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(1). A call to a competitor or client by a consultant without disclosing who they are working for (and usually pretending to be a prospect) in order to get some information out of them about their business or operations.
“So, we had a no names discussion with the folks at IBM, as you requested…turns out they make computers. It’ll all be in our final report…”
(1). To put off a project or discussion topic for a later time, often to avoid work.
“Hey Tom, how about we just table this for the time being. I know the deadline is today, but and I’m just not in the mood to discuss the company’s health benefit renewal. It’s just too damn nice outside.”
(1). What ER docs on TV never tell people who don’t belong there (by the way, it stands for “Get Outta My Emergency Room”).
“Look, Mrs. Fitzgibbons, your husband is almost certainly dead. We’ll go through the motions for a bit to make you feel better, but I really have to insist … GOMER! GOMER! GOMER!”
Props to T.K. for the submission.
