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multitasking

A polite way of telling someone you haven't heard a word they said. Commonly used on long conference calls, when the speaker is monotonous, boring, or couldn't make a point of one were drawn for them.

Joe: "Blah, blah corporate office blah, blah, leverage proactively blah, blah human capital and grade-A synergy, blah, blah. Do you agree, Jim?"

Jim: "I'm sorry, Joe, I was multitasking, can you repeat that?"

by workinglate February 8, 2007

one putt

Task that is expected to be relatively easy but, if not done properly, can turn into an embarrassing nightmare.

CBS executives: “Here Dan – here’s the latest on the Bush Air National Guard story. The docs show Bush’s superiors thought he was a schmuck, too. This is a one putt story if I’ve ever seen one – run it tonight at 6.”

by workinglate February 8, 2007

jailblazer

the destruction of self and team through your own careless, stupid, and often illegal activities. In other words, squandering the sum of the parts. Nickname given to the NBA's Portland Trailblazers for obvious reasons.

Fan 1: "I can't believe the Blazers lost again."
Fan 2: "Hard to win when half your team is facing drug charges and the other half just doesn't give a crap."
Fan 1: "well, I suppose they don't call them the jailblzers for nothin'"

Student 1: "dude, got some weed in my locker - let's go"
Student 2: "hey jailblazer, we got our team presentation in 2 hours!"

Monica: "do you need some intern services?"
Bill: "I'm so glad you asked, that way I won't get accused of forcing myself on you, like Paula, Kathleen, and Juanita."
Monica: "why, you little jailblazer..."

by workinglate February 8, 2007