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    Ok, which one of you was this

    Man spends GBP1,600 to surprise wife with 12ft dinosaur replica | Metro News

    IT Analyst, Adrian...

    #2
    Unlikely to be one of us, 'Adrian' has a wife...
    His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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      #3
      He's an IT analyst

      What his wife wanted



      What he thought she wanted.

      Last edited by Paddy; 7 September 2020, 16:17.
      "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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        #4
        As my mother in law pointed out when she saw this story yesterday if Mrs Eek had seen it she probably would have bought it herself - we have a 5ft tall ice cream cone in the back garden that she bought back in 2014....
        merely at clientco for the entertainment

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          #5
          A proper contractor would have put the missus on the books and loaned her the dinosaur via a Dutch Antilles film industry investment vehicle.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
            A proper contractor would have put the missus on the books and loaned her the dinosaur via a Dutch Antilles film industry investment vehicle.
            At the very least it would have gone through the company as a marketing expense.
            merely at clientco for the entertainment

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              #7
              Wisnae me.
              big boys did it, and ran away.

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                #8
                Originally posted by eek View Post
                At the very least it would have gone through the company as a marketing expense.
                He got plenty of 'marketing', probably not the sort he was looking for though...
                His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
                  to surprise wife
                  even after the initial shock she continued to scream
                  Job's a good 'un.

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                    #10
                    Sounds like someone else with a 5ft high scream.
                    Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down. Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.

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