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TheFaQQer replied

7 January 2009, 12:14
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

She used a yellow highlighter!

Ouch!

Mind you, not so sure how she got the "ink" so warm...
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TheFaQQer replied

7 January 2009, 12:13
Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

I've got some of those vouchers. I've never found a better use for ClientCo's photocopier.

Chris in Sheffield had a load to pass round the office the other day. Apparently, some slapper he knows is giving them out to anyone with a willy!
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realityhack replied

7 January 2009, 12:10
A wide-angle lens for my Canon, and a superb fountain pen, and a bottle of Armani 'He', which is alright for an aftershave, and a nice North Face fleece, amongst other random stuff - including an excellent Viz calendar.
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BrilloPad replied

7 January 2009, 12:10
Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

I've got some of those vouchers. I've never found a better use for ClientCo's photocopier.

She used a yellow highlighter!
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BrilloPad replied

7 January 2009, 12:08
Originally posted by ace00 View Post

Absolute crud from my flipless "family" despite many, many hints that I wanted one of those Wii things. They don't care - time to change the will again methinks - leave it to stray cats or gerbils in distress maybe.

Leave it for the scientific study of global warming?
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Mich the Tester replied

7 January 2009, 12:07
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

I also got vouchers from Mrs BP. Promising various services whenever I want. I already spent one......

I've got some of those vouchers. I've never found a better use for ClientCo's photocopier.
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ace00 replied

7 January 2009, 12:07
Absolute crud from my feckless "family" despite many, many hints that I wanted one of those Wii things. They don't care - time to change the will again methinks - leave it to stray cats or gerbils in distress maybe.
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BrilloPad replied

7 January 2009, 12:06
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Intriguing. Can you expand?

I would rather not. its a bit rude.
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sasguru replied

7 January 2009, 12:05
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

I also got vouchers from Mrs BP. Promising various services whenever I want. I already spent one......

Intriguing. Can you expand?
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BrilloPad replied

7 January 2009, 12:04
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Mine was amazon vouchers most of which I spent on:

http://www.amazon.com/Princeton-Comp...1327808&sr=8-1

Hours of fun.

Santa thinks you were a bad boy last year then.

I also got vouchers from Mrs BP. Promising various services whenever I want. I already spent one......
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sasguru replied

7 January 2009, 12:03
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Sad sad bastard.

I'm not the one that lives in Swindon, mate.
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b0redom replied

7 January 2009, 11:59
I got a space hopper and a racing grannys scalextric.....
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DimPrawn replied

7 January 2009, 11:43
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Mine was amazon vouchers most of which I spent on:

http://www.amazon.com/Princeton-Comp...1327808&sr=8-1

Hours of fun.

Sad sad bastard.
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voodooflux replied

7 January 2009, 11:38
Originally posted by DiscoStu View Post

I got the Planet Earth boxed set on blu-ray. If anyone's umming and ahhing about whether to get an HD TV all I can suggest is watching this, it's absolutely fantastic.

Watched those in HD on the Beeb - stunning.

This was one of my fave presents, with Llama wool socks a close second.
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DiscoStu replied

7 January 2009, 11:35
I got the Planet Earth boxed set on blu-ray. If anyone's umming and ahhing about whether to get an HD TV all I can suggest is watching this, it's absolutely fantastic.
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