Originally posted by RichardCranium
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Just how long is 'The Bench'?
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If that's going to be the rule I will not be such a decent chap if I'm ever on the bench again!This default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernames -
I'm off the bench after 4 months!
But only for a week long contract, boooo!
So no jumping into my nice warm space.Comment
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My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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getting ready to join
will be on the bench once mid feb comes round....
then on hols from end of march to mid april, hopefully by mid april the market will have picked up, as it's totally dead right now, apart from IB contracts, which I can't get...Comment
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Hurrah for those who have left
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Originally posted by PinkPoshRat View PostI have just taken the measurements of my rump - 40cm
I did have a larger rump when I first took my seat on this bench, so when we calculate the length on the bench we will have to factor in 'shrinkage'.
This is a bit like earned value management in reverse!!!!
How about this...
We all know those cute little computer symbols called 'emoticons,' where:
means a smile and
is a frown.
Sometimes these are represented by
:-)
:-(
Well, how about some 'ASSICONS?'
Here goes:
(_!_) a regular ass
(__!__) a fat ass
(!) a tight ass
(_*_) an ass hole
{_!_} a swishy ass
(_o_) an ass that's been around
(_x_) kiss my ass
(_X_) leave my ass alone
(_zzz_) a tired ass
(_E=mc2_) a smart ass
(_$_) Money coming out of his ass
(_?_) Dumb AssComment
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