* Blamestorming
Sitting around in a group discussing why a deadline was missed
or a project failed, and who was  responsible.

* Ego Surfing
Scanning the Net, databases, print media and so on,
looking for references to one's own name.

* Swiped Out
An ATM or credit card that has been rendered useless
because the magnetic strip is worn away from extensive use.
(And it only happens when you only have 23 cents in your wallet)

* GOOD Job
A "Get-Out-Of-Debt" job.  A well-paying job people take
in order to pay off their debts, one that they will quit
as soon as they are solvent again.

* Tourists
People who take training classes just to get a
vacation from their jobs. "We had three serious
students in the class, the rest were just tourists."

* Beepilepsy
The brief seizure people sometimes have when their
beeper goes off (especially in vibrator mode).
Characterized by physical spasms, goofy facial expressions
and interruption of speech in mid-sentence.

* SnailMail
"REAL" mail that the post office actually sends.  In
the U.S. personal snail mail has dropped 10% because of email.

* Starter
A short-lived first marriage that ends in divorce.
Marriage with no kids, no property and no regrets.

* SITCOMs
What yuppies turn into when they have children and
one of them stops working to stay home with the kids.
Stands for, Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive
Mortgage.

* Mouse Potato
The online, wired generation's answer to the couch
potato.

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