Quote of the Week

This week's Quote of the Week isn't so much a quote as it is a phrase. Specifically, it's the definition of a phrase, as listed in the Urban Dictionary. Thanks to Paul Kedrosky for the heads-up.

This week's QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"when the economy picks up"
January 10, 2011 Urban Dictionary Word of the Day
Common beginning or ending to a sentence. It can serve to:
1. provide an excuse for why one has not yet done something.
2. suggest a vague intention of doing something later (similar to how Spanish speakers use the word "mañana.")
3. add minimal credibility to an idea that is a pipe dream.
1. There's no point in looking for a job until the economy picks up. 2. I'll start my business when the economy picks up. 3. Unemployment levels will go back down to the levels they were in the late 1990s when the economy picks up.

Perfect. A catch-all excuse always comes in handy. I recognize that my Quotes of the Week have been a little, well, weak lately... but I expect that to change once the economy picks up.