The point of no return in a long tedious meeting when attendee's brains are no longer capable of rational thought, and all meaningful contributions generate into Jimmy Saville impressions
Like an event horizon, once crossed there is nothing you can do to go back.
Like an event horizon, once crossed there is nothing you can do to go back.
dave: i know this meeting's dragging on, but we need to come to a decision.
paul: OK, ok, now then - (preparing to make a salient point)
(gary): now then now then
(jim): jewellery jewellery
paul: no, look I'm serious. Dave, do you...
(sally): ...like the music of Showaddywaddy?
(gary): OK that's it folks, we're over the Saville Horizon. We're not going to get any further - let's come back to this tomorrow
(meeting ends)
paul: OK, ok, now then - (preparing to make a salient point)
(gary): now then now then
(jim): jewellery jewellery
paul: no, look I'm serious. Dave, do you...
(sally): ...like the music of Showaddywaddy?
(gary): OK that's it folks, we're over the Saville Horizon. We're not going to get any further - let's come back to this tomorrow
(meeting ends)
by pignudger July 29, 2010