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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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    wizardzz
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    "Can't we just use a cloud platform for this?" -Regarding any hardware or network requests.

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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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      Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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      "I tested it, ..."

      Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost

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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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        "Maybe we should .." [stupidest plan in the whole history of mankind] "In theory it would be good if .." [something that is absolute crap in practice] And then I know this guy who has a tinfoil hat superglued to his head, and almost everything he says is verbal feces. In Dutch I'd call him a sjembek.

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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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          Andy Brummer
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          I just changed out your muffler bearings.

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            "Maybe we should .." [stupidest plan in the whole history of mankind] "In theory it would be good if .." [something that is absolute crap in practice] And then I know this guy who has a tinfoil hat superglued to his head, and almost everything he says is verbal feces. In Dutch I'd call him a sjembek.

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            TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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            David1987 wrote:

            verbal feces

            Excellent phrase! Gotta remember that one!

            "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams "Let me get this straight. You know her. She knows you. But she wants to eat him. And everybody's okay with this?" - Timon

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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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              • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

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

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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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                              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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                                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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                                  I just changed out your muffler bearings.

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                                  Kschuler
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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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                                        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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                                        • J Joe Simes

                                          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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