"That's interesting" = I've never seen anything remotely like that before

 "We'll just run diagnostics" = I wonder if that will give us a clue

 "OK, that's good" = what the hell was that noise?

 "We've noticed some failure evidence" = something's burning

 "A number of different approaches are being tried" = we are still pissing in the wind

 "Major technological breakthrough" = it works OK, but looks very hi-tech

 "All new" = parts not interchangeable with the previous design

 "Rugged" = too damn heavy to lift

 "lightweight" = lighter than rugged.

 "energy saving" = achieved when the power switch is off

 "low maintenance" = impossible to fix if broken

 "An extensive report is being prepared on a fresh approach to the problem" = We just took on three new university graduates

 "Close project co-ordination" = We know who to blame.

 "Customer satisfaction is assured" = We are so far behind schedule the customer is happy to get it delivered at all

 "Preliminary operational tests were inconclusive" = It blew up when we turned it on

 "Test results were extremely gratifying" = We were amazed to find it works

 "The entire concept will have to be abandoned" = The only person who understood the thing has left

 "We will look into it" = Forget it! We have enough problems for now.

 " Please note and initial" = Let's spread the responsibility for the mess

 "Give us the benefit of your thinking" = We'll listen to what you have to say as long as it doesn't interfere with what we've already done.

 "See me, or let's discuss" = Come into my office, I'm lonely

 "Years of development" = One finally worked.

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