Wednesday 28 October 2009

Euphemism corner


Some more words and phrases, taken from Shoot the Puppy, by Tony Thorne. Also see pp 167-174 of The Noughties.
aggressive records management: destroying incriminating documents
alumnized: dismissed, made redundant
assisted departure: see ‘alumnized’
change of reporting relationship: demotion
contingent commission: bribe
human sacrifice: see ‘assisted departure’
live ambient point-of-sale: confrontation between seller and customer
percussive maintenance: hitting a device to make it work

1 comment:

  1. "Domestic Extremists" ie protesters

    Some excellent piss-taking here:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/vestasmagicroundabout/sets/72157622675666060/

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