I indulged in a bit of banter yesterday. I haven't really done much in the way of banter since those days around the kitchen table back in Levenshulme in the nineties, and I found it all rather fun. It went like this:
MH: The sheer contempt, horror and fear instilled in you by those three little words: "Fancy Dress Party"
MH: Just as worrying, another three words: "Black Tie Event"
CN: Team Building Activity
MH: Good one :-)
CN: Business Networking Opportunity
CN: Family Fun Day
MH: "Have Your Say" (this could become a "thing" you know) ;-)
CN: Office Christmas Lunch
MH: :-) :-) :-)
MH: "Light Entertainment Programme"
CN: Ice Breaker Questions
MH: Yike!
CN: Round Robin Letter
MH: Fine Art Installation
MH: Shared Accommodation Only
CN: :-O
CN: Meet and Greet
MH: What's your story?
CN: Old School Reunion
MH: (Serious ouch!!!)
MH: Who's going first?
MH: Use Chemical Toilet
MH: (and the kicker) "Conservative Party Policy" ;-)
CN: The Sun Says
MH: Daily Mail Headline :-)
CN: No offence, but
MH; and its stablemate "I'm only joking!"
CN: Theresa May Speech
MH: We'll call you
MH: It'll be fun
MH: Experimental Theatre Production
MH: Sink or swim
MH: Consult financial adviser
MH: Automated call system
MH: Phone home immediately
MH: Read out loud
MH: What d'you think?
CN: Constructive feedback session
MH: Ooh yes... Aargh!
MH: ...and "group development day" frown emoticon
MH: There's also "look after this"
MH: ...and "Can you just...?"
MH: Anyway, having come to the conclusion that ALL phrases are, quite frankly, terrifying, I suppose that I'd better just crawl back under my rock.
AH: Business planning meeting
AH: hated them - always lead to redundancies and closures. Should have been called Unbusiness Planning Meetings
MH: Just as worrying, another three words: "Black Tie Event"
CN: Team Building Activity
MH: Good one :-)
CN: Business Networking Opportunity
CN: Family Fun Day
MH: "Have Your Say" (this could become a "thing" you know) ;-)
CN: Office Christmas Lunch
MH: :-) :-) :-)
MH: "Light Entertainment Programme"
CN: Ice Breaker Questions
MH: Yike!
CN: Round Robin Letter
MH: Fine Art Installation
MH: Shared Accommodation Only
CN: :-O
CN: Meet and Greet
MH: What's your story?
CN: Old School Reunion
MH: (Serious ouch!!!)
MH: Who's going first?
MH: Use Chemical Toilet
MH: (and the kicker) "Conservative Party Policy" ;-)
CN: The Sun Says
CN: No offence, but
MH; and its stablemate "I'm only joking!"
CN: Theresa May Speech
MH: We'll call you
MH: It'll be fun
MH: Experimental Theatre Production
MH: Sink or swim
MH: Consult financial adviser
MH: Automated call system
MH: Phone home immediately
MH: Read out loud
MH: What d'you think?
CN: Constructive feedback session
MH: Ooh yes... Aargh!
MH: ...and "group development day" frown emoticon
MH: There's also "look after this"
MH: ...and "Can you just...?"
MH: Anyway, having come to the conclusion that ALL phrases are, quite frankly, terrifying, I suppose that I'd better just crawl back under my rock.
However…
MH: :-)
AH: hated them - always lead to redundancies and closures. Should have been called Unbusiness Planning Meetings
MH: Rationalisation and downsizing :-(
AH: Nope - piss poor management and knee jerk reactions.
MH: Both qualify ;-)
MH: And TBH I'm really not fond of ANY "management speak" - it seems to indicate purest gittage
AH: At least we are on the same page and singing off the same song sheet.
SR: Blue sky thinking….
MF: I do have a wide selection of you need one!!
MH: This does not surprise me ;-)
SP: Dresscode: smart casual. You can have one or the other not both buddy
MH: Or, in my case, only the second ;-)
MH: Thanks for the banter, folks. You know, I don't think that I've had a proper bit of banter since I left Levenshulme back in '97... Just a bit of fun (except for the initial ones which are, of course in deadly earnest! - Just remember these golden rules --- 1: Wear fancy dress over the age of about 10 and you look like an idiot; 2: Wear a tux and you look like an evil idiot. Remember these and you'll be fine) :-)
AH: Nope - piss poor management and knee jerk reactions.
MH: Both qualify ;-)
MH: And TBH I'm really not fond of ANY "management speak" - it seems to indicate purest gittage
AH: At least we are on the same page and singing off the same song sheet.
MH:. And its evil cousin "That's totally awesome!" ;-)
MF: I do have a wide selection of you need one!!
MH: This does not surprise me ;-)
MH: Or, in my case, only the second ;-)
Later...
MH: Dammit, CN, in all that discussion about horrific "three little words" options, I managed to miss out "I Voted Tory" (!!!) - (Not me personally, you understand, just the expression…!) :-)
CN: We also forgot "IDS"
MH: Slaps forehead (My own, not his. Although…)
MH: Slaps forehead (My own, not his. Although…)
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