25 February 2004 - engineer, manager

Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 2004 : 25 February 2004

What we say.

Engineer: I recommend against it, but we could save a few pennies a day by using thinner plastic in the safety flap fastener. It’s bad because we risk millions if flaps break.

What they hear.

Lackey: ... save ... millions ....
Manager: Make it so.

clue:

A reference to a classic Gary Larson cartoon about what we say to dogs and what they hear.

take oh take this clue away