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Previously on "Wanna know what ex agents become...."

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  • norrahe
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    Originally posted by Pogle View Post
    cabbies in Swindon!
    I was talking to the cabbie on my way back to clientco yesterday and it he told me he used to be a recruitment agent, he also told me he likes to wear the latest designer gear, but has to go to Reading to get it and he also mentioned his souped up motor that he's spent loads on for all the extras.

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  • NotAllThere
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    Originally posted by Zippy View Post
    I 'ad that Dodgy Agent in the back of the cab last week. He's a lot more honest in real life ...
    If you can fake sincerity, you can fake anything.

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  • jmo21
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    Works both ways.

    I got a taxi just after Xmas, which turned out be driven by Bob Shawaddiwadi.

    When he overheard me and my mate talking about some techy thing, he started telling us how he'd came to this country and was a fully trained PHP developer, and asked if we knew anywhere that was looking developers.

    Surprisingly, the taxi ride was not plenty cheap!

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  • Tarquin Farquhar
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    Originally posted by TiroFijo View Post
    Don't they have a high turnover?
    Don't they view em as just 'filler' jobs until something better comes along...?
    I had assumed from the size of their rake-off that they simply became rich enough fast enough off the backs of contractors' work to retire early.

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  • TiroFijo
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    Don't they have a high turnover?
    Don't they view em as just 'filler' jobs until something better comes along...?

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  • cojak
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    Originally posted by Zippy View Post
    I 'ad that Dodgy Agent in the back of the cab last week. He's a lot more honest in real life ...
    In his dreams...

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  • Tarquin Farquhar
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    Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
    I had a cabbie in North Wales who had been a member of the Royal Protection Squad (which was when he shagged Princess Di), was in the SAS and was a Police marksman. He was still on a special emergency call-up in case of anyone needing rescuing during a revolution.

    He spent a few years driving prison vans and he used to beat up the really hard prisoners to sort them out because the prison officers did not know how to deal with them.

    He used to drive InterCity 125s but was bored.

    He now drives a minicab because it's a way to keep himself amused because he does not need to sleep.

    I reckon he was bulltulipting about shagging Princess Di. It was probably just tips 'n' tops.
    Oh. I reckon he was bulltulipting about all the rest.

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  • Zippy
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    I 'ad that Dodgy Agent in the back of the cab last week. He's a lot more honest in real life ...

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  • PAH
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    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    Contractors I've shat on them


    Yep, if you see a godlike agent, that's not rain.

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  • DodgyAgent
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    Originally posted by PAH View Post
    Agents, I've shat 'em.
    Contractors I've shat on them

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  • PAH
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    I do know they entered recruitment when the bottom fell out

    Agents, I've shat 'em.

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  • NotAllThere
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    I don't know what they become, but I do know they entered recruitment when the bottom fell out of the second hand car market.

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  • DiscoStu
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    Did I ever mention the time I flew my fighter jet back from Italy with a bowl of spaghetti balanced on my lap?

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  • HairyArsedBloke
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    Originally posted by Pogle View Post
    cabbies in Swindon!
    I was talking to the cabbie on my way back to clientco yesterday and it he told me he used to be a recruitment agent, he also told me he likes to wear the latest designer gear, but has to go to Reading to get it and he also mentioned his souped up motor that he's spent loads on for all the extras.

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  • RichardCranium
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    I had a cabbie in North Wales who had been a member of the Royal Protection Squad (which was when he shagged Princess Di), was in the SAS and was a Police marksman. He was still on a special emergency call-up in case of anyone needing rescuing during a revolution.

    He spent a few years driving prison vans and he used to beat up the really hard prisoners to sort them out because the prison officers did not know how to deal with them.

    He used to drive InterCity 125s but was bored.

    He now drives a minicab because it's a way to keep himself amused because he does not need to sleep.

    I reckon he was bulltulipting about shagging Princess Di. It was probably just tips 'n' tops.

    Leave a comment:

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