Changed in the twelth hour...

Is the message today equally as "cryptive" as yesterday's?

Danielle is our "salesguy".

I was just "thinking from the top of my head".

Well, I am not working on it. It is in your "ballpark".

It is very confusing. It is not "black and white and red all over".

I was "in the mist" of typing the document when he called.

Simple-icity

It takes two to "tangle".

Starting a cold fresh.

I was "bounded determined" to close the deal.

I need to "devise" the contact with the changes requested.

He doesn't make a good "first impressionism".

Explanation Point

"Going into the positive light" = moving in a positive direction

This customer needs to meet a few more people from our team, so he won't think I'm a "one man stand".

No, I have not seen Michelle. I'm not her mother's keeper!

"Join the choir."

I haven't heard anything, but I will "keep my ears peeled".

Momentum is a "survivor of the fittest".

It makes sense if you look at it wrong.

I didn't agree with what he was saying, so I had to "rebute" to his

Nothing gets done because we have too many bosses and not enough indians.

I gotta hit all my corners.

That'll give 'em another eight ball. (behind the eight ball)

That just gives them more chalk on this stick.

Nail jello to a tree.

Since you didn't understand, I will "construe" it to you.

This will give you a crack!

He was upset, but I talked to him and we "flattened everything out".

I hate going downtown. Traffic is always so bad at "Maljunction Function".

When my friend had a baby, she didn't even feel the "conceptions".
(**This is one of my personal favorites.)

If you need to see our office, please feel free to "visit remotely" anytime.

I will look into that problem and "touch back base with you".

Jim says training is "dueling".

Happy Birthday, Joel!

I need to call Joel to wish him a happy birthday. Do you know his "extinction"?

Joel sounds a lot like his brother, the voice must be "generic".

When he broke his hand, Joel had to see the "professional hand guy", I mean the "professional hand surgeon".

Let's take Joel out for his birthday to "Chick-a-fil"!

Please don't call Joel old, he might "jump off the handle".

If you call Joel to tell him happy birthday and he doesn't answer, just "let him a message".

Huh?

Bruce Lee sometimes uses "nunchunks".

If you don't want any caffeine, just drink a diet coke.

"wildcat" = wild card

"in the hole" = on the whole

When I talk on my cell phone in my car, the other person hears a lot of "rude" noise.

How many sales do you have in your "pikeline"?

We have gotten many "applauses" about our website.

Scooby the Doo!

I told him not to "cock" an attitude.

Does this email sound "miss leading"?

I am sorry I keep telling you my problems. I don't mean to "data dump" on you.

I love "Scooby the Doo".

My sister is an "immature" photographer.

"Get on the boat or get off!"

They just keep coming!

I need more "flourine" in my toothpaste.

How much "racket space" does this server need?

Don't "lose patience on me"!

Instead of working 5 days a week, I wish I could work ten 40s.

No one is excited about the project. I am the only one "gun-hole" about it. (gung-ho?)

This customer would like "electronical" billing for their billing system, "Quicken books".

Slow day...so more old ones.

I lost my "plane of thought".

If you handle the video and internet, I will handle the phone "proportions".

We will "cover that bridge when it comes to us."

They would like "expedia" shipping. (expedited?)

I have a friend running a "6-mile marathon" this weekend.

Oldies but Goodies!

He was so mad...he was "fit to be tired"!

"backhole" = backhoe

"wheelbarrell" = wheelbarrow

My friend and I were talking...you know just "shootin' the wind".

My grandmother tells me all kinds of "old woman's tales".

"scallabatin" = galavanting

What you talkin' bout, Willis?

I have a "photogenic" memory.

My car smells just a "tench" like smoke.

April will be your "life account manager". (account coordinator)

My mom is an "optimenure". (entrepreneur, we think)

I should have been nervous, but I was "cool, calm and collective".

Did you mean...

"Happy as little pigs"

"therll" = thorough

"rememorize" = memorize or remember

"pacifics" = specifics

"reap the percussions" = repercussions

Easy Mistakes!

He "reprimended" me for not sending him the report on time.

I "preserve" the right to change my mind.

"Acquisation" = acquisition or accusation, we aren't sure...

They take me for "granite".

What did you say?

When you are getting over a cold, you are "on the path to reconstruction."

To prepare someone for shocking news, you preface with "don't take it for a stroke."

When discussing projects that are only in the brainstorming phase, you might reiterate "that's all in the perception."

"that would have to do with our stable-bility" - talking about our network

"we can cater it and make it look nice for you" - talking about our marketing


"yes, I can put out some fillers on that for you" - I think she meant feelers :)

The first few to get us started...

"Ducks in a roll" = Ducks in a row

"Chicken Kaboodle" = Kit and Kaboodle

"Constantify" = combine

"Kill two birds with one shot" = kill two birds with one stone

"Breathing down my throat" = breathing down my neck


Please deal with it as I choose what format works best. I will eventually find the best and stick with it. If you have any suggestions, I might want to hear them.

Welcome to the Blog of 'isms!

Welcome to the blog of 'isms. Momentum's employees, friends, family and random strangers have a tendency to get tongue tied (or sometimes brain dead) and say wrong words, phrases or not really know what they are trying to say and words just spout out of their mouths. This is a site dedicated to those 'isms to share the laughter with the world...

WARNING: This is not a site to 'make fun' of anyone. This is a site to laugh at our goof ups and laugh with our friends, not at our friends.