jesse wrote:
I work for a fortune 500 that is obsessed with sports metaphor. We have had several official programs this year named things like "Play to win!" or "Step up to the plate!"

Why can't we borrow from other domains and use slogans like "avast ye mateys!" or "sub zero wins!" or "apply a coat of primer!"

Jesse

I'm going to start using Mortal Kombat quotes in my daily professional life.


If I land a really sweet deal. I will say "Fatality"

After I chew out an employee. I will say "Flawless Victory"

When I see an employee that is far away that I want closer. I will say "Get over here"

When I am satisfied with a days work. I will laugh like Goro. I will say "Hohoho"

If you're looking for new phrases that can be used sarcastically, you might enjoy this Usenet post on "The Accountability Ladder."

jesse wrote:I work for a fortune 500 that is obsessed with sports metaphor.

Tom wrote:I'm going to start using Mortal Kombat quotes in my daily professional life.

If I land a really sweet deal. I will say "Fatality"

After I chew out an employee. I will say "Flawless Victory"

When I see an employee that is far away that I want closer. I will say "Get over here"

When I am satisfied with a days work. I will laugh like Goro. I will say "Hohoho"

sheesh. the sad thing is, Tom, i think yr closer to the mark than you maybe even know. not just in professional life, but in daily life overheard on the street et al, and most sickeningly of all especially on CNN & so-called 'news' networks in their coverage of The Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, blunt sports terms are the rule. feel free to post some good examples, yee who have them - none immediately come to mind (probably a psychological filtering thang)...

Tom wrote:

jesse wrote:
I work for a fortune 500 that is obsessed with sports metaphor. We have had several official programs this year named things like "Play to win!" or "Step up to the plate!"

Why can't we borrow from other domains and use slogans like "avast ye mateys!" or "sub zero wins!" or "apply a coat of primer!"

Jesse

I'm going to start using Mortal Kombat quotes in my daily professional life.


If I land a really sweet deal. I will say "Fatality"

After I chew out an employee. I will say "Flawless Victory"

When I see an employee that is far away that I want closer. I will say "Get over here"

When I am satisfied with a days work. I will laugh like Goro. I will say "Hohoho"

Awesome. So awesome I have to wipe off my monitor now. Thanks.

I believe Mortal Kombat 6 comes out next month.

dre wrote: I'm going to start using Mortal Kombat quotes in my daily professional life.


If I land a really sweet deal. I will say "Fatality"

After I chew out an employee. I will say "Flawless Victory"

When I see an employee that is far away that I want closer. I will say "Get over here"

When I am satisfied with a days work. I will laugh like Goro. I will say "Hohoho"

Awesome. So awesome I have to wipe off my monitor now. Thanks.

I believe Mortal Kombat 6 comes out next month.[/quote]

Wow... I'm almost as excited as when Jurrasic Park 3 came out.

"pockets of resistance"

"crawling through those tunnels and caves looking for the bad folks"

"When the President says go - Look out, it's hammer time."

come on, who has some better ones?

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/ ... s.preview/

..."Experts say that, whereas Bush is a known quantity to voters, Kerry can use the debates to portray himself as a trustworthy, cogent and empathetic figure."

Does anybody actually believe this horse shit?
CNN is definetely CRAP.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/ ... s.preview/

..."Experts say that, whereas Bush is a known quantity to voters, Kerry can use the debates to portray himself as a trustworthy, cogent and empathetic figure."

Does anybody actually believe this horse shit?
CNN is definetely CRAP.

"We could nuke Baghdad into glass, wipe it with Windex, tie fatback on our
feet and go skating."

-- Fred Reed, Air Force Times columnist