Friday, September 13, 2013

More Phrases That Have No Meaning


I know, right?
This simple three word oxymoron is both a declarative statement AND a question rolled into one stupid little quip.

Game-changer
It’s a fly ball to deep center field!  He’s back, back, back, and – it’s intercepted by the goalie at the free-throw line!

Buy one, get one free
No, you don’t get anything free.  You get two for half price.

I feel your pain
No, you don’t.  But – that can be arranged.

Employee engagement
Your employees provide a service, for which they’re monetarily compensated.  They’re no more “engaged” with you than they are their dentist or some neighborhood kid selling magazine subscriptions.

Ah-ha Moment
No one ever says “ah-ha” during a moment of enlightenment.  I vote we go back to calling it a light-bulb-over-the-head moment. 

To tell you the truth
What, you’re been lying to me up until now?

40% off
Off what?  An inflated retail price that no one ever pays?

I like you as a person
Oh, that’s great.  I was starting to think you only liked me as some amorphous blob of flesh, bones and plasma.

Everything happens for a reason
Yes, we know.  It’s called cause and effect, and someone first noticed the relationship between the two centuries ago.