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You will have experience in ...

I CRIED (G00blar), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 14:20 (fifteen years ago) link

Today on the stock market. . .

100 Days, 100 Nights (Susan), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 14:21 (fifteen years ago) link

happy birthday

rent, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 14:23 (fifteen years ago) link

did you have a poppyseed bagel for lunch?

rent, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 14:25 (fifteen years ago) link

"can we give tonight a miss?"

Ant Attack.. (Ste), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 14:35 (fifteen years ago) link

"it is what it is"

mookieproof, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 15:13 (fifteen years ago) link

I really, really do not want to have to police you on that each week.

Uncle Shavedlongcock (max), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 15:14 (fifteen years ago) link

telecommunications

Sugar hiccup, Makes a pig soar and swoon (Pillbox), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 15:14 (fifteen years ago) link

can I have a word with you?

what U cry 4 (jim), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 15:15 (fifteen years ago) link

pushback

Mr. Que, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 15:15 (fifteen years ago) link

Typically: anything that can be represented by an acronym.

Sugar hiccup, Makes a pig soar and swoon (Pillbox), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 15:16 (fifteen years ago) link

"The fact of the matter is"
"meal solutions" - how a supermarket were promoting their shoddy ready meals

zappi, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 15:54 (fifteen years ago) link

We need to talk...

not_goodwin, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 15:59 (fifteen years ago) link

"workshop"

z "R" s (Z S), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 16:04 (fifteen years ago) link

"Develop your skillset"

z "R" s (Z S), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 16:04 (fifteen years ago) link

"company retreat"

two words that could make me quit on the spot

a country packed with ponies (sunny successor), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 16:09 (fifteen years ago) link

service area

SNAKES! (ice crӕm), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 17:18 (fifteen years ago) link

ASAP - as in "we need this done ASAP"
And that is different from the usual situation how exactly?

snoball, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 17:22 (fifteen years ago) link

regret to advise

Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 17:22 (fifteen years ago) link

"Christmas shopping"

snoball, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 17:25 (fifteen years ago) link

"We're looking for an English manager with experience of fighting against relegation"

Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 17:26 (fifteen years ago) link

I HATE "it is what it is."

Also, "2-3+ years experience required" for every single job ad ever.

Maria, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 17:27 (fifteen years ago) link

"clouds expected to be with us for at least the rest of the week"

Granny Dainger, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 17:31 (fifteen years ago) link

can I have a word with you?

^ so, so true.

grimly fiendish, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:02 (fifteen years ago) link

"I'm not racist, but..."

Billy Dods, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:09 (fifteen years ago) link

'ladies and gentlemen, YOUR detroit lions!'

the sir weeze, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:14 (fifteen years ago) link

^^lolz

Sugar hiccup, Makes a pig soar and swoon (Pillbox), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:15 (fifteen years ago) link

You'll have to *insert thing that you are supposed to be paid to do* in your own free time.

Zoe Espera, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:15 (fifteen years ago) link

"To continue in English, press '1'"

― invisible jet (wanko ergo sum), Wednesday, November 12, 2008 8:57 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

it's because I hate automated menus, not ESLs, just to clarify

idk (wanko ergo sum), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:18 (fifteen years ago) link

franchise

balloon in a sack (latebloomer), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:19 (fifteen years ago) link

actually it's just a word but it depresses me

balloon in a sack (latebloomer), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:20 (fifteen years ago) link

"You know about computers, don't you?"

grimly fiendish, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:20 (fifteen years ago) link

'Say the name of the product or service you wish to inquire about'

GO BLACK DUDE FROM SPACE ♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡ (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:20 (fifteen years ago) link

big night out
staff night out
staff drinks
work night out
drinks after work
after-work drinks

etc.

Zoe Espera, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:21 (fifteen years ago) link

"Last orders at the bar!"

Can't believe we've got this far without that one.

xpost It depends on your colleagues, of course ;)

grimly fiendish, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:22 (fifteen years ago) link

'heads-up'

GO BLACK DUDE FROM SPACE ♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡ (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:22 (fifteen years ago) link

'going forward' x 293874290387409238749023817401298740129384

GO BLACK DUDE FROM SPACE ♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡ (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:22 (fifteen years ago) link

'last updated X minutes ago by the sir weeze'

the sir weeze, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:26 (fifteen years ago) link

we are seeking synergies

ljubljana, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:32 (fifteen years ago) link

(we are seeking synergies *going forward*)

ljubljana, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:32 (fifteen years ago) link

"we're gonna have to take it all apart and start over"
"sorry, we're closed"

Granny Dainger, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:35 (fifteen years ago) link

"I'm sorry, I didn't understand you. Please state the name of..."

goole, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:36 (fifteen years ago) link

i have a grudging respect for bullshit business phrases. it allows you to talk about things that nobody cares about with some regularity. it's only a problem if people buy into them or don't understand that it's shorthand that you shouldn't use out of the office.

goole, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:38 (fifteen years ago) link

Audacity has encountered a problem and needs to close...

BODY PROP (nickalicious), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:38 (fifteen years ago) link

THIS

GO BLACK DUDE FROM SPACE ♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡ (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:41 (fifteen years ago) link

"everyone is dry as fuck lately"

Granny Dainger, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:43 (fifteen years ago) link

have you been drinking?

cool app (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:45 (fifteen years ago) link

"bloodwork"

BIG HOOS' macaroni is off the motherfucking chain (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:51 (fifteen years ago) link

"this is your fault"

BIG HOOS' macaroni is off the motherfucking chain (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:51 (fifteen years ago) link

"real job"

BIG HOOS' macaroni is off the motherfucking chain (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 12 November 2008 21:51 (fifteen years ago) link

wtf? is the power pose real? is that really it? loooool

But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 16:20 (four years ago) link

i like to do the empathy pose. both feet tightly squeezed together, so the entire body is off balance. this shows openness and vulnerability to the team

But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 16:21 (four years ago) link

it says "don't push me, even a tiny bit, or i will crash down and bring every single one of you motherfuckers with me"

But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 16:21 (four years ago) link

I'm pretty much always doing the ReRun while in the office. I find that it's very effective at projecting my inner idiocy.

Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 18 February 2020 16:23 (four years ago) link

suspected migrants

nashwan, Tuesday, 18 February 2020 16:41 (four years ago) link

Happy 130th Birthday, [dead celebrity]!

nothing in the dialog (unregistered), Thursday, 20 February 2020 20:55 (four years ago) link

three months pass...

"hold space for"

crystal-brained yogahead (map), Thursday, 18 June 2020 01:04 (four years ago) link

three weeks pass...

COVID-19 taunt

estela, Monday, 13 July 2020 05:59 (three years ago) link

vegan thanksgiving

― SNAKES! (ice crӕm), Wednesday, November 12, 2008 6:51 AM (eleven years ago) bookmarkflaglink

its taken me 11 years to say this...

fuck u

methinks dababy doth bop shit too much (m bison), Monday, 13 July 2020 06:24 (three years ago) link

one month passes...

"...ok, i'm going to play the devil's advocate on both sides here, but..."

The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 18 August 2020 19:29 (three years ago) link

'Maybe it's only a little gangrenous.'

Ask yoreself: are you're standards too high? (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 18 August 2020 19:42 (three years ago) link

establish a regular cadence

The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 26 August 2020 16:35 (three years ago) link

bi-directional success

The GOAT Harold Land (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 26 August 2020 16:39 (three years ago) link

in a ideal world [...] but

Your original display name will be displayed in brackets (Left), Wednesday, 26 August 2020 16:40 (three years ago) link

seven months pass...

"gal pal"

John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Thursday, 8 April 2021 18:48 (three years ago) link

I don't know if this is exactly the thread for it but a very depressing phrase to enter an online debate is "playing the race card" - you instantly know that you are dealing with an irredeemable cunt.

Bastard Lakes (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 8 April 2021 18:59 (three years ago) link

yeah though i have to admit i mildly lol at the idea of a playing card that says "race" on it, like maybe in all caps. RACE. so you know it's the race card.

John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Thursday, 8 April 2021 19:02 (three years ago) link

well yes, aside from the racism and lack of empathy it also reveals a stunted debating club attitude to politics

Bastard Lakes (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 8 April 2021 19:06 (three years ago) link

one month passes...

the upcoming #joeexotic series is

estela, Friday, 4 June 2021 08:26 (three years ago) link

five months pass...

"It is the sixth film in the Home Alone franchise."

visiting, Thursday, 11 November 2021 21:31 (two years ago) link

reading the last two posts as an exchange between two bots

Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Thursday, 11 November 2021 21:38 (two years ago) link

one month passes...

"eye candy"

Nedlene Grendel as Basenji Holmo (map), Tuesday, 21 December 2021 20:31 (two years ago) link

lightly salted

Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 21 December 2021 20:42 (two years ago) link

"good thread on today's covid news:"

Angela's Seshes (darraghmac), Tuesday, 21 December 2021 21:29 (two years ago) link

ten months pass...

“thousands of Black Friday deals”

lets hear some blues on those synths (brimstead), Thursday, 3 November 2022 22:04 (one year ago) link

two months pass...

Whatever your opinion on the trans debate,

pilk/pall revolting odors (wins), Thursday, 19 January 2023 17:20 (one year ago) link

four months pass...

AI used to create new and final Beatles song, says Paul McCartney https://t.co/HgySixrkwG

— Guardian news (@guardiannews) June 13, 2023

he thinks it's chinese money (soref), Tuesday, 13 June 2023 11:23 (one year ago) link

"The latest circulation figures are in."

― grimly fiendish, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 12:55 (fourteen years ago) bookmarkflaglink

😬

Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 13 June 2023 11:54 (one year ago) link

cauliflower pizza bowl

brimstead, Wednesday, 14 June 2023 15:02 (one year ago) link


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