"Developers are from Mars, Managers are from Venus"

The Code Project - Developers are from Mars, Managers are from Venus - The Scrapbook

"Introduction
Developers are from Mars, Managers are from Venus

Developers are from Mars, Managers are from Venus: A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your IT Department

Once upon a time Martians and Venusians were made to work with each other, not initially realizing they were from different planets. Then reality set in and they realized they had different internal goals and motivations. Their overall goal should have been the same, and at one time was, but internal conflicts and goals set them against each other. Worse yet, they did not realize the spoke different languages. When a developer spoke, he spoke in a language that the manager thought he understood, but he really heard something different, and vice versa.

Ok, pun over - I think you get the idea. ..."

Some of these are funny and some are just okay. And sadly some just made me nod my head (as in been there, heard that...)

It's a pretty cynical look at the software development process, but then again many in the process are pretty cynical, so I guess it makes sense.

I think my favorite is "Its not a bug, its a documentation issue". I usually say (jokingly), "Oh that's an undocumented feature... " ;)