At work a few weeks back, we were discussing creating a document where we store data that multiple people needed to access for responding to RFPs. My colleague – who sometimes mixes up words – ran with the idea, suggesting we create a central suppository.
I almost fell off my chair at the time, but in retrospect, I think there’s something clever about it. At least it would be more polite to direct someone to a “central suppository” instead of telling them directly to shove it up their ass.
“Do you have the Q2 profitability reports?” they would ask.
“Um, no,” I would say. “But why don’t you check the central suppository?”
I shared this with Alan afterward, and he proceeded to elaborate on it. “It would be for data you really need to sit on before making a decision.” Then, after a pause, “Did you say you would need to probe a bit further before arriving at a decision?”
I had to signal a timeout because he looked like he was only getting started.
And yet last week, as I seamed up an RFP response, friend Kelly looked it over and commented, “Wow. They really gave us a full rectal exam on this one, didn’t they?”
Indeed they did. Perhaps checking out the suppository beforehand would’ve made the whole process smoother.
Next time.
pithypants 
Gawd, that’s funny!