From: Lee Corbin (lcorbin@tsoft.com)
Date: Sat Nov 02 2002 - 12:50:45 MST
Chris writes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-extropians@extropy.org
> [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.org]On Behalf Of Christopher Whipple
> Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 10:51 AM
> To: extropians@extropy.org
> Subject: MEME: NTCG
>
> As found by my roommate on Metafilter.
>
> Full thread:
> http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/21307#379700
>
> "I've thought of a good new geek term though - 'NTCG'. It stands for
> 'Next Time Check Google'. For all those times when someone emails you,
> or calls you over to the other side of the office. They ask a really
> stupid question, and either you know the answer straight off, or the
> dilemma can be solved by a swift check on google.com. When said idiot
> emails you back to thank you for your help, you can reply with a
> sarcastic 'ntcg', and they'll be baffled as to 'wtf' you mean by it."
Well, that's more polite that RTFM which is employed at
work now and then. But perhaps one should hold the sarcasm.
After all, not everyone reaches familiarity with tools
at the same time, and intellectuals like me need to emulate
the nice folks who sometimes help unjam a printer or give
good advice for painting a door.
Lee
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