Honest definitions from work and life

  • Stall

    verb

    To push an aircraft to its limit, where it just gives up the whole 'flying' thing and decides to plummet like a rock. Usually exciting if the pilot recovers the aircraft from a stall on time. Interesting if they don't.

    Murdock: "Gentlemen! We're stalling!"
    Bosco: "Stop yapping and recover from it, you fool!"

    karthik on August 17, 2024

  • Stall

    noun

    A corporate trap, also known as a booth, set up in exhibitions by companies to lure naive professionals with free tote bags, stickers, and tees and brainwash them that their perfectly fine system is broken without their overpriced solution.

    First time attendee: "Hey look, they gave me a sticker at their stall!"
    Veteran attendee: "They also got your email, didn't they?"

    karthik on August 17, 2024