Face time with the mini-poser hoo-haws By Chris Gulker A very close colleague of mine has a way with descriptive verbiage. She makes up words and strings others together in a most original way. Those who trouble themselves to learn her ways sufficiently well to decode her speech are rewarded with a rich set of images. A recent example sprung from her assignment to meet with the board of directors of the large corporation she works for. In her parlance, top executives are "the hoo-haws". So it came to be that she was explaining that, after presenting to the board, she'd been asked to present to another group of executives. At my company "face time" with the brass is much sought after, and she agreed that this indeed was an exercise in face time. When queried about the nature of this second group, she thought for a moment and then said that they were, all matters considered, highly placed but less powerful - "you know, the mini-poser hoo-haws". The phrase was almost too wonderful - "Face time with the mini-poser hoo-haws". Holidays call: stay tuned for "Return of the mini-poser hoo-haws".