Saturday, June 05, 2010

Hungry? iliza shlesinger

I wrote a memo yesterday at work. I rarely talk about my work. You can get in trouble for that sort of thing.¹  

So, I wrote this memo. It began like this, “…claims for missing items are eating our lunch…” Not one of my employees, who range greatly in age, gender²,³ and geographic origin, has heard this saying.

Have you?*

¹ I probably wouldn’t get in trouble but why take the chance. My dog likes to eat well.  
² we have four
³ I’m trying to be inclusive since June is Gay and Lesbian Pride Month and I like rainbows
* I even googled and couldn’t find the saying.






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  1. AnonymousSat Jun 05, 04:34:00 AM EDT

    Oh yeah Pride Month...I wonder why it is only one month. I have pride year round...go figure. LOL at the note...too funny. The possibilities are endless for the Have you?

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  2. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallSat Jun 05, 06:27:00 AM EDT

    u r wise,
    that's a smart move in writing, especially publicly...
    Happy Saturday!

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  3. Brian MillerSat Jun 05, 07:16:00 AM EDT

    yeah, and i dont like it when people eat my lunch...

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  4. RASat Jun 05, 08:00:00 AM EDT

    I must admit that I don't understand ;p. It's the first time ever I read about the saying. Have a wonderful weekend, Nessa.

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  5. Doug The UnaSat Jun 05, 08:28:00 AM EDT

    I've heard the phrase but it usually meant getting stomped or gored by cattle. As in "That bull ate Doug's lunch. Go check if he's breathing. After lunch."

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  6. JeanieSat Jun 05, 08:53:00 AM EDT

    I've always heard it used that if something "ate your lunch" it really gave you a rough time.

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  7. Claudya MartinezSat Jun 05, 10:20:00 AM EDT

    Who's been eating my lunch?

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  8. Maude LynnSat Jun 05, 10:45:00 AM EDT

    I've heard that expression all of my life. I didn't know that it was uncommon.

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  9. Alice AudreySat Jun 05, 11:14:00 AM EDT

    It sounds vaguely familiar. If I've heard it, it wasn't recently.

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  10. secret agent womanSat Jun 05, 11:30:00 AM EDT

    I've never heard that expression, although I immediately knew what in meant in context.

    (Being gay doesn't actually change your gender.)

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  11. Tracie NallSat Jun 05, 12:33:00 PM EDT

    That is hilarious! My husband says that ALL the time! =)

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  12. SandyCarlsonSat Jun 05, 01:22:00 PM EDT

    I don't know that one, but it sounds a bit like it means you're being undermined.

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  13. JimSat Jun 05, 02:34:00 PM EDT

    Nessa, if I were you I would get a lock for the refrigerator. In a way you are lucky because a lot of companies don't provide lunch.
    ..

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  14. JimSat Jun 05, 02:38:00 PM EDT

    I Googled "eating our lunch" and got About 1,120,000 results (in 0.43 seconds). Do you think you could have misspelled something? Google also informed me that 'mispelled' is one of the top 100 misspelled words.
    Do you think that 'mispelled' words are eating Google's lunch?
    ..

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  15. JimSat Jun 05, 02:43:00 PM EDT

    Our ten month old granddaughter spent last week with us. Mrs. Jim is at their house helping paint and put dishes back into the China.
    We will hate to see them go but I think if they weren't we would have been seeing them too much the last few weeks.
    Karen just finished her second week over there (London) on the job.
    All of that to say that I sort of know how you were feeling having Buddy (in the South here, that would be 'Bubba') over for his week. I am glad you are now getting around again with the living.
    ..

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  16. quillySat Jun 05, 03:38:00 PM EDT

    I have never heard this. I would have thought it meant someone was taking credit for your stuff or advancing themselves on your energy or had stolen your place.

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  17. k. riggs gardnerSat Jun 05, 04:01:00 PM EDT

    I Googled Vanessa Kilmer:

    Transtar Moving Systems Inc
    908 N Lenola Rd
    Moorestown, NJ
    USA

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  18. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallSat Jun 05, 10:37:00 PM EDT

    http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/lets-send-love-2-viola-and-ibok-today/

    Please help send hugs and good wishes to Viola and Ibok...
    thanks a ton!
    :)

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  19. Shelley MunroSun Jun 06, 12:37:00 AM EDT

    Well I'm scratching my head. I have no idea...

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  20. colleenSun Jun 06, 09:29:00 AM EDT

    Is that anything like 'the dog ate my homework?' You wrote it so you must know the saying. I hope you will explain.

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  21. Kat_RNSun Jun 06, 10:49:00 AM EDT

    Yes, I have heard the phrase and it is used correctly. Basically the other company is taking our market share, they are eating our lunch. I grew up out west so maybe it is a western thing?
    Kat

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  22. Monkey ManSun Jun 06, 02:44:00 PM EDT

    I have heard this saying as a sports or sales metaphor. When someone is 'eating your lunch' it implies they are doing much better than you....dominating. "My blog today was so poorly written that Nessa's post clearly ate my lunch."

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  23. k. riggs gardnerSun Jun 06, 03:56:00 PM EDT

    Monkey Man's comment is obviously superior to my comment because I didn't write anything. I copied and pasted after a simple search query.

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  24. MelliSun Jun 06, 11:46:00 PM EDT

    Nope. Never heard that saying! But I GET it! I totally GET it! I take it some of them didn't... :)

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  25. k. riggs gardnerMon Jun 07, 11:20:00 AM EDT

    When is the blog host gonna answer all of these comments?

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  26. UnknownTue Jun 08, 08:31:00 PM EDT

    Yeap..heard it all my life.
    maybe because I am in the hospitality industry. LOL
    hugs
    shakira

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