I know this means nothing to you, but if it's in quotes it is something that was said in a weekly team meeting.


LS JARGON TEST

Highlight/Mark the most appropriate answer.

1. If Tony “bubbled up” to Rachel would she:
A. Slap him
B. Greet him with a smile
C. Give him a blank look
D. Call security

2. “Tighten” is to “Righten” as:
A “Short sharp” is to “options”
B. “Warm” is to “hand off”
C. “Dribble dribble” is to “Spurt Spurt”
D. All of the above.

3. On August 15, “driven” was mentioned how many times between the times of 5:30 and 6:00?
A. 6
B. 9
C. 12
D. 18

4. In this statement: “You will be as close to you business as possible.”
“business” refers to:
A. Your SEs
B. Microsoft
C. Spectrum
D. You know, your ‘busi-ness’

5. Match the Quote with the initials of the person who said it:
_____ A. “I’ve been gone for a way long time.”
_____ B. “That’s madness I say.”
_____ C. “I don’t think these parameters are . . . good.”
_____ D. “Is this meeting going to go to 100:00 o’clock?!”
_____ E. “We have things that happen to us when we’re doing stuff and things.”
_____ F. “I want you to be able to recognize the smelly stuff when it’s thrown at you.”
_____ G. “Most calls have very little information of any interest.”
_____ H. “We’re struggling against things we don’t understand”

BS JM MO SH SP TP – two sets of initials will be used more than once

6. Rank these in order from most desirable to least desirable most desirable 1 being
the least desirable and 6 being the least desirable:
_____ “A whole mess of good things”
_____ “A little bit of somethings”
_____ “A steady something- (not a big something or a small something)”
_____ “Good stuff”
_____ “Small quiet things”
_____ “The things that are moving in my head”

7. If you hear a “Giant sucking sound” you should:A. Run for your life!
B. “Align your offerings”
C. “Tighten and righten”
D. “Role up into” something
E. Look “through a glass darkly”

8. True of False: “Bubbling up to” someone is the same as “Rolling up into”
someone.

9. Which of these is actually a word?
A. “Howfor”
B. “Linkages”
C. “Standupidness”
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

10. If something is “Not what it needs to be or should be or could be” what is it?

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Bonus: Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper:
Explain the analogy of the tool box and the hammer given to the wife for the anniversary given in the November 28 meeting.