» Stupid Tourists

York Minster
My Aunt works in the bookshop at York Minster. One day an American was looking round and asked of the building "Is it pre-War?" Came the reply: "Sir, it's pre-America"
(Sun 10th Jul 2005, 21:33, More)

» Dad Jokes

It has to be
Calling instructions "destructions" ... probably explains my DIY skills
(Wed 10th Dec 2003, 12:15, More)

» Pet Names

Cat
I have a cat called "The Cat". He is named after Peter Bonetti
(Wed 25th Feb 2004, 15:05, More)

» Strange things you've been paid to do

Archiving Specialist Excecutive Manager Synergy Leverager
I once spent a Summer removing paper clips and staples from bits of paper at the Medical Research Council. It was great. 8 hours a day reading letters from [content deleted due to restrictions of the Official Secrets Act] to [content deleted due to restrictions of the Official Secrets Act] about ... nothing very interesting at all.
I managed to negotiate a higher rate based on the thoroughly justifiable reason that I couldnt face earning less than my friend who was also employed and had manage to blag the top rate.
(Thu 30th Sep 2004, 20:37, More)