Agonizing Argot


The following items were found in the Globe and Mail on Saturday.  They originate 
in 'Booklist' (a magazine of the American Library Association). They have been 
attributed to Generation-X employees and office cynics.

Blamestorming:  Sitting around in a group discussing why a deadline was missed or 
                a project failed and who was responsible.

Ego Surfing: Scanning the Net, data bases, print media, looking for references to 
             one's own name.

Mouse Potato:  The on-line generation's answer to the couch potato.

Ohnosecond:  That miniscule fraction of time in which you realize you've just made 
             a big mistake.

Sress Puppy:  A person who thrives on being stressed out and whiny.

Tourists:  Those who take training classes just to take a vacation from their jobs.

Glazing:  Corporate-speak, for sleeping with your eyes open.  A popular pastime at 
          conferences and early-morning meetings.

Graybar Land:  The place you go when you're staring at a computer that's processing 
               something very slowly (while you watch the gray bar creep across the 
               screen).

Keyboard Plaque:  The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on computer keyboards.

Grey Matter:  Older, experienced business people hired by young entrepreneurial firms  
              looking to appear more reputable and established.

Salmon Day:  Spending an entire day swimming upstream only to get screwed in the end.

404: Someone who is clueless, from the World Wide Web error message "404 Not Found," 
     meaning a document couldn't be located.