Investigator Abigail Tinker writes:
Here is a phrase/acronym that I just learned: DRE. Maybe you are already familiar with this maybe not — either way I think it should come into frequent use.
Let me relate the scene: We are in the conference room talking about a report that we have to submit in exactly one week and that there is about three weeks worth of work to do on it. We are talking about whether to include a price for one item in our financial model. Tom says I think we should at least put $3 per ton in. Fred says okay, fine, but where did that number come from? Tom (who is the most senior person I work with mind you) says oh that was a straight up DRE. When I look quizzical he elaborates what that stands for: Direct Rectal Extraction.