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Previously on "Date with an agent"

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  • jmo21
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    not some of the folk on here anyway

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  • TimberWolf
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    Originally posted by Turion View Post
    References for Food! This downturn must be getting real bad. If you want a free meal, I'm sure that there's a homeless shelter near you. Probably a nicer bunch to spend the evening with as well.
    I concur.

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  • Turion
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    Originally posted by jmo21 View Post
    Well, had my date last night

    and as expected he did try and get some leads. I did give him on under his cover of a reference.

    he was a nice enough guy, and i got a free dinner and couple of pints out of it

    References for Food! This downturn must be getting real bad. If you want a free meal, I'm sure that there's a homeless shelter near you. Probably a nicer bunch to spend the evening with as well.

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  • jmo21
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    Well, had my date last night

    and as expected he did try and get some leads. I did give him on under his cover of a reference.

    he was a nice enough guy, and i got a free dinner and couple of pints out of it

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  • jmo21
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    Originally posted by Stan.goodvibes View Post
    My city agent invited me to an Agency drinks party - given that the agency mostly dealt with temps it was an outstanding ratio of hot office temp tottie (HOTT) to contractors.

    I was at the time coercing a fellow permy to go contracting so invited him to the agency do on the promise of large amounts of HOTT. I was a little naiive at the time so eventually he had to spell it out for me half way thru the do - he was gay.

    Oh well. GREAT party tho
    did u pump him?!

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  • Stan.goodvibes
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    My city agent invited me to an Agency drinks party - given that the agency mostly dealt with temps it was an outstanding ratio of hot office temp tottie (HOTT) to contractors.

    I was at the time coercing a fellow permy to go contracting so invited him to the agency do on the promise of large amounts of HOTT. I was a little naiive at the time so eventually he had to spell it out for me half way thru the do - he was gay.

    Oh well. GREAT party tho

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  • Mr Crosby
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    I've only done it once. I ended up paying the bill

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    In that kind of situation, aren't you tempted to deliberately and obviously leer the whole way through just for fun?
    Just as long as I dont start to dribble.

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  • Purple Dalek
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    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    In that kind of situation, aren't you tempted to deliberately and obviously leer the whole way through just for fun?
    tempted? What kind of contractor are you? The zeitgeist requires and expects it!

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  • Zippy
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    Try and get the receipt

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  • d000hg
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    I went for coffee with a pimp yesterday afternoon. she was a top piece of totty.

    she failed the test though. did not show enough cleavage......
    In that kind of situation, aren't you tempted to deliberately and obviously leer the whole way through just for fun?

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  • BrilloPad
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    I went for coffee with a pimp yesterday afternoon. she was a top piece of totty.

    she failed the test though. did not show enough cleavage......

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  • Stan.goodvibes
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    Originally posted by jmo21 View Post
    well, at least i get a free dinner - do i have to put out?!
    I'd put out - these are difficult times

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  • Peter Loew
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    Haha, I ended up dating one of my previous agents for a couple of months, she was fit

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  • jmo21
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    sadly, it's not a woman I am meeting

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