#jar

There wasn't much technical terminology, and then, most academics are not trained in writing. And there is what is probably worse than ever before, the growing use of professional jargon. ↗

— Stephen Jay Gould

#before #ever #growing #jargon #most

Nutella. I dig my spoon in and eat it straight out of the jar. I can easily go through one a week. ↗

— Malin Akerman

#easily #eat #go #i #i can

Yet Aristotle's excellence of substance, so far from being associated with the grand style, is associated with something that at times comes perilously near jargon. ↗

— Irving Babbitt

#associated #being #comes #excellence #far

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession. ↗

— Kingman Brewster, Jr.

#incomprehensible #jargon #profession

I got confused. I thought it was a K.Y. scare, so I bought 2000 jars of personal lubricant. I still have some. ↗

— Julie Brown

#confused #got #i #jars #personal

The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is extremely inspiring. It's constantly stimulating, it's like a slap in the face. ↗

— Carter Burwell

#constantly #environment #extremely #face #going

I want to be the Everyman and take an IQ test and get a perfect 100. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#funny #humor #iq-test #jarod-kintz #funny

Greece will not manage to get back on its feet without restructuring its debt. There is no way around it. The country's creditors will have to reduce a portion of its debts by extending maturity dates, lowering interest rates or giving them what's called a 'haircut' in financial jargon. ↗

— Peer Steinbruck

#back #called #country #creditors #dates

Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

#avoiding #brevity #jargon #while

I want to be a matador in the bull market, but not so I can make a killing. Rather, I just want to wear flamboyant and form-fitting pants that emphasize my genitalia as I stroll down Wall Street. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#jarod-kintz #matador #provocative #strange #funny