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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
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green visor and cream of all jest

0When companies trumpet sales and market share but gloss over profitability, you know there's something amiss underground. 02br
00Art Schuller, a national account executive at xxx told me that in his career, he has found that too often "profit is considered a dirty word." 02br
00He has seen leaders focus on growing sales and market share, 01font00while hoping, in his words, that their 01font00green visor people02font00 will somehow figure out ways to lower costs.......................02br
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01font01font00It was the01font00 cream of all jest02font00 when we realized that there was nothing to stop us from bypassing the whole system and selling all our great art and ideas directly to the kids themselves in a ten dollars vending machine toy."02font02br
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  1. 01font00while hoping, in his words, that their 02font01font00green visor people02font00 01font00will somehow figure out ways to lower costs02font00.......................02br
    00Could any adviser explain what "green visor people" mean and what the author try to say here?02li
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  3. 01font00It was the 01font00cream of all jest02font00 when we realized that there was nothing to stop us from bypassing the whole system and selling all our great art and ideas directly to the kids themselves in a ten dollars vending machine toy."02font01font02br
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    00What is "the cream of all jest" and what is this sentence about?02br
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02br 02br 00Old-fashioned accountants used to wear green visors, so that the light would not bother their eyes when they were looking at figures. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

  • 02br 02br 00Old-fashioned accountants used to wear green visors, so that the light would not bother their eyes when they were looking at figures.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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00'The cream of the milk' refers to the best part of the milk.02br
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00'The cream of all jests (ie jokes)' refers to the best joke of all.02br
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00Old-fashioned accountants used to wear green visors, so that the light would not bother their eyes when they were looking at figures. Thus, 'green visor people' is a humor

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