Author: Dr Wingnut
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Origins of common expressions
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around…
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Teachers
According to a radio report, a middle school in Oregon was faced with a unique problem. A number of girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little…
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Expert
An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.Niels Bohr
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Status quo
Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.Laurence J. Peter
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Marketing physics is trivial compared to technology
What should engineers developing products know about marketing?There are three laws of what I call marketing physics, three things that matter. The first is “overt benefit,” which, in a consumer’s words, is “What’s in it for me?” The second is “real reason to believe,” which translates to “Why should I believe you?” And the third…