I was just mildly chewed out after a meeting with the managers. They understand my frustrations, and admired the descriptiveness of the phrase, but I'm no longer allowed to say that "the system goes down more than Linda Lovelace."

Posted by: Ted at 09:37 AM | category: Square Pegs
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1 It's quite colorful and adds a certain drama. I like that...

Posted by: Paul at March 12, 2004 10:59 AM (JLUgl)

2 That's one reason that I like working with lawyers. No one bats an eye at phrases like, "it's a big shit sandwitch and we all have to take a bite."

Posted by: phelps at March 12, 2004 02:29 PM (P+WmR)

3 Heh, The Powers That Be are always telling me to watch it, too. Apparently saying things like "That part of the system sucks wet farts out of dead pidgeons" is not comporting myself in a professional manner.

Neither is "The lab's tits up and fucked sideways"

Posted by: Matt Navarre at March 12, 2004 03:51 PM (+7Usq)

4
About a broken thing (electronic): Wheels up in the weeds in the barditch beside the information superhighway.

About a person who will not do right and cannot be made to do right: You can't embarass a flatulent skunk.

Posted by: homebru at March 12, 2004 10:38 PM (KQ+3d)

5 Yeah, the broads hate it when you say things like that.

Posted by: Dawn at March 12, 2004 11:21 PM (Q0xHi)

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