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Many people know its origin; the hard part is explaining it delicately. The Dictionary of American Slang labels "brown-nose" as taboo and defines it as "to curry favor with a superior." The image that generated this expression is of an underling who kisses a superior, but not on the mouth, and gets his or her nose dirty as a consequence.

Now I've got an Ipod but I've never seen this on Itunes

Band:The Dead Milkmen
Album:Death Rides A Pale Cow
And my personal favorite song...The Brown Nose (Album version)

Let's talk about the Workplace...
Brown-Nosing 101: Uncommon Career Advice to help you get noticed and get ahead at work!
This is a common practice in that Brown-noser's make sure they position their ideas in terms of what's in it for others.

Wow..There are three nifty articles to get you caught up....
1. Brown-Noser's don't bite the hand that feeds them
2. A heartfelt story about Brown-Nosing and recession
3. Brown-Nosing and positioning negative information

And lastly some expert words of Advice...
"If you can position your idea in terms that are non-threateningand that actually make the problem department manager look good, then you will not only have shown your astuteness but will most likely make an ally in the process. "

Ps....

"40 million American households with guns are generally happier
than those people in households that don't have guns."