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Are you telling me to put a sock in it?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.” -
It'd be less painfull than a BiroOriginally posted by BagpussAre you telling me to put a sock in it?"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Had I considered such a response, comedy value alone would have insisted upon it. However, my weekend's over exhuberance has precluded any kind of thinking beyond the most basic of function.Originally posted by BagpussAre you telling me to put a sock in it?I am not qualified to give the above advice!
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Geez Louise,
If you worked somewhere, where you feel (or know) that the boss/whoever has an axe to grind, then just scrub that engagement off your C.V.
We all pick bad companies, so why suffer when it comes to needing them for a reference ?Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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So your CV looks like this then:Originally posted by Board Game GeekGeez Louise,
If you worked somewhere, where you feel (or know) that the boss/whoever has an axe to grind, then just scrub that engagement off your C.V.
We all pick bad companies, so why suffer when it comes to needing them for a reference ?
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