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'''Please advise''' is a [[Old|new and exciting meme]] in the business world, it roughly translates to "I have no fucking clue what it is I am talking about, so you tell me what I need to know." | |||
== Origins == | |||
Back when the [[internets]] were singular and text-only, a writer (and actor and stuff) named Robert Benchley was sent to Venice on assignment for the ''New Yorker'' magazine. | |||
When he got there, he sent his editor a telegram. | |||
<pre>STREETS FULL OF WATER. PLEASE ADVISE.</pre> | |||
Boy, with wacky quips like that on tap, those ''New Yorker'' guys ought to be writing for [[Uncyclopedia]]. | |||
==See Also== | |||
*[[PLEASE RESPOND]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:10, 1 May 2022
Please advise is a new and exciting meme in the business world, it roughly translates to "I have no fucking clue what it is I am talking about, so you tell me what I need to know."
Origins
Back when the internets were singular and text-only, a writer (and actor and stuff) named Robert Benchley was sent to Venice on assignment for the New Yorker magazine.
When he got there, he sent his editor a telegram.
STREETS FULL OF WATER. PLEASE ADVISE.
Boy, with wacky quips like that on tap, those New Yorker guys ought to be writing for Uncyclopedia.
See Also
Please advise is part of a series on Language & Communication | |
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Languages and Dialects • Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, Style, and Usage • Rhetorical Strategies • Poetry •
The Politics of Language and Communication • Media • Visual Rhetoric
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