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a camel is a horse designed by a committee
Committees, due to their reliance on several different opinions and viewpoints, produce results that are fragmented, inefficient, or of poor quality, especially compared to the work of a single individual or a small team. A: "Did you see this latest memo? Can you believe the asinine decisions the task force made?" B: "Well, a camel is a horse designed by a committee." I think we need to make the board of trustees smaller, not larger. Remember, a camel is a horse designed by a committee. In reading your proposal, I was reminded of the axiom "a camel is a horse designed by a committee." That's why I want one of you—just one of you—to rewrite it, with a clear focus and coherent voice this time.
a camel is a horse made by a committee
Committees, due to their reliance on several different opinions and viewpoints, produce results that are fragmented, inefficient, or of poor quality, especially compared to the work of a single individual or a small team. A: "Did you see this latest memo? Can you believe the asinine decisions the task force made?" B: "Well, a camel is a horse made by a committee." I think we need to make the board of trustees smaller, not larger. Remember, a camel is a horse made by a committee. In reading your proposal, I was reminded of the axiom "a camel is a horse made by a committee." That's why I want one of you—just one of you—to rewrite it, with a clear focus and coherent voice this time.
a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours
proverb Committees take a very long time to accomplish something, if they accomplish anything at all. A pun on "minutes," which is a record of what is discussed at a particular meeting. A: "The task force has been in a meeting all day! How can they not have reached a decision by now?" B: "Well, a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours." I think we need to make the board of trustees smaller, not larger. Remember, a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours. Please, it'll take them five more meetings to decide on a font for the proposal. You know how it is—a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours.
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