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Previously on "I work with idiots!"
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At a gig in Edinburgh a couple of years ago, a large team of us went out for a bit of a beery lunch. Middle aged female PM walks into the bar, reads the sign that says 'FREE W-FI HERE' and asks the barman what 'wi-fi' is and when they start serving it.
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I had an Uncle who, after watching my sister put pepper on her dinner with the large pepper mill said "I can never get the tops off those things either!"
True Story!
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Just imagine if permies were clever. We'd all be living under bridges.
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You are on a forum with a load as well so should be getting used to it by now
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That's reminded me of the person who organised the office Secret Santa, but left herself out because she thought it only worked if you had an even number of people.
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True storyOriginally posted by Growernotashower View PostA young guy I work with was just on the phone when the call got cut off and the recorded message came on and said "doo doo doo Please replace the handset, please replace the handset, please replace the handset"
He actually got up and grabbed another handset from another desk and said, "God, this is the 5th handset I've had to replace this year!!!"
What a spanner!
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I work with idiots!
A young guy I work with was just on the phone when the call got cut off and the recorded message came on and said "doo doo doo Please replace the handset, please replace the handset, please replace the handset"
He actually got up and grabbed another handset from another desk and said, "God, this is the 5th handset I've had to replace this year!!!"
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