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[–] [email protected] 163 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Ironically, it's a very old term for a powerpoint presentation. Presentations used to be done with actual photographic slides in a projector. They were stored in a deck of slides.

I only know this from Mad Men.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's a carousel of slides, you heathen.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

It looks like you're right. Apparently, some dude on Madison Avenue cooked up that name to help them sell.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Carousels are only the round ones.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Chu Chu Chunk.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So what he’s saying is everyone in his company is 90 and he was fooling them into thinking he’s 90 too

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The implication of the OP is that using "PowerPoint Presentation" makes the guy sound old, but "slide deck" is an older term, so is OP saying that he's younger than everyone else in the meeting? But then why would he complain about that?

It's a really confusing post.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Well, he didn’t say “old.” He said “now everyone knows I’m 40.” Maybe 40 is young by comparison.

But you’re definitely right, it’s confusing framing

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Wait until they hear about film strips.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is a great little fact, thanks.