words for the '90s

So who watched the Oscars? I know Allison did. :-) I watched bits and pieces here and there. Did everyone agree with who won/lost? I've seen Titanic, The Full Monty, As Good As It Gets, but I still need to see Wag The Dog, Kundun and L.A. Confidential.

My current taste fave is malt bread. I ate half a loaf yesterday by myself, throughout the day. I'm a big fan of weird breads, by the way. It's been years since I've touched Wonder Bread.

Here are some New Words for the 90s:

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



Chainsaw Consultant: An outside expert brought in to reduce the
employee head count, leaving the top brass with clean hands.



Cube Farm: An office filled with cubicles.



Ego Surfing: Scanning the Net, databases, print media and so on, looking
for references to one's own name.



Idea Hamsters: People who always seem to have their idea
generators running.



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



Mouse Potato: The online, wired generation's answer to the couch potato.



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



Perot: To quit unexpectedly, as in "My cellular phone just
perot'ed."



Swiped Out: An ATM or credit card that has been rendered useless
because the magnetic strip is worn away from extensive use.



Alpha Geek - The most knowledgeable, technically proficient person
in an office or work group. "Ask Larry, he's the alpha geek around
here."



Beepilepsy - The brief seizure people sometimes have when their beeper
goes off (especially in vibrator mode). Characterized by physical
spasms,
goofy facial expressions and interruption of speech in mid-sentence.



Irritainment - Entertainment and media spectacles that are annoying,
but you find yourself unable to stop watching them. The O.J. trials were
a prime example.



Percussive Maintenance - The fine art of whacking an electronic device to
get it to work again.



Seagull Manager - A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, shits
over everything and then leaves.



Umfriend - A sexual relation of dubious standing. "This is uh..Dale,
my...um...friend..."



Uninstalled - Euphemism for being fired. Heard on the voicemail of a
vice president at a downsizing computer firm: "You have reached the
number of an uninstalled vice president. Please dial our main number
and ask the operator for assistance." See also Decruitment.



Vulcan Nerve Pinch - The taxing hand position required to reach a
the appropriate keys for certain commands. For instance, the warm
re-boot for a Mac II computer involves simultaneously pressing the
Control key, the Command key, the Return key and the Power On key.



Yuppie Food Stamps - The ubiquitous $20 bills spewed out of ATM's
everywhere. Often used when trying to split the bill after a meal:
"We all owe $8 each, but all anybody's got is yuppie food stamps."