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Previously on "Latest phrase in the playground?"

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  • Doggy Styles
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    Rather than just beating your opponents, nowadays you set out to own them.

    I think own is used for any achievement now. Own the podium, own that code you've finally got through UAT, etc.

    Although perhaps that last one should be owning the testers. I'm not sure.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by Gloucsman View Post
    Also "You'll ave to tek us round the back as i'm eating me chips at the mo"

    personal experience? Mitch can you advise?

    That paints a picture, on a wall with a spray-can in my mind.

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  • jmo21
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    Originally posted by Alf W View Post
    We seem to be "reaching out" to anyone and everyone these days. I'm wondering whether I can steer this more to "reaching around".

    We don't seem to be "reverting" so much and "doing the needfull" has almost vanished. Haven't heard talk of "synergies" for a couple of years. somebody "socialised" something the other day to raised eyebrows and knowing chuckles.

    What are the 'on trend' bulltulip bingo phrases doing the rounds these days?
    That Americanism has been around for ages.

    I hate all these made up, bulltulip phrases.

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  • vetran
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    Just shout Bingo, cue the engineers laughing and the TLA & corpspeak monkeys looking confused

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  • Gloucsman
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    Also "You'll ave to tek us round the back as i'm eating me chips at the mo"...I blame it on the lack of food nutrition education given to children by their parents and in schools

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  • Gloucsman
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    Cameron's 'All Inclusive' seems to be popular these days (especially with holiday companies). "Cool" seems to be a word that is being more used by the over 50's too.

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  • nomadd
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    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    I haven't heard that one yet. #

    Rest assured that when I do hear it I will imitate the action of the tiger;

    Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
    Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;
    Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;
    Let pry through the portage of the head
    Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it
    As fearfully as doth a galled rock
    O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,
    Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean.
    Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide,
    Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit
    To his full height.

    In other words, whoever says it will be made aware of my disapproval.
    Wouldn't it just be easier to say, "Sorry, mate, you're talking bollox"?

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
    "Right to win", is a new one I heard a lot last week. As in "this additional functionality gives us a right to win".
    I haven't heard that one yet. Rest assured that when I do hear it I will imitate the action of the tiger;
    Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,
    Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;
    Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;
    Let pry through the portage of the head
    Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it
    As fearfully as doth a galled rock
    O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,
    Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean.
    Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide,
    Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit
    To his full height.

    In other words, whoever says it will be made aware of my disapproval.

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  • VectraMan
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    "Right to win", is a new one I heard a lot last week. As in "this additional functionality gives us a right to win".

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Originally posted by Alf W View Post
    We seem to be "reaching out" to anyone and everyone these days. I'm wondering whether I can steer this more to "reaching around".
    If you're in Britain you'll need a very long arm to reach out to me.

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  • nomadd
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    Originally posted by Alf W View Post
    We seem to be "reaching out" to anyone and everyone these days. I'm wondering whether I can steer this more to "reaching around".

    We don't seem to be "reverting" so much and "doing the needfull" has almost vanished. Haven't heard talk of "synergies" for a couple of years. somebody "socialised" something the other day to raised eyebrows and knowing chuckles.
    What?

    And...

    What?

    (Tip: You should read some of my Vogon poetry in the recovering alcoholic thread. )

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  • Alf W
    started a topic Latest phrase in the playground?

    Latest phrase in the playground?

    We seem to be "reaching out" to anyone and everyone these days. I'm wondering whether I can steer this more to "reaching around".

    We don't seem to be "reverting" so much and "doing the needfull" has almost vanished. Haven't heard talk of "synergies" for a couple of years. somebody "socialised" something the other day to raised eyebrows and knowing chuckles.

    What are the 'on trend' bulltulip bingo phrases doing the rounds these days?

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