Catchphrases

All Roads Lead To Rome

Used by Jim Olsen to describe the fact that all methods of calculating a companies valuation, either through Abnormal Earnings Growth, Net Present Value or any other method you happen to pull out of your corporate financial weapon repository should yield the same answer. Good Luck With That!

Strict Nanny

Definition:
Phrase used by the Rugger Bugger types from The Museum of Everything to describe any female who disagrees with them or tells them off in any way.
Other handy phrases include: Well Done, Safety First, Spoooner!

Reference:
Museum of Everything, BBC Radio 4

URL:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/museumofeverything.shtml

Your skin is soft...

Definition:
"Your skin is soft. Not like the sand. Sand is rough."
Allegedly a quote from the 'love scence' in Star Wars II - how accurate it is is not that relevent - the fact remains: Lucas can't write dialog.
As the hordes of freaks line up for episode III they might well reflect on the 'Law of Expectation' and go home!

Reference:
Eric (E), Igor's (I) friend kept saying this at Mammoth last weekend

(In my mind...)

Definition:
Indication that previous sentence completely true and not made up at all. (In my mind...)

Reference:
Izzard - Sexie

Dammeet!

Definition:
Frenchification of Damn it!

Reference:
Daniel Robyr

Blablabla

Definition:
The details are irrelevant... French accent required.

Reference:
Daniel Robyr

What the hell am I doing?

Definition:
Emphasis on the hell... Used at any time during the day when you forget what you are doing because you have become distracted by 12 different layers of distraction.
When experiments are not working - referers to postdoc / with my life... etc.

Reference:
Graham

I 'ave no clue

Definition:
I don't know anything about this - it is probably impossible for anyone to know about this - the whole thing makes no sense. French accent required.

Reference:
Daniel Robyr

World of pain

Definition:
Prediction that a a course of action will result in slight inconvenience.

Reference:
Graham

Small yapper type dogs...

Definition:
Buy Mister Dog for small yapper type dogs...and maybe they'll shut the fuck up. Reference to Mr Dog dog food that chaged its name to Cesar.

Reference:
Izzard

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