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Re: "Bullshit Bingo"

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From: carl
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:41
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"Rice Chek" <bonewhite@celtic.net> wrote in message news:<MFJw8.4454$D%6.212816309@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com>...
> Are you always in and out of meetings?  Do you keep falling asleep in
> them?  What about those long and boring conference calls?  Here's a way
> to change all of that.
> 
> How to play "Bullshit Bingo"
> 
> Before your next meeting, seminar, or conference call, prepare your
> Bullshit Bingo Cards by drawing a square (5"x5" is a good size) and
> divide it into columns and rows {five across and five down).  That will
> give you (25) 1" blocks.
> 
> Write one of the following words/phrases in each block:
> 
> synergy
> strategic fit
> core competencies
> out of the box
> bottom line
> revisit
> take that off-line
> 24/7
> out of the loop
> benchmark
> value-added
> proactive
> win-win
> think outside the box
> fast track
> result-driven
> empower (or empowerment)
> knowledge base
> at the end of the day
> touch base
> mindset
> client focus(ed)
> ballpark
> game plan
> leverage
> 
> Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those
> words/phrases.
> 
> When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand
> up and shout "BULLSHIT!"
> 
> Testimonials from satisfied "Bullshit Bingo" players:
> 
> "I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won."
> -Jack W., Boston
> 
> "My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically."
> -David D., Florida
> 
> "What a gas!  Meetings have never been the same since my first win."
> -Bill R., New York City
> 
> "The atmosphere was tense in the last process meeting as 14 of us waited
> for the fifth box." -Ben G., Denver
> 
> "The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed "BULLSHIT!" for the
> third time in two hours." Kathleen L., Atlanta
> 
> The Fine Print
> 
> The inventors, manufacturers, advertisers, and retailers(and families
> thereof) of "BULLSHIT" accept no responsibility for loss of employment
> or "downtime" due to playing of "the game"!!  PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK!!

A significant development in "meetology".

Carl
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From: rankin22307@yahoo.com (carl)
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Subject: Re: "Bullshit Bingo"
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