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Originally posted by TestMangler View PostI believe you mate, It's Eek that said you were a tosser....
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Originally posted by barrydidit View PostWinston Spencer, not some random other Churchill! If it didn't require me to look through 1000 pages of text I would find an example
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Originally posted by TestMangler View PostSorry, I should have said 'A wise man once told me.....'
Anyway, Eek says you talk tulipe you tit !!
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Originally posted by barrydidit View PostHey! I told you that!
And it's true, I read it in his memoirs. Bob-isms are a legacy of colonial rule.
Anyway, Eek says you talk tulipe you tit !!
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Originally posted by TestMangler View PostNot sure if this is true or not, but I read somewhere that 'Please do the needful' was a phrase often used by Churchill (the war time PM, not the dearly departed CUK poster).
And it's true, I read it in his memoirs. Bob-isms are a legacy of colonial rule.
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Originally posted by ee61re View PostI had a non-bob client user use the phrase 'will revert back soon' in an email last week.
They have given the bobs their marching orders, so hopefully this silliness will stop.
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Originally posted by ee61re View PostI had a non-bob client user use the phrase 'will revert back soon' in an email last week.
They have given the bobs their marching orders, so hopefully this silliness will stop.
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I had a non-bob client user use the phrase 'will revert back soon' in an email last week.
They have given the bobs their marching orders, so hopefully this silliness will stop.
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Originally posted by TestMangler View PostNot sure if this is true or not, but I read somewhere that 'Please do the needful' was a phrase often used by Churchill (the war time PM, not the dearly departed CUK poster).
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Originally posted by eek View PostWaits for Indian offshore team to raise grievance for being racist...
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Nice of you to learn their language.
Try signing to lyrics of jai ho to them next...
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostJust replied to the Indian offshore team, with the term 'Please do the needful' on a reply to a request.
Oh I feel smug.
I'd just logged on and a chat pops up.
Offshore Guy: Morning Mr TM. I've been awaiting your come to work.
Me: What can I do for you ?
Offshore Guy: Can I ask you a question ?
Me: Fire away.
Offshore guy: That is rude :-( I'll ask later when you have more time.
End of conversation
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostJust replied to the Indian offshore team, with the term 'Please do the needful' on a reply to a request.
Oh I feel smug.
Some time work a simile into some email to them, and include the phrase "so to speak".
I bet you'll find that in no time half of them are using it in every other sentence.
(Another good trigger phrase is "until and unless" instead of "if".)
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