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Marketing bollocks, buzzword bingo, or your mum saying "fudge" when she really wants to swear like a trooper. Let's ride the hockey stick curve of this top hat product, solutioneers.

Thanks to simbosan for the idea

(, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 13:13)
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It's an overuse of euphemisms and metaphor
Slipping one or two into the conversation is reasonable, but going overboard just sounds like they're trying to sound cool and modern.

ALso, if he'd said that he literally had a helicopter's view, then I could see your complaint.
(, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 17:07, 1 reply)

There is no place for the word helicoptor in an IT Project review, unless

a)You are working for Stringfellowe Hawke and Airwolf
b)Your customer is in the helicoptor industry.
(, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 17:32, closed)

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