Note to Self

When in a teleconference with representatives of a very large Japanese customer who have persistent questions about new specifications we recently released, specifications that were basically made up estimated because we really don't have data but dammit they wanted numbers, and I am asked to explain the background that led to the release of those numbers, and I'm struggling to tell the translator (who fortunately is on our side) that these numbers were basically suggestions and not hard requirements because let's face it they were pulled out of someone's ass but I don't actually say that part, it's very important that within the customers' hearing I don't start chuckling!