A dictionary of modern lifeOriginal definitions · Illustrated satire
Lucifer’s Lexicon

Modern life, properly defined.

From the dictionary

DUE DILIGENCE

n.The careful investigation performed immediately before proceeding anyway.

A hand-drawn satirical comic showing an auditor examining a contract with a magnifying glass as an executive signs it, while Lucifer holds a file marked “Known Risks”.
The illustrated dictionary DUE DILIGENCE
A connected train of thought

  1. Governance & Procurement

    BUSINESS CASE n.

    Arithmetic prepared in support of a conclusion already reached.

  2. Governance & Procurement

    GOVERNANCE n.

    The machinery by which a decision acquires enough signatures to become nobody's fault.

  3. Enterprise Software

    SAP n.

    Software designed to fit every business after sufficient alteration to resemble none.