[Sussex] Do we confuse you?

[Angelo Servini]

Oh, I thought you meant Rapid Action Marketing, Rapid Aircraft Modeler, Rapid Angle Measurement, Rapid Assualt Motorcycle or even Rapid Aging Method, even better, Regional Atheist Meet! - need I go on?

<grin>


> 
> Geoffrey J. Teale wrote:
> > Here's an interesting example. 
> > 
> > RAM.
> > 
> > Now, I conservatively guess that 100% of people on this 
> list can tell
> > me what it stands for (in an I.T. sense, anyone who says anything
> > about "Atomic Mass" is going to get a slap (of their 
> choice) next time
> > I see them :-) ).
> 
> And for those that want a proper description of what Ram is, 
> see here: 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram
> 
> :)
> 

<humour: Appearing to be knowlegable?>

Column 1                Column 2                Column 3

0. integrated           0. management           0. options
1. total                1. organizational       1. flexibility
2. systematized         2. monitored            2. capability
3. parallel             3. reciprocal           3. mobility
4. functional           4. digital              4. programming
5. responsive           5. logistical           5. concept
6. optional             6. transitional         6. time-phase
7. synchronized         7. incremental          7. projection
8. compatible           8. third-generation     8. hardware
9. balanced             9. policy               9. contingency

        The procedure is simple.  Think of any three-digit number, then select
the corresponding buzzword from each column.  For instance, number 257 produces
"systematized logistical projection," a phrase that can be dropped into
virtually any report with that ring of decisive, knowledgeable authority.  "No
one will have the remotest idea of what you're talking about," says Broughton,
"but the important thing is that they're not about to admit it."
                .. Philip Broughton, "How to Win at Wordsmanship"
</humour>


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