I know this is totally unrelated, but that never stopped me before.

I was doing a competitive analysis/industry study on the airline industry when i was getting my MBA.  I was perusing through some airline's financial statements when I noticed this line in their income statement

Involuntary conversion gain    $xxxx

I thought I knew a lot about finance and accounting, but I had never ever seen an involuntary conversion gain.  This was before the internet (I am not sure Al Gore had even been borne yet).  

I had to dig through things manually, and being obsessive compulsive, dig I did.  

I finally found out that the aforementioned Involuntary Conversion Gain involved involuntarily converting an aircraft into insurance proceeds!  Along with the passengers I might add.

Every industry has its way of doing double speak.  Me - I am ADD.  I cannot stay on a topic for longer than

Hey did you hear the one about the mushroom that walks into a bar?  The bartender says "We don't serve your kind in here!"  The mushroom replies "Why not?  I'm a fungi!"

MNorman


Liver loaf...it's going to take at least two more Newcastle's to get that image out of my mind.

 
On the other hand, there must be fifty ways to love your liver