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Originally Posted by ruby_woo

I'm tired of people wanting to "touch base" about something. I hear this all the time at work.

This overused phrase reminds me of a story shared with me by someone years ago...

Said person worked in an office with a manager who constantly used that phrase -- "let's touch base on that". So, unbeknownst to the manager, a small poster of Wrigley Field was tacked up on the break room bulletin board -- with a push pin "runner". Every time anyone heard the manager say "touch base" they were to advance the runner. The staff took bets on how many runs would be scored by the end of the week. I believe it was many more than my dear Cubbies could ever hope to tally.