STOP TOUCHING BASE!!!

[potatolord]

The one that used to get me gnashing my teeth was close of play.

“I’ll get that over to you by close of play”

Just say today you cretins

It is annoying. What is wrong with "by 5pm, today"?

 

[Philtor]

By COB is another. We have America to thank for this y’uall.

 

[marinersfan]

I work in a factory, on machines. Thankfully we rarely ever get the soft handed office boys knocking about, so silly talk is rare. I'm assistant team leader, so I do get the odd daft email. 99% of them aren't really relevant, so usually just get a cursory glance.

I tend to leave the desk people to it.

 

[Diddums]

Glad I'm not the only one succumbing to this blue-sky-thinking rubbish.

I do use "COB" a lot as I need to lay down the law with contractors a fair bit and it really does come in handy for that.

 

[potatolord]

Glad I'm not the only one succumbing to this blue-sky-thinking rubbish.

I do use "COB" a lot as I need to lay down the law with contractors a fair bit and it really does come in handy for that.

Heh, I got burned a few times with "end of day" type deadlines. I always give a time now.

 

[slinxy]

Remember, when someone tells you there is no "I" in team, remind them that there is a "U" in **** off.

I find the best way of doing things with office politics is simply to ignore people completely and delete emails, it's amazing how much I do it and don't get in trouble.

My reply is always... But there's a M and an E... and that spells ME!

 

[FBi7]

https://flic.kr/p/2qrFDPb

 

[Feek]

Touch base.
Revert (instead reply. It's a completely and utterly different thing).
Do the needful.
Inbox me.

I'm not sure which of these I detest most.

 

[Participant]

I was touching cloth earlier is that the same?

Was gonna post similar, bah.

 

[iamdjdz]

Never played baseball?

 

[ATiRubyfan]

On Waze, you now have the option of this meeting one liners.

 

[spolsh]

Never played baseball?

Is that the one like rounders ?

 

[Nasher]

At least they aren't touching cloth.

 

[NickK]

"I touched base"

"I need to touch base"

Christ what the hell is wrong with people, it's enough to make Hurfdurf cry

I'll revert back to you when I have an answer.

 

[taB]

I'll revert back to you when I have an answer.

Heinous tautology.

 

[NickK]

Heinous tautology.

Lensing.. instead of perspective.

Attempting to create new innovative uses for words to make people look smart when there's a word already there in the thesaurus. Complication for complications sake.

 

[something daft already!!]

At least they aren't touching cloth.

You can easily tell when someone's not read the thread.

 

[LiE]

At least they are touching the base and not the tip..

 

[Mr Badger]

Is that the one like rounders ?

Someone seems out of their wheelhouse...

 

[krooton]

Did base even consent?