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02-24-2004, 05:28 PM
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#3121
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Wild Rumpus Facilitator
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: In a teeny, tiny, little office
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"Touch Base"
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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Disagree. "Ping" is the new touch base, as in "Did you ping opposing counsel on getting the signature page?"
Maybe pinging is a Silicon Valley thing, though.
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Ping is definitely a Silicon Valley thing. It derives from the Aramaic "pong."
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02-24-2004, 05:28 PM
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#3122
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No title
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Here
Posts: 8,092
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"Touch Base"
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Originally posted by ltl/fb
I think those are complementary phrases, not substitutes. As in, "Associate, after you do aaalllll the work, let's circle back and touch base."
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I'll get right on that once I run it up the flag pole while trying to grow the business. I'll ping you when I'm done.
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02-24-2004, 05:30 PM
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#3123
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Throwing a kettle over a pub
Posts: 14,753
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"Touch Base"
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Originally posted by ltl/fb
let's circle back and touch base.
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Finally. Back to GWNK's masturbation...
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No no no, that's not gonna help. That's not gonna help and I'll tell you why: It doesn't unbang your Mom.
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02-24-2004, 05:30 PM
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#3124
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Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 217
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"Touch Base"
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Originally posted by robustpuppy
The eyebrows made me unsure.
Out of curiousity I asked my SO about his laminated list. I can only remember Ann-Margret (in her 30s) and Selma Hayek. As it is, that's a pretty full list.
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Well yeah, for a weekend maybe. |
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02-24-2004, 05:31 PM
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#3125
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Flyover land
Posts: 19,042
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"Touch Base"
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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Finally. Back to GWNK's masturbation...
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That wasn't about HERS. |
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02-24-2004, 05:31 PM
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#3126
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Moderasaurus Rex
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 33,074
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"Touch Base"
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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Disagree. "Ping" is the new touch base, as in "Did you ping opposing counsel on getting the signature page?"
Maybe pinging is a Silicon Valley thing, though.
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In my experience, pinging is usually followed by depth charges. Maybe I've seen Das Boot one too many times.
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02-24-2004, 05:33 PM
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#3127
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Too Good For Post Numbers
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 65,535
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"Touch Base"
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Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Man, I hope you are pretty.
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It probably wouldn't help. They'd still be going "huh?" |
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02-24-2004, 05:34 PM
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#3128
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Livin' a Lie!
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 2,098
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Speaking of Christmas
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Originally posted by taxwonk
Especially since the bulk of the people watching the film for that purpose will fail to grasp the irony that Christ's crucifiction was nothing more than a cynical murder committed in support of maintaining power and hegemony.
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We don't fail to realize this we just think it was a lot more than that. A lot more.
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C'mon Pookie, let's burn this motherfucker down.
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02-24-2004, 05:34 PM
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#3129
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Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 217
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"Touch Base"
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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
In my experience, pinging is usually followed by depth charges. Maybe I've seen Das Boot one too many times.
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Thanks a lot. Now I have Sean Connery in my head: "One ping only, Vasily." |
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02-24-2004, 05:35 PM
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#3130
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I am beyond a rank!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Appalaichan Trail
Posts: 6,201
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"Touch Base"
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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Yes!!
I hate especially when men say "reach out". It makes them less of a man.
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So true, so true.......... |
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02-24-2004, 05:37 PM
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#3131
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Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: State of Chaos
Posts: 8,197
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"Touch Base"
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Originally posted by bilmore
It probably wouldn't help. They'd still be going "huh?"
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As in "Huh, I wonder whether anybody else thought that was funny." |
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02-24-2004, 05:39 PM
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#3132
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Consigliere
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pelosi Land!
Posts: 9,477
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Coals to Newcastle and all that....
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ABBAKiss
Boy do WE engage in different activities when the Mr. is out of town.
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Which is exactly when again, Muffin? |
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02-24-2004, 05:40 PM
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#3133
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I am beyond a rank!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 11,873
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"Touch Base"
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Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Man, I hope you are pretty.
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Planning to invite him to your next orgy?
Hope springs eternal. |
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02-24-2004, 05:41 PM
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#3134
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Genius Known As ABBAKiss
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Wonderland
Posts: 3,540
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Coals to Newcastle and all that....
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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Which is exactly when again, Muffin?
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You get the phone calls from my neighbor to let you know when, silly. |
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02-24-2004, 05:43 PM
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#3135
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World Ruler
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 12,057
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"Touch Base"
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Originally posted by robustpuppy
The eyebrows made me unsure.
Out of curiousity I asked my SO about his laminated list. I can only remember Ann-Margret (in her 30s) and Selma Hayek. As it is, that's a pretty full list.
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You're forgetting a few. Or were you just not listening?
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