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      Rob Firchau

      I like Jimmy Buffett's line from the song, "Far Side of the World," ...

      There are jobs and chores and questions
      And plates I need to twirl

      Enjoy the day!

      Peter

      How about "He's juggling one too many cell phones"

      Free to think, Free to believe

      What about - 'He's got one too many blogs to manage...'?

      Maria Helm

      I always tell my husband I'm "juggling too many things right now".

      An old boss used to pile things she was working at on the floor in her office, and when someone would ask how things were we'd say "the floor piles are getting pretty deep in there" or "she's run out of desk again".

      I heard someone say once "I'm so busy I'm thinking of having a catheter installed so I can pee". (I think that's gross, but it got the point across.)

      How about...

      Her playlist is full.
      Her todo list is longer than her day.
      Her inbox is stacked 5ft deep.
      She's working 40 hrs...per day.

      Bill

      I've always been fond of my father's expression, which is probably not printable here.

      Suffice it to say that it's a little more vulgar rendering of "busier than a teenage boy with two penises".

      coleman yee

      "She has too many scoops in her cone."

      "He has too many patties in his burger."

      "His cup runneth over."

      John E.

      The French have a delightful expression for being over-busy: "perdre les pédales" -- lit., "losing the pedals". If you've ever ridden a fixed-gear bicycle down a steep hill, you get the idea.

      Air traffic control operators use a similar expression -- "losing the picture" -- when they can't keep up with all the airplanes on their radar. This is of course a potentially deadly situation. (See "Something's got to give," NYT, 1996-03-24 -- now searchable for free!)

      John E.

      A relevant quip from my (distant) colleague Craig Bruce: "My to-do list is so long that it doesn't have an end; it has an event horizon."

      Katie Konrath

      She's got a full deck of cards.

      Too many songs for his playlist.

      A few too many logs on the fire.

      More passengers than seats on the plane.

      andrew

      He needs an archaeologist to find his desktop.

      Jim Ley

      His calendar is writing checks his clock cannot cash.

      Phil

      My favorite:

      As busy as a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.

      Roger von Oech

      Rob, Peter, FTT-FTB, Maria, Bill, Coleman, John E., Katie, Andrew, Jim, Phil: These are lots of fun and full of energy. Thanks for contributing!

      Jack

      Busier than a spammer

      Jack

      Busier than a spammer

      Kris Bordessa

      The marathon's over but he's still running

      He's on the red-eye to coming undone

      She's giving the Tasmanian Devil a run for his money

      Patricia

      My all time favorite: I've got more bubblegum than I can chew!

      Joe

      This is atributable to Tom Waits and was heard on Martin Mull's "I'm Everyone That I've Ever Loved" album (yes album - not CD ;-) )

      Please no PC flames - it's meant simply as humorous.

      "I'm busier than a set of jumper cables at a Puerto Rican wedding"

      debra

      Warning: deadlines on calendar are closer than they appear

      silicon.shaman

      One I've personal experience with:
      So busy his PDA just quit!
      or
      busy working 25/8 !!

      Tomas

      He manages/tries to please three women at the same time. (depending on if he has to much or just a lot)

      If life was a computer he'd be a quad core processor. (for the geeks out there)

      He has a yard with twenty trees and no leaf blower (if he has more to do then he can handle)

      Ravager

      Busier than a hooker on nickel night.

      Always loved being busier than a one-legged guy in a butt kicking contest tho.

      jesslally

      para sa isang taong ntatkluban na ng mga gawain

      sa tagalog -hindi nya na ako makita kahit kaharap ko na sya..

      for a person who is oveloaded with works to do

      in english - she can no longer see me even I'm already in front of her..

      Nate D.

      Juggling more balls than a Russian hooker

      Roger

      Busier than a cat trying to cover up on a cement sidewalk

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