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29As little as possible, I'm a tight arsed scrooge27.59%8As little as possible, I earn loads but can't manage it and need more17.24%5As much as possible, I don't care about the money, I want time with my family24.14%7As much as possible, I'm loaded, its a good excuse for a break31.03%9The poll is expired.
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I’m the “As little as possible, because I’m getting the boot at the end of Jan so need to cream as much as possible”. -
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Look here. I ticked the wrong box and there's no change vote thing. This is blatant discrimination against the senile. I shall sue.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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come along xog, isn't it time for your cocoa?Originally posted by xoggothLook here. I ticked the wrong box and there's no change vote thing. This is blatant discrimination against the senile. I shall sue.Why not?Comment
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Off to the inlaws for 2 weeks in Hungary - lots of snow at the mo. I'm also learning Hungarian so at least this time around I can see what the mother-in-law has been saying about me. She doesn't know I'm learning it either. Heh heh...If you think my attitude stinks, you should smell my fingers.Comment
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Oh dear. Hope you have 10 years ahead. :-)Originally posted by hyperDI'm also learning Hungarian so at least this time around I can see what the mother-in-law has been saying about me. She doesn't know I'm learning it either. Heh heh...
It's a good tip for someone who is bored of life. Learn hungarian, finnish and lithuanian and surely this takes a whole life.
I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.Comment
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learning a foreign language is one of the best ways to exercise the mind. You may have to eat your words when the Hungarian and Lithuanian economies overtake the UKOriginally posted by FranckoOh dear. Hope you have 10 years ahead. :-)
It's a good tip for someone who is bored of life. Learn hungarian, finnish and lithuanian and surely this takes a whole life.
Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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