Comments on: Losing the meaning of “Death March” http://rwandering.net/2006/09/18/losing-the-meaning-of-death-march/ The blogged wandering of Robert W. Anderson Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:40:46 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dan Ciruli http://rwandering.net/2006/09/18/losing-the-meaning-of-death-march/comment-page-1/#comment-55037 Dan Ciruli Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:13:07 +0000 http://rwandering.net/2006/09/18/losing-the-meaning-of-death-march/#comment-55037 That reminds me of the nearly constant misuse of the term "show stopper" in meetings. In Vaudeville, a "show stopper" was an act that was so good that the crowd interrupted the show with a long, spontaneous ovation. It was, as Martha Stewart would say, a *good*thing*. Nowadays, in business meetings, "show stopper" is almost used with a negative connotation. I hate that. That reminds me of the nearly constant misuse of the term “show stopper” in meetings.

In Vaudeville, a “show stopper” was an act that was so good that the crowd interrupted the show with a long, spontaneous ovation. It was, as Martha Stewart would say, a *good*thing*.

Nowadays, in business meetings, “show stopper” is almost used with a negative connotation. I hate that.

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