Actually, it really isn't corporate speak, it's techno-speak or geek-speak. (I remember one time in the past year when a non-techie friend had to ask me to explain what I meant by ack and nak in an e-mail.)
I think it's appropriate on this list, and I appreciate the creativity. However, you have to know where to draw the line... Mike Thomas Seay wrote: > <<as I have zero synchronous > bandwidth to discuss it other than what I present here > in the position>> > > Can someone please explain to me the purpose in > speaking such gibberish as the above? Wouldn't it > have been much clearer and pleasing to the eye to have > simply stated, "I dont have any time to discuss this" > ? > > I have no problems with creative language, but > corporate cliches are not creative. They are not > clear either. So what is their purpose? > > Is there really something unique conveyed in such > language that couldnt be done more effectively using > simple english? Or are these just memes passed on to > us from error messages we see on the computer? > > Here's a quote from the artist Andy Warhol: > > <<Paintings are too hard. The things I want to show > are mechanical. Machines have less problems. I'd like > to be a machine, wouldn't you>> > > And so it is! > > -Thomas > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. > http://new.mail.yahoo.com > > > ... > Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, > <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> > > Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> > IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > -- Michael C. Rawlins, Rawlins EC Consulting www.rawlinsecconsulting.com ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
