Comments on: Evidence for gorilla weight inflation in technical business speak http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak Pontification without all the gritty gravitas Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:27:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tozier http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak/comment-page-1#comment-51712 Tozier Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:00:42 +0000 http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak#comment-51712 I assume you mean the elephant in the drawing room? Don't see it. I assume you mean the elephant in the drawing room? Don’t see it.

]]> By: norman stickney http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak/comment-page-1#comment-51696 norman stickney Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:20:07 +0000 http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak#comment-51696 what about the elephant ! WHAT ABOUT THE ELEPHANT ! what about the elephant !
WHAT ABOUT THE ELEPHANT !

]]> By: John Vreeland http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak/comment-page-1#comment-50659 John Vreeland Thu, 24 May 2007 21:40:28 +0000 http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak#comment-50659 It may be that smaller gorilla metaphors are more susceptible to death from metaphorical ebola outbreaks. It may be that smaller gorilla metaphors are more susceptible to death from metaphorical ebola outbreaks.

]]> By: Tozier http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak/comment-page-1#comment-50648 Tozier Mon, 21 May 2007 21:37:46 +0000 http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak#comment-50648 I'm flattered. All we need is a more prominent inbound link here, and all my marketing friends will be Swiveling all over the place ;) I’m flattered. All we need is a more prominent inbound link here, and all my marketing friends will be Swiveling all over the place ;)

]]> By: Sara Wood http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak/comment-page-1#comment-50646 Sara Wood Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:41 +0000 http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak#comment-50646 We could not resist. Your gorilla data made the Swivel front page. Thanks for posting it! -Sara http://swivel.com We could not resist. Your gorilla data made the Swivel front page. Thanks for posting it!

-Sara
http://swivel.com

]]> By: Barbara http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak/comment-page-1#comment-50642 Barbara Mon, 21 May 2007 12:06:43 +0000 http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak#comment-50642 I <em>had</em> to go to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla" rel="nofollow">wikipedia</a> to find out what non-metaphoric gorillas weigh: <blockquote>Adult males range in height from 165-175 cm (5 ft 5 in-5 ft 9 in), and in weight from 140-200 kg (310-440 lb). Adult females are often half the size of a silverback, averaging about 140 cm (4 ft 7 in) tall and 100 kg (220 lb). Occasionally, a silverback of over 183 cm (6 feet) and 225 kg (500 lb) has been recorded in the wild. However, obese gorillas in captivity have reached a weight of 270 kg (600 lb).</blockquote> This suggests that metaphoric gorillas, like their natural namesakes, grew in captivity, but at a much faster rate. I had to go to wikipedia to find out what non-metaphoric gorillas weigh:

Adult males range in height from 165-175 cm (5 ft 5 in-5 ft 9 in), and in weight from 140-200 kg (310-440 lb). Adult females are often half the size of a silverback, averaging about 140 cm (4 ft 7 in) tall and 100 kg (220 lb). Occasionally, a silverback of over 183 cm (6 feet) and 225 kg (500 lb) has been recorded in the wild. However, obese gorillas in captivity have reached a weight of 270 kg (600 lb).

This suggests that metaphoric gorillas, like their natural namesakes, grew in captivity, but at a much faster rate.

]]> By: Tozier http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak/comment-page-1#comment-50641 Tozier Mon, 21 May 2007 10:13:35 +0000 http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak#comment-50641 Bret, if you follow the link to Swivel, you'll note that the service not only allows you to create additional charts, but amend the data yourself. My thought is that perhaps we'll collect a series of snapshots of gorilla weight distributions, and see what trends develop. Bret, if you follow the link to Swivel, you’ll note that the service not only allows you to create additional charts, but amend the data yourself. My thought is that perhaps we’ll collect a series of snapshots of gorilla weight distributions, and see what trends develop.

]]> By: Bret http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak/comment-page-1#comment-50639 Bret Mon, 21 May 2007 02:35:02 +0000 http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak#comment-50639 May I suggest a semi-log plot, so we can compare the rarer specimens? Right now, the chart is, uh, dominated by the 800-pound gorilla. May I suggest a semi-log plot, so we can compare the rarer specimens? Right now, the chart is, uh, dominated by the 800-pound gorilla.

]]> By: tao http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak/comment-page-1#comment-50636 tao Sun, 20 May 2007 17:22:58 +0000 http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2007/05/20/evidence-for-gorilla-weight-inflation-in-technical-business-speak#comment-50636 This is absolutely brilliant!!! This is absolutely brilliant!!!

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