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    #31
    Yay - what a nice suprise!!


    Worst Job
    As a contractor, Chester Council. <shudder>
    Before contracting...I've had some corkers like....I even did 12 hour shifts in a garlic bread factory for a year during university....but my worst was honestly being a civil servant. The intense boredom, the constant need to go on the sick...I watched a documentary once about this civil service guy who seriously contemplated cutting off one of his fingers just to get off work, and I honestly got it.
    Soulless, lifeless, horrendous spirit sucking "industry".

    Least Favourite Celebrity
    I hate Angelina Jolie, and most of the England football team.

    Most embarrassing outfit
    Hmmm nearly everything I own at the minute, as I seem to have developed a rather large flabby tire which hangs over my jeans

    Character trait you hate the most
    Secrecy. Similar to being fake I guess. I prefer people who are just totally upfront about who they are, warts and all.

    Worst place you've ever visited
    BRUSSELS!!!!!
    The pope is a tard.

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      #32
      Originally posted by tay View Post
      I knew you would not be able to resist

      So predictable!
      Very clever of you Tay, leaving that out as bait. You're one smart sockp ... cookie, sorry.
      Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith

      Any forum is a collection of assorted weirdos, cranks and pervs - Board Game Geek

      That will be a simply fab time to catch up for a beer. - Tay

      Have you ever seen somebody lick the chutney spoon in an Indian Restaurant and put it back ? - Cyberghoul

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        #33
        Originally posted by Bumfluff View Post
        Most embarrassing outfit
        Mustard yellow mc-hammer pants with matching hooded top, I was 15.
        Kinda like Ali G?

        That wins the prize of the day imo. Nice one BF!
        Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith

        Any forum is a collection of assorted weirdos, cranks and pervs - Board Game Geek

        That will be a simply fab time to catch up for a beer. - Tay

        Have you ever seen somebody lick the chutney spoon in an Indian Restaurant and put it back ? - Cyberghoul

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          #34
          Worst Job - Cleaner at local sports centre

          Least fave celeb - Anyone from a soap

          Most Embarrising Outfit - Sea Scouts Uniform (Oh the shame!)

          Character Trait I have the most - Liars

          Worst Place Ever Visited - Skelmersdale Job Centre

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            #35
            Bumf:
            Which one is closest?

            http://earthfirst.com/wp-content/upl...8/04/ali-g.jpg

            http://thumbnail.search.aolcdn.com/a...4631039058.jpg
            I am not qualified to give the above advice!

            The original point and click interface by
            Smith and Wesson.

            Step back, have a think and adjust my own own attitude from time to time

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              #36
              Worst Job
              - Ex ClientCo (never want to hear the term 'Thought Leadership' again)

              Least Favourite Celebrity
              - Ricky Gervais - just not funny

              Most embarrassing outfit
              - Red trousers and a sky blue jacket my Mum made me wear to my sister's wedding. Which reminds me to destroy the photos on my next visit to my parents

              Character trait you hate the most
              - loudness which usually ties in with being inconsiderate

              Worst place you've ever visited
              - Casablanca, grim place full of beggars
              Last edited by Badger; 17 October 2008, 12:40.

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                #37
                Originally posted by snaw View Post
                • Worst Job
                • Least Favourite Celebrity
                • Most embarrassing outfit
                • Character trait you hate the most
                • Worst place you've ever visited

                Working as a Systems Engineer for Siemens in Holland for a GSM-R Project. Arrived in early December to find that the tax rules in Holland were changing at the end of that year. Also found that I could not start work until the Customer Spec had been translated into English from Dutch. Most boring 6 weeks of my working life, although I did enjoy living in The Hague.

                Graham Norton - talentless loudmouthed muppet!

                Used to have to wear a kilt to all the birthday parties in early Primary School. Have one now mind you, but back then it was not high on my priorities although it did work, as far as invites went!!

                Two-faced people. Would rather people said what they think than stab one in the back.

                Slovakia - Once drove from Poland to Hungary with a Yank mate of mine. I drove and he slept, and I told him I would wake him up if I saw anything worthwhile. Woke him only once, and we stopped for a MacDonalds! Utter hole of a place, no wonder the Czech Republic jettisoned it!!
                “The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”

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                  #38
                  Originally posted by snaw View Post
                  • Worst Job
                  • Least Favourite Celebrity
                  • Most embarrassing outfit
                  • Character trait you hate the most
                  • Worst place you've ever visited
                  • Working on a production line in a factory making bandages.
                  • Sting.
                  • Everything my mum made me wear.
                  • People who shout a lot.
                  • The headmasters office after being caught.

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                    #39
                    Originally posted by snaw View Post
                    The favourite thing gets a bit boring sometimes. So here's something different:
                    • Worst Job
                    • Least Favourite Celebrity
                    • Most embarrassing outfit
                    • Character trait you hate the most
                    • Worst place you've ever visited
                    1. Hand
                    2. Any BBC breakfast presenter.
                    3. Newcastle football shirt (never worn one)
                    4. People who are happy at work, I find it offensive!
                    5. Newcastle.

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                      #40
                      * Worst Job
                      Working for a well-known high street chain's IT dept.
                      * Least Favourite Celebrity
                      Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (the fake).
                      * Most embarrassing outfit
                      Bought a 3-piece suit that made me look like I was mental.
                      * Character trait you hate the most
                      Misplaced pomposity***.
                      * Worst place you've ever visited
                      Brighton, by miles.


                      *** Once worked at a place that employed an ace salesman. Problem was, he just HAD to have done stuff nobody else had. He just HAD to have life experiences nobody else had. One day he tried his "I Have Had SUCH An Amazing Life Experience" on me and a colleague:
                      Ever been so distraught at being dumped by your girlfriend in New York that you wanted to kill yourself?
                      Ever had to hold your best friend's hand whilst the paramedics pumped his heart through an opening in his chest?
                      Ever gambled your life savings on a complete no-hoper nag, only for it to win you thousands?
                      Ever done the SAS endurance entrance fitness course on the Brecon Beacons, only to pass it and then tell 'em no thanks, not tough enough?


                      My reply was, I will check my diary, but I don't think so this week.

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