Jusoda Kid 1 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Pleased i don't work with twats anymore, well not one that talks that kind of bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Medicine is full of acronyms. One 'clinical educator' (apparently she used to be a nurse) told me that writing any acronym in a patient's notes, with the exception of MI and TB, is illegal and thus should not be done. I mentioned this to a consultant after seeing notes awash with acronyms, who said she's clearly never practiced, as it would take years to fill everything out in full! I've yet to come across a doctor using the more cynical ones, my favourite being a diagnosis of DFKDFC. (Don't Fucking Know, Don't Fucking Care!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3986 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 (edited) I quoted Alexi Sayle to our Project Manger the other day but unfortunately she's an Aussie and didn't get the reference - she was setting up some training sessions on a new system and told me she was organising some "workshops". Cue "Anyone who uses the phrase workshop who isn't involved in light engineering is a twat". Edited July 19, 2006 by NJS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Has anyone "run it up the flagpole and see who salutes" in your workplace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Has anyone "run it up the flagpole and see who salutes" in your workplace? 161835[/snapback] Juror number 12 in 12 Angry Men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9018 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 and Harvey Dangers- Flagpole Sitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie 0 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 My dad's epileptic and he's offended that the term has been changed in case he gets offended. I'd love to know whether any epileptic in history has actually taken offence to the word 'brainstorm'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags 1 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Medicine is full of acronyms. I've yet to come across a doctor using the more cynical ones, my favourite being a diagnosis of DFKDFC. (Don't Fucking Know, Don't Fucking Care!) 161827[/snapback] Fecking hell! I think I've been transcribing MD orders too long as that DFKDFC was immediately interpreted...have to admit I'd love to see that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 My dad's epileptic and he's offended that the term has been changed in case he gets offended. I'd love to know whether any epileptic in history has actually taken offence to the word 'brainstorm'. 161921[/snapback] It'll be the same situation with some nervous white councillor not putting up Christmas decorations for fear of offending people of other religions, who blatently couldn't give a shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Medicine is full of acronyms. I've yet to come across a doctor using the more cynical ones, my favourite being a diagnosis of DFKDFC. (Don't Fucking Know, Don't Fucking Care!) 161827[/snapback] Fecking hell! I think I've been transcribing MD orders too long as that DFKDFC was immediately interpreted...have to admit I'd love to see that as well. 161925[/snapback] I heard one when I was a student nurse (and haven't heard it used since actually) when a doctor referred to a patient as "Mr PF Bundy" Being very wet behind the ears I told him we didn't have a Mr Bundy to which I was informed it meant Pretty Fucked BUt Not Dead Yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_NUFC 0 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 When I was in 6th Form at School, we got a new headmaster who used to go on like some business wanker. 'Pro-active' 'thinking outside the box' etc. Everyone thought he was a prick, even the teachers. I HATE business speak. 'Pro-Active' is the worst one. It doesn't actually make any sense for a start. You're either active or you're not. It's the language of greedy bastards to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 When I was in 6th Form at School, we got a new headmaster who used to go on like some business wanker. 'Pro-active' 'thinking outside the box' etc. Everyone thought he was a prick, even the teachers. I HATE business speak. 'Pro-Active' is the worst one. It doesn't actually make any sense for a start. You're either active or you're not. It's the language of greedy bastards to be honest. 162024[/snapback] Classic Simpsons moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9018 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 I HATE business speak. 'Pro-Active' is the worst one. It doesn't actually make any sense for a start. You're either active or you're not. 162024[/snapback] Pro-active, instead of Re-active to be honest. so it does make sense. still a term used by festering twats mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 (edited) When I was in 6th Form at School, we got a new headmaster who used to go on like some business wanker. 'Pro-active' 'thinking outside the box' etc. Everyone thought he was a prick, even the teachers. I HATE business speak. 'Pro-Active' is the worst one. It doesn't actually make any sense for a start. You're either active or you're not. It's the language of greedy bastards to be honest. 162024[/snapback] They eventually replaced that dithering fool Cardinal then Edited August 13, 2006 by Wacky Jnr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Lazaru 0 Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Medicine is full of acronyms. One 'clinical educator' (apparently she used to be a nurse) told me that writing any acronym in a patient's notes, with the exception of MI and TB, is illegal and thus should not be done. I mentioned this to a consultant after seeing notes awash with acronyms, who said she's clearly never practiced, as it would take years to fill everything out in full! I've yet to come across a doctor using the more cynical ones, my favourite being a diagnosis of DFKDFC. (Don't Fucking Know, Don't Fucking Care!) 161827[/snapback] I remember the doctor that appears on things like Have i got news for you, i think he's called Phil Hammond revealled a couple doctors use to describe patients: TFTF = Too fat to fly NFN = Normal for Norfolk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkinthedog 0 Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 (edited) I used to work for one of these pretentious maggots; everything was fucking 'Bigtime' this and 'vis-a-vis' that, even used to talk about 'hinterlands' FFS! He also liked to believe he knew something about computers so I deliberately used the term 'trojan-horses' in his office to see how long it would take him to use it in a big meeting (having nay idea what it meant). 2 fucking days, tbf I think he'd contained himself. Run it up the flagpole then hang yersel' off it, necker. Edited August 13, 2006 by walkinthedog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 My old boss liked to "blue-sky" things. And "suck it and see". 161574[/snapback] Ahh, a favourite of mine!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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