Sorry to hear about that, AP
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Originally posted by alreadypacked View PostLucky it was not said to me, I was swaping war stories with another contractor poolside and I had to ask what it meant.
You get us all upset for you and then it turns out there's nothing happened!
I hope some horrid German steals your deck chair by the pool.
You do know some of us hold you in high esteem as a contractor, living the high life and fulfilling the dream, don't you? If you have a setback, it causes a ripple of fear for us lesser, wind-blown, cold and rained-on and bench-vulnerable mortals.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostYou rotten tease!
You get us all upset for you and then it turns out there's nothing happened!
I hope some horrid German steals your deck chair by the pool.
You do know some of us hold you in high esteem as a contractor, living the high life and fulfilling the dream, don't you? If you have a setback, it causes a ripple of fear for us lesser, wind-blown, cold and rained-on and bench-vulnerable mortals.
Phew!"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
- Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...Comment
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostI hope some horrid German steals your deck chair by the pool.
You do know some of us hold you in high esteem as a contractor, living the high life and fulfilling the dream, don't you? If you have a setback, it causes a ripple of fear for us lesser, wind-blown, cold and rained-on and bench-vulnerable mortals.
Yes, "fulfilling the dream" not this week, up at 7.00 IST office before 9.00, work with Indian team untill 19.00. Work with UK teams and attend calls until 22.00 IST. Back to the hotel sleep. Working Saturday, will fall asleep by the pool Sunday and get very sun burnt.Fiscal nomad it's legal.Comment
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Originally posted by alreadypacked View PostNo Germans here, in fact I have never come accross a GermanRule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion.Comment
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I thought the brothels in Berlin were full of Eastern Europeans, not local girls?Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostI thought the brothels in Berlin were full of Eastern Europeans, not local girls?Comment
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Who hess stolen mein sauerkraut und bockworst?And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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