Pushing the envelope

[darth vadar]

"Pushing the Envelope"

What does this saying mean? I kind of get it... but on 2nd thoughts... i don't.

I have been retired from work for nearly a year now, and not once since has anybody spoken to me in that bullsh*t nonsense sort of way.

And, I am so pleased about that.

They are just made up words and phrases to make people sound more intelligent and interesting than they really are.

 

[Arch]

Before computers, people used to push envelopes around on their desks, dreaming some vague dream about a medium for 'talking' to other people about cycling. And three word games.

 

[Haitch]

No matter how hard you push the envelope, it's still stationery.

 

[MontyVeda]

http://www.phrases.o...e-envelope.html

Cheers for your replies... I always suspected is was another kind of envelope rather than one with a few hundred quid in it.

 

[MontyVeda]

No matter how hard you push the envelope, it's still stationery.

If you could just stand in the corner and face the wall so you don't disturb the rest of class....

 

[ufkacbln]

We once went to a meeting at the Trust and spent the entire time inserting made up management speak....

Trouble was keeping a straight face

 

[Haitch]

If you could just stand in the corner and face the wall so you don't disturb the rest of class....

Ah, my second home.

 

[XmisterIS]

AFIAK, "pushing the envelope" is what the sharp-suited, spikey-haired, go-getting, blue-skies thinking, aggressive young turks do as they grab the low-hanging fruit.

 

[mog35]

Pushing the envelope's all well and good but you have to have a level playing field. If not, you won't all be singing from the same hymn sheet and the team players won't be able to leverage a paradigm shift.