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Did someone say they had a plooptionary?

OK - imagine you wanted to make a point that business phrases really, really hacked you off.
Turning up in a board meeting, estate agents office etc with one of these would be priceless … who’s going to offer to make one up?
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plooptionary - 9th of 100 idiotic business phrases

plooptionary - ploop’s weasel words and bullshit phrases fresh from the reeking bowels of consultants. (9 of 100)
 I think today’s plooptionary phrase never really got the blanket coverage it deserved.  Jamie Cullen, its owner, was poisoned by an exasperated employee before he could offer the phrase for sale to the consultancy community.  Jamie also sold […]

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plooptionary: Day 8

plooptionary - weasel words and bullshit phrases fresh from the reeking bowels of consultants. (8 of 100)

*”Run the numbers”:  Teddy Pole runs a hugely successful rug company called Rugs by Name.   He took over the family firm when he was just 27 and has grown profits to £3 million on turnover of £23 million.  No […]

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plooptionary: Day 7

plooptionary - ploop’s weasel words and bullshit phrases fresh from the reeking bowels of consultants. (7 of 100)
Only day 7 (of 100) and frankly I’m sick of the plooptionary.  It’s a noose round my neck.  An oak on my shoulder.  If make it to 10 without putting the words ‘life’ and ‘coach’ into google, I’ll […]

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plooptionary: Day 6

plooptionary - ploop’s weasel words and bullshit phrases fresh from the reeking bowels of consultants. (6 of 100)
Thanks to Bob for a ‘heads up’ about a meeting his wife was in.  His phrase takes pride of place as phrase 6 in the plooptionary.
* "Pickled in aspic": The context here is a meeting Bob’s wife […]

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