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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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"Can I ask you a question?"
You just have! Why bother asking permission to ask a second one when you presumed it would be fine to ask me the first? While we're about it, how the hell am I supposed to know whether I will be happy for you to ask me this second question without knowing what it is?
(, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:12, 2 replies)
I shall say
"May I ask you another question?" henceforth. Until I get fed up explaining which the first question was.
(, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:17, closed)

Reminds me of the old gag about the lawyer.

Guy goes to a lawyer and says "Can I ask you a question?"
Lawyer replies "No problem. It costs £500 for three questions."
Guys says "Blimey, that's a bit expensive, isn't it?"
Lawyer says "Yes. What's your third question?"
(, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 10:28, closed)

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