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Woocfot asks: Tell us all about that turning point in your life when it started going downhill. Yeah, that drunken conversation with my dad when he suggested I become a civil servant. Dammit, I could have been an astronaut

(, Thu 28 Feb 2013, 11:32)
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No. That's the only bit of the tale that actually makes sense.
There were mortgages below base rate so you could end up with zero interest when they dropped. It's the rest which is twaddle. He clearly doesn't understand how income tax works or how you cannot 'invest' in property if you only pay interest and not the capital.
(, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 7:37, 1 reply)
Don't worry, I'm sure you'll get a job soon.
Chin up, eh? Keep firing off those CV's.
(, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 9:14, closed)
Never written a CV
I was headhunted straight out of university and apart from taking a year out to have kids I've been working ever since. But it's lovely of you to be concerned. LOVELY.
(, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 11:06, closed)
Kids?
Who's going to help them with their maths homework?
(, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 11:57, closed)
I doubt they'll need much help.
They both appear to be extremely bright.
(, Fri 1 Mar 2013, 12:04, closed)
I'm sure they do, compared to you.
Don't forget to remind them to "Read all the questions carefully before attempting to answer any".

Just in case they make themselves look like a massive bell-end.

Derp derp derp.
(, Thu 7 Mar 2013, 9:02, closed)

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