Several risks were described in a planning document. The company chose to take the course of action for which the risks were evaluated, and what was feared actually happened. Is there a less jargony way to say "the risks materialized" without being horribly verbose? The jargon in this case is probably the most succinct, but affects me like chalk scraping on a chalkboard.
Plus, I've been reading Doctor Who synopses, and I find myself expecting the materialised risks to start chanting "EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!"
For synonyms: ensued, transpired? I think my preference may be "were realised".
Brrrr.... Noah had to march in a parade in our town with his Boy Scout troop. It was around 45 degrees and he had to be in uniform so he was a bit cold. There was lots of waiting but he was ADORABLE. Our house is also chilly, but I finally vacumed our only heater (a floor heater) and so we can at least turn the heat on now.
I'm going to go to sleep in a night cap, not with a night cap, but wearing one as my head is cold.
"As it was written, so did it come to pass" is a favorite of mine. You have to judge your audience for that one, though.
Kat, that amuses me immensely.
The Cratchit children are twerking. How much longer does this show run?
I don't like the sound of that.
You know what's awesome? I keep thinking, "I wish I had a little something sweet," and then remembering I have Mallomars!!
OK, the other day I was walking down the street and a woman coming out of the Gristede's asked me where she might buy some wine. I pointed her toward a liquor store that has a nice selection.
She said, "Thanks, I'm from Ohio. We just get wine at the grocery store."
I nearly BIT MY TONGUE OFF not saying "And you have food year 'round!" I had to run away before I started laughing. I'm laughing now. It was SO HARD to not stand there and tell this total stranger the whole story. I wanted to grab her by the hand and show her Mallomars.
My office is across the hall from the young performer dressing rooms.
I nearly BIT MY TONGUE OFF not saying "And you have food year 'round!" I had to run away before I started laughing. I'm laughing now. It was SO HARD to not stand there and tell this total stranger the whole story. I wanted to grab her by the hand and show her Mallomars.
OHIO FOOD SOLIDARITY!
We saw Mallomars in a Safeway in California on our honeymoon, and I realized I had never told Tim the story. When I was done, he asked, "Were you being a dick, or horribly socially anxious and just started talking?"
I said, "Well, I *am* a dick, but I wasn't trying to be right then. I was just really nervous, since it was the first time I had met any of these folks in person."
Then he asked, "But they still mock you, right?"
"Oh HELL yes, they do. *I* mock myself!"
"Well, that's okay, then."
It just popped out of your mouth. That's part of why it was so funny. We were ALL awkward.
And you can mock me for thinking Mallomars were somehow ubiquitous. Who KNEW Nabisco had regional things? I certainly did not.
In the end you learnt of the 'Mar and that's all that matters.
