Ever talked about your kids deliberately to gain sympathy over childless colleagues?

[Pondlife]

"I tuck away close to three bigguns every month"

Is that code?

It means on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month, he chances his luck when the women from slimming world meet up for a drink after weekly weigh in.

[Gym beast]

"I tuck away close to three bigguns every month"

Is that code?

Yep, from a programming language called Hoskins-M25, named by/after its creator and his rough geographical location.

[Bunk]

Yep, from a programming language called Hoskins-M25, named by/after its creator and his rough geographical location.

Inneresting, but have you ever been north of the M25?

[SueEllen]

Inneresting, but have you ever been north of the M25?

You guys are so lucky if he hasn't.

Can't we send him up North to you? Like to the Orkney Islands - one of the uninhabited ones.

[RetSet]

"I tuck away close to three bigguns every month"

Is that code?

Probably.

He's single, too.

Diversity Is Good.

[Bunk]

You guys are so lucky if he hasn't.

Can't we send him up North to you? Like to the Orkney Islands - one of the uninhabited ones.

You can send him up North if you want, I'm in London.

[SimonMac]

You guys are so lucky if he hasn't.

Can't we send him up North to you? Like to the Orkney Islands - one of the uninhabited ones.

**** off, we don't want him!

[vwdan]

Can't say it's something major I've noticed in the workplace. Some people take the piss, but some people always do - I see no correlation with family or not.

I suspect many of your workplace issues stem from the fact nobody likes you.

[Halo Jones]

An interesting thought – I have experienced the reverse: during interviews I get it in to the conversation that I have no kids & no plans to have any.

Give it another 10 years & I won’t have to worry any more

Companies seem to hold to the view that a woman will always disappear to have kids & maternity pay / leave is a (unmentioned) consideration.

[psychocandy]

"I tuck away close to three bigguns every month"

Is that code?

I tuck away a biggun in my trousers....

(brings more meaning to the phrase - willy waver)