| Author | Message | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 439 Registered: 7-2011 |
It's a good thing I don't chorbel too often, because it is generally embarassing and always unprofessional. But usually people understand and will help me. | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 976 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is chorbeling related to work? If so, can you chorbel outside your workplace, too? Is it something you do with your body? With an item? With an electronic device? With another person? Any kind of communication with colleagues relevant? Communicating with costumers? Writing something? Taking breaks? Asking questions? Borrowing things? Forgetting things? Appearance relevant? Dresscode relevant? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4774 Registered: 9-2010 |
dere iz a ch- in cheezburgur, and in chorbel. iz cheezburgur relevunt, soli kitteh? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 440 Registered: 7-2011 |
Is chorbeling related to work? Usually, and is most embarassing there. If so, can you chorbel outside your workplace, too? Yes Is it something you do with your body? Yope - body is involved. With an item? Yes With an electronic device? DOYD of 'electronic.' Not usually considered so. With another person? Other people are involved. Any kind of communication with colleagues relevant? Yessish Communicating with costumers? ..but more so this. Writing something? Taking breaks? Asking questions? Borrowing things? No to these, with a slight 'yope' to 'asking questions'. Forgetting things? no Appearance relevant? Dresscode relevant? No to both dere iz a ch- in cheezburgur, and in chorbel. iz cheezburgur relevunt, soli kitteh? No, but that ch- is not there by accident! | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2211 Registered: 12-2010 |
Talking to customers in person relevant? on the phone? writing e-mails to customers? letters? Does chorbeling take a few seconds? minutes? hours? longer than that? Is it embarrassing for you? for your company? for the customer? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 442 Registered: 7-2011 |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Talking to customers in person relevant? on the phone?this; no to the rest writing e-mails to customers? letters? Does chorbeling take a few seconds? minutes?Between seconds and minutes. hours? longer than that? Is it embarrassing for you?Yes! for your company?Would be if they found out about it, but that hasn't happened. Probably more upset than embarassed. for the customer? Upset, but not embbarassed. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1890 Registered: 6-2008 |
Do you make some noise with your body (other than talking) that the customer hears over the phone? like blowing your nose? or yawning? Or is there something that prevents you from receiving (or making) a call in the first place? or disconnects you unexpectedly? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 443 Registered: 7-2011 |
Do you make some noise with your body yopish(other than talking) that the customer hears over the phone? No like blowing your nose? or yawning? Not these, and not the other, either! Or is there something that prevents you from receiving This is OTRT(or making)n.r. a call in the first place? or disconnects you unexpectedly? no | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2216 Registered: 12-2010 |
Not answering the phone call with the proper company name relevant? Accidentally hanging up once you've picked up the phone? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 983 Registered: 7-2010 |
Not being able to hear or understand what the other person says? Because you're lost in your own thoughts? Or because you're listening to somebody else? Or listening to something else? Or doing something noisy while phoning, such as typing? Or skimming through documents? | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 984 Registered: 7-2010 |
Is muting your phone relevant? Not muting your phone when you should? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2258 Registered: 2-2011 |
picking up the call when your mouth is full? in the middle of a yawn? a cough? a sneeze? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 444 Registered: 7-2011 |
Not answering the phone call with the proper company name relevant?Yope; see below. Accidentally hanging up once you've picked up the phone? no Not being able to hear or understand what the other person says? No Because you're lost in your own thoughts? No Or because you're listening to somebody else? Leaning to yes. Or listening to something else? As above. Or doing something noisy while phoning, such as typing? Or skimming through documents? No to both. Is muting your phone relevant? Not muting your phone when you should?no to both picking up the call when your mouth is full? no in the middle of a yawn? a cough? a sneeze?No to all these, but very much OTRT. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2217 Registered: 12-2010 |
Picking up the call while you're still talking on a different phone? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 446 Registered: 7-2011 |
Picking up the call while you're still talking on a different phone? No | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2261 Registered: 2-2011 |
hiccups? in the middle of laughing at something? | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 447 Registered: 7-2011 |
hiccups? no in the middle of laughing at something?This is close enough for a SPOILER Chorbeling is a rare event, because it depends on several things taking place: a)someone doing or saying something funny just as I b)pick up the phone and am c)caught in a fit of silent laughter so that I cannot speak. Fortunately, a co-worker will take pity on me and the phone away from me before it goes too far! So, chortle + Bell (telephone) = chorbel = to be unable to answer the phone because of laughing. I coined another neologism the other day. I won't make a puzzle of it because it would be too difficult to guess, but will share it. I was coming out of a convenience store when a newspaper headline caught my eye. The paper was upside down (to me) on the other side of the glass wall. In order to read it, I had to stop still, tilt my head, and twist my body around. I did not realize how this must have looked until someone came up and said "Ma'am? Are you all right?" Only then did it dawn on me that I must have looked like I had a sudden, severe pain. So: spurony: spurious + agony = to unintentionally give the impression of being in pain. Hope this didn't give you too much pain, and congrats, Shez! | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2276 Registered: 2-2011 |
:o) | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1899 Registered: 6-2008 |
Great word. This example of chorbeling always cracks me up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuu-64Oxwpk "Whahat can I hahhelp you wihith" |
