"Huh?"
A man didn't much like people who talk too much, most often women. One night, he proudly told his wife he'd heard that men use 2200 words a day, while women use 4400.
The wife pondered that a moment, then concluded, "That's because women have to repeat everything they say to their husbands."
He looked up from the paper and asked, "Come again?"
NEW SAYINGS FOR THE 90s
Blamestorming: Sitting around in a group discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.
Ego Surfing: Scanning the Net, databases, print media and so on, looking for references to one's own name.
Swiped Out: An ATM or credit card that has been rendered useless because the magnetic strip is worn away from extensive use. (And it only happens when you only have $.23 cents in your wallet)
GOOD Job: A "Get-Out-Of-Debt" job. A well-paying job people take in order to pay off their debts, one that they will quit as soon as they are solvent again.
Tourists: People who take training classes just to get a vacation
from their jobs. "We had three serious students in the class; the rest were just tourists."
Beepilepsy: The brief seizure people sometimes have when their beeper goes off (especially in vibrator mode). Characterized by physical spasms, goofy facial expressions and interruption of speech in mid-sentence.
SnailMail. "REAL" amil that the post office actucally sends PS. In the US, Personal snail mail has dropped 10% last because of email
Starter: A short-lived first marriage that ends in divorce
Marriage with no kids, no property and no regrets.
SITCOMs: What yuppies turn into when they have children and one of them stops working to stay home with the kids. Stands for Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage.
Mouse Potato: The online, wired generation's answer to the couch potato. ARE YOU ONE?
