NEW SAYINGS
FOR THE 90s
- Submitted
by L. Loster
Blamestorming
Sitting
around in a group discussing why a
deadline was
missed or a project failed, and
who was
responsible.
Ego Surfing
Scanning
the Net, databases, print media and so on,
looking for
references to one's own name.
Swiped Out
An ATM
or credit card that has been rendered useless
because the
magnetic strip is worn away from extensive use.
(And it only
happens when you only have $.23
cents in your
wallet)
GOOD Job
A "Get-Out-Of-Debt" job. A well-paying job people take
in order to
pay off their debts, one that they will
quit as soon
as they are solvent again.
Tourists
People who take training classes just to get a vacation
from their
jobs. "We had three serious students in the class;
the rest were
just tourists."
Beepilepsy
The brief seizure
people sometimes have when their beeper
goes off (especially
in vibrator mode). Characterized by
physical spasms,
goofy facial expressions and interruption
of speech in
mid-sentence.
SnailMail
"REAL"
mail that the post office actucally sends
PS. In the
US, Personal snail mail has dropped 10% last
because of
email
Starter
A short-lived
first marriage that ends in divorce
Marriage with
no kids, no property and no regrets.
SITCOMs
What yuppies
turn into when they have children and
one of them
stops working to stay home with the kids.
Stands for
Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage.
Mouse Potato
The online,
wired generation's answer to
the couch potato.
ARE YOU ONE?
