Re: [9fans] more bad news from Lucent

[Dan Cross <cross@math.psu.edu>]

In article <20010711163218.3205E199C0@mail.cse.psu.edu> you write:
>'Beleagured'? Over here the phrase which is always trotted out is
>	struggling telecoms manufacturer Lucent
>Is there a word for this association of words? We see such inseparable
>phrases all the time, e.g.
>	upstart chip maker Transmeta
>	former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega

New (e-conomy) speak?  The voice of a new iGeneration?  Market Speak?
Management speak?  Industry Trade Rag Speak?

I know, Jim, on a related note I sense an issue coming on, but I
don't have the bandwidth to address it right now.  Perhaps you and
some of your e-colleagues could take it offline and whiteboard an
e-solution strategized from your e-xpertize?  The ROI would be
visionary.  You know, make it an action item to e-vigorate your
linguistic service i-offerings?  And don't forget, use XML!

BOSS:	Everything we do must revolve around XML.  XML is the
	light and the way.  It is the future of E-Commerce.  We
	will use it to revitalize our deliverables....  Hey, mister,
	just where do you think you're going?  Let me see your
	DTD!

DRONE:	But, I'm just going to the bathroom....

BOSS:	No excuse!  Everything we do revolves around XML!  Now let
	me see a DTD.

DRONE:	But....But, I just have to pee....

BOSS:	Pee Shmee!  Again, no excuse!  No DTD, no pee-pee.

DRONE:	(Starts crying)

BOSS:	You see, people, in the New Economy, some of us are tougher
	than others.  We can't tolerate the weaklings if we're to
	syngerize our core competencies around unleashing frictionless
	deliverables.  Anyone else have to pee?

We now return you to your regularly scheduled Ed Woods movies....

	- Dan C.