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Imprisoned in the elevator

The situation where a promising idea / proposal / project either dies or is in development far too long and thus emerges too late, missing its moment, because of excessive amendment-and-approval requirements.

"Imprisoned in the elevator" is usually a product of:
(a) there being too many people in the organization whose sole purpose seems to be to wander around finding pies to put their fingers in but who add nothing to the "recipe" even though they can force others to make changes; or
(b) mandated internal processes which mandate that the approvals process be repeated for every change to the project, however minor; or
(c) managerial timidity, because moving something up and down is easier than risking one's neck with a firm yes or no.

Result: a viable or even great idea doesn't make it out the door on time or at all because it keeps repeatedly moving up and down the approval levels as each change has to be reviewed, re-reviewed and approved and re-approved The project stays in the building because it has been imprisoned in the elevator, never getting out, just forced to go up and down.

"Hey, did your online information project get done, Dan???"
"Nope. It's imprisoned in the elevator."

by Camberwell House March 2, 2009

7πŸ‘ 4πŸ‘Ž


Elevator Ride

A physical beat down of an unruly inmate, often in an elevator where there is no video surveillance. Elevator walls are padded and relatively soundproof, muting screams and repelling body fluids.

Inmate Smith- "What up wit Mello"?
Inmate Jones- "He gassed some po-lice, an' dey gave him an elevator ride to da box"

by WhiteDevil009 November 8, 2009

7πŸ‘ 4πŸ‘Ž


elevated culture

Guys in there early twenties that have momma pay for there cateye chevy 1500 with 8 inches of lift in the front and -2 inches in the back and sittin on only 35s because 35s are Country, you can usually spot these fags at the local Walmart having a circle jerk while looking at how useless there trucks really are, and caught in jeans tight enough to lose ur balls for a week and tucked, unscuffed, virgin boots. Don’t mix these guys up with the Homo crew, these guys will usually be seen with 5-6 underaged girls who Vape and also have momma buy there cars, preferably Mustang not camero

Dude remember when that guy with a squatted truck blew a tranny and piston rings, what did they call there selfs?

That’s Elevated Culture you dipshit, didn’t u see the minors vaping?

by Truck Rice March 31, 2018

7πŸ‘ 4πŸ‘Ž


elevator move

As you are making out with a girl, you use your left hand to unzip your zipper on your pants, while your right hand pushes the girl's head down toward your penis.

Dude, I did the ELEVATOR MOVE on this girl last night, and she was all for it.

by the magikal leprechaun March 21, 2005

12πŸ‘ 9πŸ‘Ž


elevator shame

Personal disgrace felt when caught taking the elevator from the ground floor to any floor higher than the third.

Joe felt elevator shame when Mary and Tibor saw him push the button for the second floor.

by Herbal Klimt April 24, 2009

11πŸ‘ 8πŸ‘Ž


Elevator MultiSolo

When you go in the elevator with a stranger or your teacher, then there is that awkward moment when you both look at the floor and just stare into nothingness. And you wait. But the elevator keeps on going, you have to fart.

"How was your day son?"
"It was fine, but I had an elevator multisolo."
"Who was in the elevator?"
"The math teacher."

by LordBobiscuis January 20, 2015

3πŸ‘ 1πŸ‘Ž


Dutch Elevator

Farting in an empty elevator as you exit, leaving it for some poor, unsuspecting soul to enjoy.

Hey Paul, that Dutch Elevator is cruising up and down like a ghost net, waiting to snare some poor bastard.

by Masaj Marod June 22, 2019

4πŸ‘ 1πŸ‘Ž