Submitted by mgcristino on Wednesday November 20th, 2013 4:16 pm in Forums General Questions and Comments Log in or register to post comments Hi all, reading last Manager Tools newsletter, Dani quote Mark writting "we’re not vanilla". What does it mean? Regards, Cristino Submitted by jib88 on Thursday November 21st, 2013 1:43 pm adjective informal adjectiv adjective informal adjective: vanilla; adjective: plain vanilla 1. having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard. "choosing plain vanilla technology wherever you can will save you money" He is essentially saying that the advice they offer is not plain, common or ordinary. Log in or register to post comments Submitted by mgcristino on Monday November 25th, 2013 4:06 pm Thanks for the explanation Thanks for the explanation Log in or register to post comments Submitted by flamb on Monday November 25th, 2013 10:55 pm What about "We eat our own dogfood"? I've never heard this expression in my life, but I've read it twice now at MT - once in a newsletter, and I think once in a podcast... Log in or register to post comments Submitted by karl66 on Tuesday November 26th, 2013 8:24 am Aims to please To add to Jib88's explanation: If you're 'vanilla', you are (usually) aiming to please the masses. Log in or register to post comments
adjective informal adjectiv
adjective
informal
adjective: vanilla; adjective: plain vanilla
1.
having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard.
"choosing plain vanilla technology wherever you can will save you money"
He is essentially saying that the advice they offer is not plain, common or ordinary.
Thanks for the explanation
Thanks for the explanation
What about "We eat our own dogfood"?
I've never heard this expression in my life, but I've read it twice now at MT - once in a newsletter, and I think once in a podcast...
Aims to please
To add to Jib88's explanation:
If you're 'vanilla', you are (usually) aiming to please the masses.