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paulwiggins	Post subject: COO Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:45 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:01 am Posts: 3137 Location: Homebush NSW Australia	This head from an AP yarn on smh.com.au: Fairfax appoints Brian Evans as new COO The item covers the appointment of Fairfax New Zealand's chief executive to be chief operations officer. What this former financial subeditor wants to know is what is a chief operating officer when he's at home. First person to say ''everyone knows that may exit by the nearest window. Correcting operations to operating. Last edited by paulwiggins on Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:13 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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paulwiggins	Post subject: Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:47 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:01 am Posts: 3137 Location: Homebush NSW Australia	My slot has clarified the matter. A COO is a ''BossDude''.
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Lee	Post subject: Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:42 am
Joined: Sat May 22, 2004 12:01 am Posts: 160 Location: Australia	If you have a "slot" you're in the wrong bloody country anyway. No wonder you don't understand the lingo.
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paulwiggins	Post subject: Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:12 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:01 am Posts: 3137 Location: Homebush NSW Australia	A concession to our estranged colonial brethren.
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