Some somewhat inside humor about BGIese (the language of sustainable business), presented as screenshots from the website urbandictionary.com. Presented May 14th, 2011 at the Talent/No-Talent Show at IslandWood.

1. BGI Edition!
Compiled
by
Jessa
Lewis

3. Rule
#6
4278
up,
1
down
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Rule
#6
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
A
term
learned
in
LPD
from
The
Art
of
Possibility
by
Zander
that
exhorts
people
to
not
take
themselves
so
effing
seriously.
(There
are
no
rules
numbered
one
through
five.)
This
term
is
also
used
as
a
“get
out
of
jail
free”
card,
much
like
pleading
the
5th
Amendment
in
court.
Jessa
Lewis
cannot
get
in
trouble
for
this
slideshow
as
rule
#6
is
in
effect.
by
SeaWolf
Mar
8,
2011
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4. BGI
679
up,
0
down
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BGI
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
BGI
is
short
for
Bainbridge
Graduate
InsXtute.
It
is
a
business
camp
held
at
IslandWood
for
“adults”
complete
with
plasXc
covered
maYresses
on
the
bunk
beds.
change
agents
doing
business
for
good
TBL
gluten-­‐free
cuddle
puddle
Hogwarts
BGItheletes
by
zionfan
Jan
10,
2011
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5. Happo
Dammo
956
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0
down
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Happo
Dammo
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
A
raXo
discovered
by
a
famous
(naked)
disk
golf
athlete
that
measures
acXviXes
based
on
the
happiness
enjoyed
verses
the
damage
inflicted
upon
Gaia.
Disc
golf
is
superior
to
regular
golf
when
you
look
at
the
happo
dammo.
by
the_Gif
June
16,
2004
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vs.

6. heart
hug
1,287
up,
2
down
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heart
hug
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
Hug
it
proper
so
the
hearts
touch.
(To
the
le`!!)
If
you
gonna
hug,
it’s
goDa
be
a
heart
hug.
by
psound74
Mar
8,
2011
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7. Yes,
and
1
up,
1
down
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Yes,
and
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
Passive
aggressive
way
of
disagreeing,
stolen
from
an
improv
game.
by
SlimeMold
Sep
32,
2012
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8. Channel
Fishing
280
up,
328
down
Buy
Channel
Fishing
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
Channel
fishing
is
the
someXmes
fuXle
effort
of
trying
to
find
needed
informaXon
in
the
hot
mess
that
is
the
BGI
Channel,
usually
by
clicking
randomly.
Bring
your
bread
crumbs
and
watch
out
for
hamsters,
I’m
going
channel
fishing.
by
pepper
Sep
19,
2008
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9. Facebook
17
up,
4
down
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Facebook
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
Facebook
is
the
unofficial
Channel,
responsible
for
mutually
assured
distracXon
Oh
noes!
Jenna
Ringleheim
tagged
me
on
Facebook
again!
I
wonder
what
it
is
this
Kme.
by
jorge42
Apr
20,
2011
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10. joggling
15
up,
1
down
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joggling
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
Joggling
is
proof
of
the
badassedness
of
the
one,
the
only,
QuenXn
Dombro.
Chunky
Bar
Moonshine
inelasXc
demand
by
mrdilloway
Mar
1,
2011
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11. Hug
burnout
438
up,
98
down
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Hug
burnout
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
When
all
the
good
loving
at
BGI
gets
to
be
too
much.
I’m
going
to
avoid
circle
this
morning
as
I’ve
got
a
bad
case
of
hug
burnout.
IslandWood
FaXgue
by
Arnold
Mar
14,
2011
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12. kata
that
shit
2
up,
783
down
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kata
that
shit
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
I
have
no
idea
what
“kata
that
shit”
means.
Please
tell
me,
it
sounds
painful.
by
SeaWolf
May
3,
2011
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13. Complaint
0
up,
0
down
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Complaint
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
The
squeaky
doesn’t
the
grease,
it
gets
the
responsibility
of
finding
the
oil
can.
Here
at
BGI,
a
complaint
is
a
commitment.
volunteering
by
masai
Jan
30,
2011
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14. Ferry
Dance
878
up,
0
down
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Ferry
Dance
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
A
liYle
seat
wiggle,
arm
movement
and
occasional
high-­‐fiving
that
happens
while
screaming
for
joy
that
your
car
was
able
to
load
on
the
ferry.
Mr.
Mango
did
the
ferry
dance
in
his
Volvo
when
he
made
it
on
the
12:20
ferry.
by
Mango
Mar
8,
2011
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15. living
machine
9978
up,
1
down
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living
machine
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
It’s
neither
living,
nor
machine!
(Or
is
it?)
Discuss.
The
Living
Machine
is
the
Prius
of
waste
treatment.
by
coffeetawkgals
May
15,
2011
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16. want
to
appreciate
DefiniXon
not
found.

17. elluminate
890
up,
230
down
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elluminate
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
Great
place
to
hang
out
and
nap,
or
play
drinking
games.
Pants
are
opKonal
while
in
elluminate,
cocktails
are
not.
Facebook
ElluminibriaXon
by
SeaWolf
Mar
8,
2011
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18. sMcky
icky
34
up,
91
down
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Rule
#6
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
Where
BGI
sleeps
it
off.
SKcky
icky
is
the
gateway
to
BeDy
Ford
for
some
fishes.
by
fisH2O
May
5,
2011
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Spiny Lumpsucker

19. IslandWood
Syndrome
4278
up,
1
down
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IslandWood
Syndrome
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
BGI
IBS
Either
you’ve
come
down
with
a
bad
case
of
IslandWood
Syndrome
or
we
are
downwind
of
the
living
machine.
by
SeaWolf
Mar
1,
2011
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20. difficult
conversaMons
2
up,
1
down
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difficult
conversaXon
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
Problems
with
soluXons.
(ConversaXons
that
are
difficult
to
have)
Are
we
going
to
have
a
difficult
conversaKon
about
the
poop
in
the
laundry
room?
by
number2
May
2,
2011
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21. Intensive
crush
978
up,
1
down
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Intensive
crush
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
A
substanXal
part
of
the
magical
fantasy
land
that
is
IslandWood
during
the
intensive
business
camp
Xme,
campers
(MBA
candidates)
o`en
get
crushes
on
one
another.
This
may
be
because
BGI
self-­‐selects
for
awesomeness.
While
usually
platonic
and
friendly,
some
intensive
crushes
eventually
result
in
“hooking
up”
or
even
something
called
“engagement.”
Oh
look!
My
intensive
crush
is
geng
coffee.
Maybe
we
can
hike
to
the
tree
house.
MILF
DILF
bullfrog
TILF
TAILF
CAIRILF
by
yourmom
Nov
8,
2009
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22. Alex
Salkin
Syndrome
1,098,450
up,
1
down
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Alex
Salkin
Syndrome
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
Alex
Salkin
Syndrome,
or
A.S.S.,
the
process
of
geong
an
ego
that
matches
that
actual
physical
largeness
of
one’s
cranium.
by
paYysaurus
May
8,
2011
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23. PaVy
Liu
18
up,
0
down
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PaYy
Liu
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
To
lose
all
control
of
bodily
funcXons
and
make
a
“squee”
noise
whenever
a
baby
animal
comes
into
view.
(To
pull
a
PaYy
Liu)
When
the
baby
panda
did
a
summersault
I
totally
PaDy
Liu’d
and
had
to
sit
down.
by
The
A
lex
May
8,
2011
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“squeeeee!”

24. Sustainabilibuddies
1
up,
0
down
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Sustainabilibuddies
mugs,
tshirts
and
magnets
Special
thanks
to
my
sustainabilibuddies
Patrick
Rost,
PaYy
Liu,
Alex
Salkin,
Ryan
Arnold,
MaryAnn
McNulty,
Lynne
Dial,
Luisa
Walmsley,
Greg
Lotakis
and
the
rest
of
you
for
being
my
guinea
pigs
and
inspiraXon
to
make
this
happen.
I
love
you
all!!!
by
SeaWolf
May
14,
2011
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