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  • R RTek23

    So what are your favorite phrases that people use on you that lets you know they are talking completely out of their other end? My favorites are: "Basically, the customer" ....and you can change customer to any other noun and it would be the same "Technically speaking, " .....normally followed by some astounding pile of absolute cr#p. and my favorite programmer one: "The equipment is a bit wonky..." to explain why their stuff doesn't work There are more, but i have heard both of these this morning, (and the programming one recently) and knew instantly, I was about to be fed a line of BS.:mad: So...what are your favorites?

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    Mike Hankey
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    In a perfect world [insert favorite BS here]...

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      In a perfect world [insert favorite BS here]...

      Semper Fi http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^]
      www.jaxcoder.com[^] WinHeist - Windows Electronic Inventory SysTem

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      RTek23
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      Some definite good, and oh so painfully true, one's..

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      • R RTek23

        So what are your favorite phrases that people use on you that lets you know they are talking completely out of their other end? My favorites are: "Basically, the customer" ....and you can change customer to any other noun and it would be the same "Technically speaking, " .....normally followed by some astounding pile of absolute cr#p. and my favorite programmer one: "The equipment is a bit wonky..." to explain why their stuff doesn't work There are more, but i have heard both of these this morning, (and the programming one recently) and knew instantly, I was about to be fed a line of BS.:mad: So...what are your favorites?

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        David1987
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        "It works on my machine"

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        • R RTek23

          So what are your favorite phrases that people use on you that lets you know they are talking completely out of their other end? My favorites are: "Basically, the customer" ....and you can change customer to any other noun and it would be the same "Technically speaking, " .....normally followed by some astounding pile of absolute cr#p. and my favorite programmer one: "The equipment is a bit wonky..." to explain why their stuff doesn't work There are more, but i have heard both of these this morning, (and the programming one recently) and knew instantly, I was about to be fed a line of BS.:mad: So...what are your favorites?

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          Gregory Gadow
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          I'm rather partial to the French phrase péter plus haut que son cul, which means "to fart higher than one's (behind)" (the word is a bit ruder than that :laugh: )

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          • R RTek23

            So what are your favorite phrases that people use on you that lets you know they are talking completely out of their other end? My favorites are: "Basically, the customer" ....and you can change customer to any other noun and it would be the same "Technically speaking, " .....normally followed by some astounding pile of absolute cr#p. and my favorite programmer one: "The equipment is a bit wonky..." to explain why their stuff doesn't work There are more, but i have heard both of these this morning, (and the programming one recently) and knew instantly, I was about to be fed a line of BS.:mad: So...what are your favorites?

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            musefan
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            "Your not having a pay rise because..."

            I may or may not be responsible for my own actions

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            • R RTek23

              So what are your favorite phrases that people use on you that lets you know they are talking completely out of their other end? My favorites are: "Basically, the customer" ....and you can change customer to any other noun and it would be the same "Technically speaking, " .....normally followed by some astounding pile of absolute cr#p. and my favorite programmer one: "The equipment is a bit wonky..." to explain why their stuff doesn't work There are more, but i have heard both of these this morning, (and the programming one recently) and knew instantly, I was about to be fed a line of BS.:mad: So...what are your favorites?

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              Lost User
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              this looks bit spooky [while testing..]

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              • R RTek23

                So what are your favorite phrases that people use on you that lets you know they are talking completely out of their other end? My favorites are: "Basically, the customer" ....and you can change customer to any other noun and it would be the same "Technically speaking, " .....normally followed by some astounding pile of absolute cr#p. and my favorite programmer one: "The equipment is a bit wonky..." to explain why their stuff doesn't work There are more, but i have heard both of these this morning, (and the programming one recently) and knew instantly, I was about to be fed a line of BS.:mad: So...what are your favorites?

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                Gary Wheeler
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                "This is our number one priority..." "We didn't change anything..." any use of the phrase "going forward" or similar biz-speak, and any sentence that contains the proper nouns "Sales" or "Marketing".

                Software Zen: delete this;

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                  "Your not having a pay rise because..."

                  I may or may not be responsible for my own actions

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                  AspDotNetDev
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                  That too is my favorite. "You're not getting a raise because of your skills, astounding as they may be. You're getting it because of your unparalleled productivity."

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                  • R RTek23

                    So what are your favorite phrases that people use on you that lets you know they are talking completely out of their other end? My favorites are: "Basically, the customer" ....and you can change customer to any other noun and it would be the same "Technically speaking, " .....normally followed by some astounding pile of absolute cr#p. and my favorite programmer one: "The equipment is a bit wonky..." to explain why their stuff doesn't work There are more, but i have heard both of these this morning, (and the programming one recently) and knew instantly, I was about to be fed a line of BS.:mad: So...what are your favorites?

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                    AspDotNetDev
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                    [I mention I can fix a bug most would consider a show stopper] "That's out of scope." "In my experience..." [so basically you can't prove what you just said and you are ignoring my counter example] "Oh crap, I just sharted." [usually I just say that in my head]

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                    • A AspDotNetDev

                      That too is my favorite. "You're not getting a raise because of your skills, astounding as they may be. You're getting it because of your unparalleled productivity."

                      [WikiLeaks Cablegate Cables]

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                      :thumbsup: well finished

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                      • A Andy Brummer

                        I just changed out your muffler bearings.

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                        You're out of blinker fluid.

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                          You're out of blinker fluid.

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                          jeron1
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                          and your flam shooter needs adjusting.

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                          • R RTek23

                            So what are your favorite phrases that people use on you that lets you know they are talking completely out of their other end? My favorites are: "Basically, the customer" ....and you can change customer to any other noun and it would be the same "Technically speaking, " .....normally followed by some astounding pile of absolute cr#p. and my favorite programmer one: "The equipment is a bit wonky..." to explain why their stuff doesn't work There are more, but i have heard both of these this morning, (and the programming one recently) and knew instantly, I was about to be fed a line of BS.:mad: So...what are your favorites?

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                            Joe Simes
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                            Any time someone prepends or appends the phrase "I shit you not!" to any story you know they are full of shit. :) Works in all contexts, personal as well as work related stories.

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                            • R RTek23

                              So what are your favorite phrases that people use on you that lets you know they are talking completely out of their other end? My favorites are: "Basically, the customer" ....and you can change customer to any other noun and it would be the same "Technically speaking, " .....normally followed by some astounding pile of absolute cr#p. and my favorite programmer one: "The equipment is a bit wonky..." to explain why their stuff doesn't work There are more, but i have heard both of these this morning, (and the programming one recently) and knew instantly, I was about to be fed a line of BS.:mad: So...what are your favorites?

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                              Sander Rossel
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                              "[name of guy that does not work here anymore] made this" ...when my boss tells me to fix some code that is impossible to read, write or alter in any way without knowing what the heck might happen X|

                              It's an OO world.

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                                Any time someone prepends or appends the phrase "I shit you not!" to any story you know they are full of shit. :) Works in all contexts, personal as well as work related stories.

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                                RTek23
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                                Joe Simes wrote:

                                prepends or appends the phrase "I sh*t you not!"

                                A lot like "And there I was ... " Or "We had some beer and ...." ;P

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