Usually someone utterly, totally useless, but can be applied to inanimate objects. Lacking any empowerment, thus going so far as to be inactively obstructive.
Etymology: in the UK a number of large companies operate call-centres. When one attempts to call these to complain, the usual response from the responder (the call-centre operative) is feigned interest in the issue, involving lengthy explanations, then the final response is that they cannot authorise the issue in question as due to lack of authority. The issues can be of any magnitude. When asked to be passed to a manager, they claim the manager is unavailable and will call back (this is the inactive-obstructive part). This never occurs, so one calls again. The situation recurses.
c.f. "chocolate teapot"
Etymology: in the UK a number of large companies operate call-centres. When one attempts to call these to complain, the usual response from the responder (the call-centre operative) is feigned interest in the issue, involving lengthy explanations, then the final response is that they cannot authorise the issue in question as due to lack of authority. The issues can be of any magnitude. When asked to be passed to a manager, they claim the manager is unavailable and will call back (this is the inactive-obstructive part). This never occurs, so one calls again. The situation recurses.
c.f. "chocolate teapot"
I attempted to wipe my arse with some own-brand toilet paper, after wiping the paper looked clean but the disgusting skiddies in my kecks later showed it was as useless as a call-centre operative.
by monsieur_tm December 30, 2013
A 20-year undercover secret team-building operation conducted by Agent 8 that culminated with the destruction of evil entities and spiritual forces that roamed planet earth by showing them the spiritual power of the Lord. One World Under God/s.
by Tin Man 8 September 16, 2024
Hym "I don't know how you guys didn't find and clip that immediately! Your excuse likely ✌️✊️✌️social cohesion✌️✊️✌️ or something. I mean, you make things so much harder than the have to be. Watch this, here's this: 'Why do people think the election was stolen?' And then the other guy shows the clip of Biden saying 'We have created the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud operation in the history of the presidency' and then people are like 'But there isn't any evidence' and it's like 'what evidence would there be?' And all of this is irrelevant because I TOLD YOU not to shut down the country. I said it explicitly! I told you not to do it AND what would happen. You didn't listen. Now look at everything. Terrible. Bad job."
by Hym Iam February 13, 2024
A bunch of edgy kids from the Nova Corporation who give reach arounds to NCMs while asking them about their recent activities in a forbidden bookshelf. Many people say they want to join the Department of Operations even though there's a high chance they'll have their ass fucked by more people than they can count.
by thugshakerhunter January 25, 2023
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by UncleTog March 01, 2023
An operation by the nazi leader Adolf Hitler,The Operation is to attack Union of Soviet Socialist Republics until Moscow.
It failed because the russian winter is cold than any other country winter.
It failed because the russian winter is cold than any other country winter.
Jane:Operation Babarrossa Failed due the winter in Russia let the germans tank fuel failed to work,the winter cause a lot of tank fuel freezed,of course the german army freezed to death
by Gopnikslavia December 01, 2018