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Old 25th Jul 2012, 17:01
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Fortissimo
 
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Fond memories of Brawdy, late 70's, Harry Staish gets fed up with recce brief by proxy, ie someone turning on the sound-on-slide projector (remember them?) for the absent student presenter. He declared sound-on-slide as unacceptable as it meant there was no opportunity for questions, therefore no more such presentations etc.

Next morning, R*y Cr****y is due to present on the Bear. Cue sound-on-slide display and furious glares from Staish trying to eyeball R*y, who wasn't there! Until the last slide, which said: "Gentlemen that concludes my presentation, are there any questions?" A voice at the back piped up with "Yes, how big is the crew?" and the slide said: "Twelve, thank you very much!"

Briefing room predictably collapsed in uproar. To his credit, Staish (once a semblance of order had been resumed) simply said: "Excellent, very funny. But no more..."
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