Comments on: Marketing Type http://www.thinkersroom.com/blog/2009/07/marketing-type/ Unique - just like everyone else. Manufactured and bottled in Kenya Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: donworry http://www.thinkersroom.com/blog/2009/07/marketing-type/comment-page-1/#comment-136421 donworry Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:23:18 +0000 http://www.thinkersroom.com/blog/2009/07/marketing-type/#comment-136421 Good piece, I loved that Ford-K gag. M is it true that someone who did not want his name to be given out because he is not allowed to speak to bloggers, said that you always seem to "think the unthinkable" Mind your language was a comedy programme from way back in the 1900s. In one episode teacher asks student to make up a sentence using a metaphor...can you see where it's going?.... "Last week I spoke to Carol and later I met 'er for a drink Good piece, I loved that Ford-K gag.

M is it true that someone who did not want his name to be given out because he is not allowed to speak to bloggers, said that you always seem to “think the unthinkable”

Mind your language was a comedy programme from way back in the 1900s.

In one episode teacher asks student to make up a sentence using a metaphor…can you see where it’s going?….

“Last week I spoke to Carol and later I met ‘er for a drink

]]> By: NiKolaS http://www.thinkersroom.com/blog/2009/07/marketing-type/comment-page-1/#comment-136409 NiKolaS Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:10:04 +0000 http://www.thinkersroom.com/blog/2009/07/marketing-type/#comment-136409 it is a good thing that i have not to endure such presentations in my line of work. sure if someday as cursed fate were to will it i shall be thoroughly entertained thanks to this point. i have laughed myself silly. Now what did that robot do to Lois' lane? *note use of lowercase L* it is a good thing that i have not to endure such presentations in my line of work. sure if someday as cursed fate were to will it i shall be thoroughly entertained thanks to this point. i have laughed myself silly. Now what did that robot do to Lois’ lane? *note use of lowercase L*

]]> By: Our Kid http://www.thinkersroom.com/blog/2009/07/marketing-type/comment-page-1/#comment-136392 Our Kid Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:03:19 +0000 http://www.thinkersroom.com/blog/2009/07/marketing-type/#comment-136392 'At the end of the day' (now that is another phrase I hate!) as long as those cake-holes are shut (not telling us to 'think outside the box') and pens run out of ink, we will survive packaged humanism. That is my 'two cents' (in a country where you don't even get one cent!) ‘At the end of the day’ (now that is another phrase I hate!) as long as those cake-holes are shut (not telling us to ‘think outside the box’) and pens run out of ink, we will survive packaged humanism.

That is my ‘two cents’ (in a country where you don’t even get one cent!)

]]> By: Andrea Bohnstedt http://www.thinkersroom.com/blog/2009/07/marketing-type/comment-page-1/#comment-136391 Andrea Bohnstedt Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:35:23 +0000 http://www.thinkersroom.com/blog/2009/07/marketing-type/#comment-136391 Ah yes. Shifting gears. Always a favourite. Nonsensical expressions such as 'facilitation' and 'stakeholder' and 'empowerment' can be directly traced to the infestation with NGOs and aid agencies. Also: Mixed metaphors and images. Already overused expressions mangled: curving a niche, the greenbuck et al. Ah yes. Shifting gears. Always a favourite.

Nonsensical expressions such as ‘facilitation’ and ‘stakeholder’ and ‘empowerment’ can be directly traced to the infestation with NGOs and aid agencies.

Also:

Mixed metaphors and images.

Already overused expressions mangled: curving a niche, the greenbuck et al.

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