A fan of gobbledygook, Stephen Fry as General MelchettGobbledygook. It was Stephen Fry’s wonderfully bombastic General Melchett in Blackadder Goes Forth who expressed delight for the word ‘‘gobbledygook’’. A great deal of gobbledygook can be found in the cloistered world of the bureaucrats. Here are a few of my favourites: ‘‘We’re going forward with our plans to implement systemised logistical projections.’’ Naturally. Going forward.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 20, 2017 22:07 UTC