I’m 16 stone. I don’t do ‘walking softly’.
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How much noise should one make when walking around the office?
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Noisest walker I've ever known was a girl who used to live in a house share I was inOriginally posted by Mich the Tester View PostI’m 16 stone. I don’t do ‘walking softly’.
She was 8 stone at the most and yet somehow managed to impersonate a herd of elephants with every stepCoffee's for closersComment
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Brilliant. Maybe she can teach me to emulate 2 herds of elephants.Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostNoisest walker I've ever known was a girl who used to live in a house share I was in
She was 8 stone at the most and yet somehow managed to impersonate a herd of elephants with every stepAnd what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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This guy can't be more than 11 stone so I am discomboulated. He must have been on a executive stomping course.The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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WTF are you all wearing?
get some half decent hand made suit shoes with leather soles and enjoy the fact your wearing shoes that cost more than the average permie earns in a week and actually fit your feet properly..The proud owner of 125 Xeno Geek PointsComment
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If he's flat-footed, that might explain it.Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostThis guy can't be more than 11 stone so I am discomboulated. He must have been on a executive stomping course.Comment
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Last time I looked at some 'man' shoes someone recommended on here they had big buckles and Cuban heels. If I were going for the Laurence Llewelyn Bowan look or Louis XIV I'd have bought them.Originally posted by chef View PostWTF are you all wearing?
get some half decent hand made suit shoes with leather soles and enjoy the fact your wearing shoes that cost more than the average permie earns in a week and actually fit your feet properly..
The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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What about a couple of planks of wood that creak like stairs in an old haunted house?Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostDept Manager hits the floor really hard with every stride, maybe he's a robot (like the one which replaced Oscar Goldman in the Bionic man?). Anyway, I wear rubber soles, should I get some flippers so I can make a bigger sound?Comment
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Shoes?
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Pogo Stick or Space Hopper is the office transport of the discerning contractor, Bagpuss.Comment
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Space hopper like this?Originally posted by Chugnut View PostShoes?
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Pogo Stick or Space Hopper is the office transport of the discerning contractor, Bagpuss.
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