The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for February 01, 2012
January 31, 2012
February 02, 2012
Transcript:
Mr. Veeblefester: What is the status of the report I assigned you to do last week? I told you I needed it ASAP! Brutus: I know, Chief, but it looks like it's going to be NQASAP. Mr. Veeblefester: What? Brutus: Not quite as soon as possible!
asap= as soon as POSSIBLE. Thus the rub. Possible is a relative term. ASAP is not a term meaning spead but rather a broad stroak allowing it to be done whenever convenient by the speaker while still giving a sense of urgency to the listener. Don’t call us, we’ll cal you if you will.