Humor und Satire
Computerwelt
It is in the process
So wrapped up in red tape that the situation is almost hopeless
We will look into it
By the time the wheel makes a full turn, we assume you will have forgotten
about it too
A program
Any assignment that cannot be completed by one telephone call
Expedite
To confound confusion with commotion
Channels
The trail left by interoffice memos
Coordinator
The guy who has a desk between two expeditors
Consultant (or expert)
Any ordinary guy more than 50 miles from home
To activate
To make carbons and add more names to the memo
To implement a program
Hire more people and expand the office
Under consideration
Never heard of it
A meeting
A mass milling by masterminds
A conference
A place where conversation is substituted for the dreariness of labor
and the loneliness of thought
Reorientation
Getting used to working again
Reliable source
The guy you just met
Informed source
The guy who told the guy you just met
Unimpeachable source
The guy who started the rumor originally
A clarification
To fill in the background with so many details the foreground goes underground
We are making a survey
We need more time to think of an answer
Let's get together on this
I'm assuming you're as confused as I am
Give us the benefit of
We'll listen to what you have to say as long your current thinking as
it doesn't interfere with what we've already decided to do
To give someone the big picture
A long, confused and inaccurate statement to a newcomer
Password
That nonsensical series of characters which is scotchtaped to the front
of your terminal