compareThe logo, for the Office of Government Commerce, was intended to signify a bold commitment to the body’s aim of “improving value for money by driving up standards and capability in procurement”.
Instead, it has generated howls of mirth and what is likely to be a barrage of teasing emails from mandarins in other departments.
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*insert Beavis and Butthead laughs*nitrah55 wrote:A spokesman for OGC said: “It is true that it caused a few titters among some staff when viewed on its side, but on consideration we concluded that the effect was generic to the particular combination of the letters OGC - and it is not inappropriate to an organisation that’s looking to have a firm grip on Government spend.”
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:*insert Beavis and Butthead laughs*nitrah55 wrote:A spokesman for OGC said: “It is true that it caused a few titters among some staff when viewed on its side, but on consideration we concluded that the effect was generic to the particular combination of the letters OGC - and it is not inappropriate to an organisation that’s looking to have a firm grip on Government spend.”
So... the thingie on the G is a penis pointing straight up?littlebeast13 wrote:peacock2121 wrote:I got the unfortunateness of the one's Tim posted.
I don't get the first one.
Can someone explain it to me?
You mean the one tmitsss posted?
Look at the sideways version in the Spoiler. Now imagine the O is a head, and the C are two legs. Use your imagination with the G....
lb13
It's a term that's widely used in the UK press when referring to ministries or other arms of the UK government. However, its meaning is closer to "those who run bureaucracies" rather than bureaucrats in general.tanstaafl2 wrote:Interesting use of "mandarin" as slang for a bureaucrat in general rather than high public officials of the former Chinese empire. Had not heard that before.
tee heeVAdame wrote:Well, the whole world must be hanging around wb then, since this showed up in England and has been making the rounds for a day or so! It was on the FailBlog yesterday (which unfortunately keeps freezing my work computer, so I won't try to link to it again!)
Yes, the sticking up thingie is a "thingie" sticking up -- and the connected part is an arm/hand with a firm grip on the situation. Check out Ed's animated version if you haven't yet.
Speaking of the FailBlog, did everyone see the "Jesus Loves The Little Children" light switch?
The scary thing is, I think we may have had that thing when I was a kid! I know we had a couple of Guardian Angel light switches (which aren't nearly as disturbing!)
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