it on my radar" when they are not on a ship I will ***!!**

What if they're a pilot?  LOL


Or a coastguard?
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Good point. THough his point still stands, even if we have attempted to kneecap it.


Meanwhile , watching Formula 1:

"DRS System"

"KERS SYSTEM"


THE "S" STANDS FOR "SYSTEM". STOP IT. STOP IT NOW!
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.......and why do people nowadays feel the need to put an "s" on the end of staff which is already a plural....just because without one it comes up as an error on the spell checker and they can't be arsed to change the spell checker. I see it all the time where I work and it drives me nuts..............
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Originally posted by JimC

Damn ******* worthless ****** pretentious business-speak...

Sent off an email to a boxshifter today requesting a quote for 15 servers. What do I get back - a pretty pretty PDF file containing a "Solution Proposal". Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhh. Its a perfectly good language, don't do that to it...

Ye gods, I really have become a grumpy old man haven't I.
 
I'll make sure that next time they title the quote
 
"Price for dumping 15 tin boxes on your doorstep"
 
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