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The Importance of Reading

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    The Importance of Reading

    Glancing over my extensive collection of books-I-haven't-had-time-to-read-yet, I took down The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, which my brother gave me for Christmas 2008.

    I found £50 tucked inside the front cover

    Not quite as impressive as the time I left £130 of Christmas money in the side pocket of a bag for nineteen months, but still good to see

    #2
    I am so glad this is not a thread singing the praises of Winnersh Triangle.
    My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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      #3
      Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
      Glancing over my extensive collection of books-I-haven't-had-time-to-read-yet, I took down The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, which my brother gave me for Christmas 2008.

      I found £50 tucked inside the front cover

      Not quite as impressive as the time I left £130 of Christmas money in the side pocket of a bag for nineteen months, but still good to see
      Get round to the ban(k) with your novel
      (\__/)
      (>'.'<)
      ("")("") Born to Drink. Forced to Work

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        #4
        There was me thinking this had something to do with a certain Championship side knocking the scousers out of the FA cup. Football mad me.
        Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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          #5
          Talking of reading, have you proof-read your .sig, SY01?

          Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
          __________________
          SY02 just pulled my sig as she though it was rubbish.
          Back to sig pending.
          My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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            #6
            Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
            Talking of reading, have you proof-read your .sig, SY01?

            Never ever change your sig when pissed.

            The last one read

            "That's the way the credit cumbles"

            until I woke up and fixed it the next day.

            Then the missus saw it and told me to pull it. I'm so bitch-whipped.
            Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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              #7
              Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
              Never ever go near a computer when pissed.
              FTFY

              Now please send the above back to me, but do it 20 years ago before I sent the email to the entire 350-strong IT department telling them how I felt.
              My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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                #8
                Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
                FTFY

                Now please send the above back to me, but do it 20 years ago before I sent the email to the entire 350-strong IT department telling them how I felt.
                <Cranes forwards, left eyebrow raised subtly higher than the right one>

                Go on dear boy ....
                Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
                  Never ever change your sig when pissed.

                  The last one read

                  "That's the way the credit cumbles"

                  until I woke up and fixed it the next day.

                  Then the missus saw it and told me to pull it. I'm so bitch-whipped.
                  You let the missus see you on CUK???

                  Mr C just rolls his eyes, tuts and walks out of the room.

                  I've only just stopped shutting the browser when he appears (out of embarrassment, I admit..).
                  "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
                  - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by cojak View Post
                    Mr C just rolls his eyes, tuts and walks out of the room, then fires up the TEMPEST equipment he's hidden in the loft so he can see what I'm up to.
                    FTFY

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