Monday 23 August 2010

EOTW #XXIII

Random factor, like a tractor, be a love and throw us another batch of totally unrelated Euphemisms Of The Week, as possibly featured in last month's Reader's Digest*

Recently observed on the web of shame:
  • Spinning the Rolodex
  • Buying a sieve
  • Sandpapering the plinth
  • Skirting around the zoo
  • Chalking the sidewalk with Katy Perry**
More to follow...

* no, not really
** I have no idea

Overheard #1974-77

A member of our sales team, in full flow minutes ago:
"Look, I'm not President Gerald Ford..."

Monday 9 August 2010

Overheard #0.2718+E

Minutes ago:
"Yes, but where am I going to find a midget at short notice?"
Yes, short notice. You couldn't make it up...

Wednesday 4 August 2010

EOTW #0b10110

Fire up your V.22 modem and untangle that IEEE-1284 DB25M cable; yes, it's a newly-compiled Euphemisms Of The Week, as featured in this month's COBOL Magazine*

Recently observed on the web of shame:
  • Opening a back channel
  • Grabbing a Yahoo pipe
  • Cooling down the router
  • Tweeting a hard return
  • Yanking the Tardis
More to follow...

* no, not really

Tuesday 3 August 2010

Tinkerman

I'm having a muck about with Blogger templates.

Don't be alarmed.