Things I have overheard recently
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Philip Jacob
Note to archeologists and readers: this was written a long time ago and is maintained simply for historical reasons.
A few choice quotes from recent adventures:
- “Gold is the new silver” at a shop in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
- “60 is the new 30” at a dinner party
- “40 is the new 30” at a 40th birthday party
- Woman: I’m going to work in Bill’s new Web 2.0 group
Man: Cool, with AJAX and all that neat stuff?
Woman, obviously clueless: Um… sure. So when do we have my goodbye party?
Man
*: You're just changing cost centers. You don't get a party for that. You only get a party if you leave.