December 2011
255 posts
“I’d really like you guys to drive the bus on this one.”
“I’m getting a lot of pushback from the client …”
“At the end of the day, it is what it is.”
“lets back up and punt”
“I’ll give him a buzz and fire off an email when I get the green light.”
“Pop a QR Code in there and we’re golden.”
“Just go be creative”
“Schedj.”
“Neogsh.”
“At the end of the day we need to overdeliver.”
“It doesn’t feel big enough to me.”
“What we really need here is a boots-on-the-ground solution.”
“I think we’re really starting to get some traction on this.”
“Can you create a PDF out of this JPEG and then zip it before sending it to me?...”
“Let’s table that for right now.”
“we need to manage expectations”
“What’s the timeline on those deliverables?”
“Shoot for the stars, if we land on the moon it’s still a good view.”
“Let’s think pie-in-the-sky…”
“Once it’s in the wild…”
“Can I get an ETA on those changes ASAP? Client is expecting by EOD.”
“It’s not clear what you’re trying to solve for here.”
“I think we have to prime the pump here.”
“I don’t mean to get all propeller head, but technically speaking this dog...”
“As I understand it…”
“Let’s put it in the wok and see what comes out crispy”
“Can you just move that over 1/2 a pixel?”
“When your holding a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail.”
“…We need to approve via PDF.”
“Please just keep me posted on progress so I can manage to realistic expectations...”
“It’s not exactly apples to apples, but…”
“There’s a lot of TBDs still TBD.”
“Just take a couple of minutes and mock it up for me real quick.”
“We’ve got ‘em by the short and curlies!”
“I was kind of hoping for something different.”
“Can I borrow your brain for a second?”
“parking-lot that thought”
“I’m just not loving this, I don’t know why.”
“What we’re really looking for here is matching luggage.”
“I’ll be out-of-pocket for the next few hours”
“just a gentle reminder”
“I am not sure what the client wants, so let’s just try and do something...”
“Let’s see how we can break this out into phases…”
“We need to make this as clear, and as nebulous, as possible.”
“You have my support 200%”
“You really knocked it out of the park on this one.”
“This is TOP priority. Sorry if I didn’t make that clear.”
“It just needs to be fleshed out more.”
“The copy will pretty much write itself.”
“Let me stop you right there…”