Riding the train to an internship where I earn good money while being held responsible for projects that actually matter to the progress of the company may trick me into thinking I am an adult, but this is not so.
I was in a meeting the other day (doesn't that sound so grown up?) hearing a pitch from an interactive media company. They presented their services and generally talked themselves up for any future business we might be able to give them. They promised to follow through with a project, and assured us they were more than capable to join a project at any point in its development. They would be able to work with us "from soup to nuts."
From soup. To nuts.
I wrote the phrase down on my paper, and because there wasn't much else to take notes on in this meeting, it stood out a bit on the page, attracting the attention of my fellow intern, who chuckled appreciatively. He then started to doodle a soup bowl and a handful of peanuts with an arrow between them. I puzzled over where this phrase could have come from. I know it meant from begininng to end or running the gamut or whatever, and behold, according to Wikipedia...
He then promised that they will monitor and investigate all steps of the project, saying "we do due diligence."
...unsurprisingly "doo doo diligence" inspired many suppressed giggles and acted as a gentle reminder that although I might dress for work and be able to vote and eat hummus and could potentially serve my country in the armed forces, I am not, in fact, an adult.
FYI- "Soup to Nuts" is also the name of a 1928 comedy in the vane of Amelia Bedelia and the title of an episode of the acclaimed television series That's So Raven.
I was in a meeting the other day (doesn't that sound so grown up?) hearing a pitch from an interactive media company. They presented their services and generally talked themselves up for any future business we might be able to give them. They promised to follow through with a project, and assured us they were more than capable to join a project at any point in its development. They would be able to work with us "from soup to nuts."
From soup. To nuts.
I wrote the phrase down on my paper, and because there wasn't much else to take notes on in this meeting, it stood out a bit on the page, attracting the attention of my fellow intern, who chuckled appreciatively. He then started to doodle a soup bowl and a handful of peanuts with an arrow between them. I puzzled over where this phrase could have come from. I know it meant from begininng to end or running the gamut or whatever, and behold, according to Wikipedia...
It is derived from the description of a full course dinner, in which courses progress from soup to a dessert of nuts.AHA! So now you know.
He then promised that they will monitor and investigate all steps of the project, saying "we do due diligence."
...unsurprisingly "doo doo diligence" inspired many suppressed giggles and acted as a gentle reminder that although I might dress for work and be able to vote and eat hummus and could potentially serve my country in the armed forces, I am not, in fact, an adult.
FYI- "Soup to Nuts" is also the name of a 1928 comedy in the vane of Amelia Bedelia and the title of an episode of the acclaimed television series That's So Raven.
hmm. i've never heard from soup to nuts, but i am familiar with from the eggs to the apples- which is basically the same thing and comes from the progression of the meal in ancient rome.
ReplyDelete... and as i wikipedia'd that to make sure i got it right, i realized that you probably saw that in the soup to nuts article as it is likely the source of the movie and that's so raven titles.