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Gertrude gazed in wonder at the pompous condescending clerk as she corrected Gerties assumptions, “Gertrude?  No, no, no… we don’t use names here! It’s all too personal, we give you a number, it’s more equitable that way.  To save time we also assume you are stupid and don’t actually want a job.  Is there anything else you don’t understand?”.

February 28, 2006 at 11:33 PM ::

so that’s why the ‘5’ appeared in my last headline…

goliard on 03/01/06 at 05:10 AM ::
Keith's avatar

I hate having to slap around the old-timers first thing in the morning.

Let’s say that grudknows thought she was entering this on the new Scrineblog, where stories are not only welcome, but encouraged.  Besides, that way I won’t have to set down my coffee.

Keith on 03/01/06 at 09:19 AM ::
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Nah, I geuinely cheated as the conversation was within the sentence… thought I *might* get away with it on a technicality. 

Just testing the boundaries dad!

(I did think after posting it that I should have put it in the new scrineblog - I’ll be good next time)

grudknows on 03/01/06 at 07:07 PM ::
Keith's avatar

And not a single punch thrown.  We’re a diplomatic bunch (almost wrote “dimplomatic"), we Scriners.

Keith on 03/01/06 at 07:23 PM ::

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