I used to be a Research Scientist
I had a Boss Dr B--- I shall call her, who was a lovely lady but absolutely fucking metal.

The main mentalism was she had names for things; the Liquid nitrogen freezer for instance was called ‘Friar Tuck’ because it was a big fat squat thing. It’s a shame it is the only one I can remember, but she had them for everything in the lab, also she had nicknames for people and places.. we called them “B---isms”

Okay this isn’t that mad but when I tell you she would use them without any explanation in conversation with anyone. Once at a conference at the DTI she used at least 10 of these “B---isms” while talking to the Minister for trade and industry. I had a great photo in the lab of the Minister (John Battle) shaking hands with B--- with a bemused expression on his face.

We also had a meeting with some Japanese scientists. We had to do a presentation and were warned that they would be using a translator so we had to keep it simple. Her presentation had many B---isms and a hefty dose of her own versions of that buzz words /corporate bollocks speech spouted by the apprentice types. I was sat next to the translator whose pen hovered hesitantly every time a B—ism was used. I’m sure the translations back said “and I have no idea what this mad woman is talking about”

Jonathan Caner the Daily Mail astrologist spoke directly to her

She could do the quick Crossword & the cryptic crossword of the aforementioned horrid paper in the time it takes to fill them in
(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 15:05, Reply)