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« Reply #1276 on: 19:13:01, 02-05-2007 » |
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Yes. Sorry... Reassuring ollie ... thanks !! ( I think!) Glad to hear your lip survived ok by the way. A |
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« Reply #1278 on: 19:22:59, 02-05-2007 » |
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« Reply #1279 on: 19:28:48, 02-05-2007 » |
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`So, come on. Let`s have a collective noun for idiot Civil Servants. Not the nice ones, just the idiots.....
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« Reply #1280 on: 19:37:55, 02-05-2007 » |
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Ho MorticiaaaAAA! Sorry to hear of your CS problems. I refer to them as Civil Serpents - even though some of them, a few, are very helpful. How about "an obstruction of Civil Servants"?
Cheers (S'wave minus Malt - aaaaarrrghhh)
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« Reply #1281 on: 19:50:57, 02-05-2007 » |
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« Reply #1282 on: 19:54:30, 02-05-2007 » |
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Now, where is my wine bearer? I'm in Antwerp, m'lady. What is all this talk about idiot civil servants? I only know one, admittedly, but he seems almost superhumanly intelligent. Maybe he stole the brains of all the others.......... Ah Richard, `Now you know who pulled the strings for Mort.....` Settle down boys, settle down.  Hmmm, I`ve not worked out the quoting of two posts. Rats! |
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« Reply #1283 on: 19:58:43, 02-05-2007 » |
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OK, a little grump... just to change the subject slightly... My feller enjoys a grump, for example - the train is late - grump the train is early - grump ( may have missed it) the train is on time -grump.. (why wasn't it on time yesterday?) It occurs to me that he is happy when he has something to grump about... is this normal ? !!! A A, YES ! |
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« Reply #1284 on: 20:15:40, 02-05-2007 » |
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Just one query Mort...
When someone is only really HAPPY when GRUMPING, which thread should that person post on - the Grumpy Old Rant Room or the Happy Room.
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« Reply #1285 on: 20:53:27, 02-05-2007 » |
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Just one query Mort...
When someone is only really HAPPY when GRUMPING, which thread should that person post on - the Grumpy Old Rant Room or the Happy Room.
(Do you see my difficulty?)
Baz
My dear Baz, I do see your dilemma. Possibly you might care to visit the Grumpy Room first, then briefly adjourn to the Happy Room to appraise us of your happiness, before returnng to the Grumpy Room. You might need to have a brief rest inbetween all this to-ing and fro-ing. Can make a chap a tad dizzy. In which case I recommend The Pub With all best hopes for the speedy resolution of this perplexing problem. Mort Professor of the Norf Lunnon Skool of Perplexing Problemsz |
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« Reply #1286 on: 21:49:31, 02-05-2007 » |
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`So, come on. Let`s have a collective noun for idiot Civil Servants. Not the nice ones, just the idiots.....
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« Reply #1287 on: 21:50:19, 02-05-2007 » |
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Just one query Mort...
When someone is only really HAPPY when GRUMPING, which thread should that person post on - the Grumpy Old Rant Room or the Happy Room.
(Do you see my difficulty?)
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« Reply #1288 on: 21:58:36, 02-05-2007 » |
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`So, come on. Let`s have a collective noun for idiot Civil Servants. Not the nice ones, just the idiots.....
A crassness? An abomination? If I may respectfully submit? an obfuscation of civil servants (or swivel servants). Excellent suggestions, chaps. Let`s not forget S`wave and `an obstruction` of civil servants. Comes dangerously near to the truth. Whoops, watch the blood pressure Mort! |
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« Reply #1289 on: 22:01:35, 02-05-2007 » |
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Should we maybe have different collective nouns depending on the seniority of the civil servants? So that Whitehall ones are different from those who work in the Job Centre?
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