I quite like the word turd. As Monty Python would say, it’s a good woody word, not a tinny one. Is your name, is your business’ name, woody or tinny?
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08 June 2007 in Business, Language, Notes by Stilgherrian | No comments
I quite like the word turd. As Monty Python would say, it’s a good woody word, not a tinny one. Is your name, is your business’ name, woody or tinny?
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09 October 2008 in Business, Internet, Marketing
Last week I posted a long, angry piece describing how Dell screwed up an important order. Well, important to me. Pissily tiny to them. Within hours I received a phone call from Winston Robins, Dell’s Purchase Experience Manager for Australia and New Zealand.
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