swing voter
People who have neither partisan nor ideological conviction at any detectible level. Most often found in the suburbs, these voters are often swayed by emotional appeals rather than philosophical,...
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Attempting to follow up on previous email messages which have gone unanswered. employee: "Jim isn't responding to my email requests to shut down the Hope Creek nuclear power plant before the East...
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the destruction of self and team through your own careless, stupid, and often illegal activities. In other words, squandering the sum of the parts. Nickname given to the NBA's Portland Trailblazers...
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That nasty collection of plastic balls at the playgrounds of fast food restaurants across this great country of ours. Those balls aren't wet because it rained, it's because some kid peed in the play...
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Task that is expected to be relatively easy but, if not done properly, can turn into an embarrassing nightmare. CBS executives: “Here Dan – here’s the latest on the Bush Air National Guard story. The...
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The illiterate way to say "oriented." While technically a word, you sound like a moron when you say it. Annoying used car huckster in Phoenix, heard recently on the radio: "We're customer orientated..."
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Obnoxious, overweight, and loud women, most frequently heard screaming at their small children over trivialities in public places (the grocery store, fast food restaurants, school events, etc.). 3...
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A polite way of telling someone you haven't heard a word they said. Commonly used on long conference calls, when the speaker is monotonous, boring, or couldn't make a point of one were drawn for them....
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refers to the degree to which someone will stand up for them self or what one is responsible for, or, the degree to which one will go to get the job done. At work, having stones can be career-limiting...
View ArticlePaul Potts
The British version of Rudy. Participant on Britain's Got Talent that blew everyone away with his opera singing. Went from Joe Nobody mobile phone salesman to the next Pavarotti in about 3 weeks....
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