Re: *cough*Bollocks!*cough*
Elves is my goto answer.
Non Tech Boss: "So how does this work?"
Me: "Do you want the technical answer which will raise more questions than answers, or the answer that will make you happy, but ignorant to how it works?"
Non Tech Boss: "Just because im marketing doesnt mean i cant understand technical answers"
### 40 mins later ###
Me: "...so once the feed from supplier b has been manipulated to this format, we can then start processing this batch as the data it refers to now is available via this api"
Non Tech Boss: "But what does that have to with the feature i asked about"
Me: "I call it ice berg dev, your concerned about the tiny percentage above the water, but the whole thing relies on whats under the water, if you dont understand that you will want to know why that icon changes in this scenario and i will have to explain it anyway, or do you want the other answer?"
Non Tech Boss: "OK whats the other answer?"
Me: "Elves, digital voodoo, reticulated splines and a sky hook covered in tartan paint"
Biting the hand that feeds IT
