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Um.....OK, I guess. If it's for the good of the company and everything.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Unfortunate Word-Choice Theater Presents...
A direct quote from something currently in my work in-box:
Um.....OK, I guess. If it's for the good of the company and everything.
Um.....OK, I guess. If it's for the good of the company and everything.
5 comments:
Ask to have it changed to "U-Boat".
LOL at Johan; I was going to ask if you were going as Tuna, or Steak-n-cheese. ROFL
A most excellent post title, btw.
Y'all are innocent! Heh.
The reference to food is definitely not what makes the choice of that term unfortunate in my mind. I think Argonaut and I are on the same wavelength.
So good of you to be willing to take one for the team, Mr. Hornswoggler.
I believe Argonaut and Enusan took "Sub" about the same way I did -- however, I never said anything about "taking one."
Ahem.
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