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Previously on "Life's a piece of tulip, when you look at it..."

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  • DimPrawn
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    Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
    None of the stories are about real people, places or events: instead a load of mock people, places and events are used so as to limit their interactions to just that small subset of possible interactions that the readership is interested in at the moment.

    It's also known as the Daily Mail.


    CUK General Forum.

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  • NickFitz
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    Originally posted by Clippy View Post
    Testing times.
    Never read it. What's it like?
    None of the stories are about real people, places or events: instead a load of mock people, places and events are used so as to limit their interactions to just that small subset of possible interactions that the readership is interested in at the moment.

    It's also known as the Daily Mail.

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  • original PM
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    unlucky fella

    get some of Amsterdams finest and roll a Phat one....

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Originally posted by DaveB View Post
    Can you name the client now? I know a few poeple who would be very interested to hear about what Bangalore Bob and his pals have been up to.
    DSB Bank, Netherlands. Bankrupted by politicians (oh, and a bank run caused by a leak from the finance ministry, which is run by politicians). Bob didn't exactly help though.

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  • DimPrawn
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    Originally posted by Pogle View Post
    Really sorry to hear about your moggie .. oh and the other crap, but mainly the moggie
    Not as sorry as the moggie is.

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  • Pogle
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    Really sorry to hear about your moggie .. oh and the other crap, but mainly the moggie

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  • Diestl
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    I would be sorry to hear that, but you play rugby.

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  • DaveB
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    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    Yep, the barstewards are off the hook. They won't be paid though.
    Can you name the client now? I know a few poeple who would be very interested to hear about what Bangalore Bob and his pals have been up to.

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  • DimPrawn
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    Originally posted by Clippy View Post
    Testing times.
    Never read it. What's it like?

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  • Clippy
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    Testing times.

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  • HairyArsedBloke
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    Did Bob's pals cause clientco to go down the pan?

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  • alreadypacked
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    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    Yep, the barstewards are off the hook. They won't be paid though.
    Good enough, but I bet they use the project as a referance

    Hope you find something new.

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Originally posted by DaveB View Post
    Ouch.

    Does this mean the Boys ffrom Bangalore are off the hook on the legal front? Or was that a different Client Co?
    Yep, the barstewards are off the hook. They won't be paid though.

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  • MPwannadecentincome
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    Sorry to hear that - keep smiling.............

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  • EternalOptimist
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    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    In the last two weeks;

    - I've been benched when clientco went bust (have been offered 50% payment by receivers)
    - I've torn a muscle in my leg during a rugby match, which will put me out until january
    - the cat's died

    and still I'm smiling. Must be the wine.



    Have another bottle

    poor moggie




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