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Old 18th Feb 2006, 17:10
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Krystal n chips
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Originally Posted by Talking Radalt
I tend to find with any custom like this those who deserve it most tend to shy away from the attention, whilst those who don't, remind everyone at every oppportunity and insist on the ettiquette being applied.
"Do you know who I am?!!!"
"No, now fcuk off"
Or, having mentioned this thread to her this afternoon,you could follow the example of a lady friend of mine in the medical world who, when she met her new manager a couple of years ago was greeted with "Hello, I'm Sqdn Ldr xxxxx "--to which the reply was, "Well I used to be a Flt. Lt.----so f$$king what----tea and coffee are over there by the way ". As she said, start as you mean to go on although she wishes she had a video to capture the shock on his face at the time.
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