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These Cornish fishermen was quite grumpy, yes. We've not been back to The Swordfish, funnily enough.

Ehhhh, I think it might be a good move for people who are very career minded as it looks like it opens up route for progression across a very large and diverse group of departments.

Suspect I'm a bit too niche in my specialism to benefit me though.

One or two. But only the classiest establishments.*

* I once had a few pints in a Cornish fisherman's pub which several years later appeared in a "Britain's Roughest Pubs" TV show. I could well believe, as the regulars told me if I was French they'd stab me.

[eye twitches]

I just don't really get it. We've still got teams under a division and this is something that sits on top of that.

I strongly suspect it'll make little to no difference to my job.

My Arse! etc etc

We've been put in Role Families at work. No, I've not really got an idea why either but I'm sure a consultant made bank through the suggestion.

I'm in a meeting about my Role Family and ALL I can hear is "Royal Family" and it's messing with my brain.

You couldn’t make the Goon Show now.

“Why not? Because of woke?”

No. The entire cast is deceased and the title, these days, suggests performatively frigging yourself bandy in an onanistic trance.

“Oh”

Strong work Willow!

Is this one of those
“Roses are pricey, violets are cheaper” type headlines

I've got one tomorrow, I don't mind the needle but seeing all the blood they take out gives me the ick. Do they need 4 vials? Apparently so.

Best detail!

I fully know that the Deep State is sitting on the knowledge I was the owner of the aerosol can of "fart spray" that cleared out the "Maths Tower" at school when I was 12.

It's why I've never aspired to more. The Deep State will keep me down.

Even if it's 90 mins, it's a dick move.

I rarely block people. But that one earned a block.

Some country is fine! I was raised on folk and there's enough crossover in terms of how it all fits together that I can dig some of it, I really rate the earlier stuff/bluegrass for example. Not so keen on the more mainstream contemporary stuff, in the same way I don't like mainstream Hip Hop.

[Hands over coat]

No, a thriving sub-genre!

Oh I'm not at all. I just don't read it (prefer robots and/or Zombies).

Sorry, do I look like Gary Google to you?

[yeah, it's totally a genre mash up of Fantasy and Romance novels]

A thing to celebrate. I remember my mum ordered the most currents in her town (for bird feeding purposes) one year.

Noddy Holder holding drinks and wearing tinsel in his hair. Text reads: Did you know? Noddy Holder conceived Whamageddon to reduce plays of Last Christmas on Radio and Spotify, thus boosting Slade's royalties?

Did you know?

Noddy Holder conceived Whamageddon to reduce plays of Last Christmas on Radio and Spotify, thus boosting Slade's royalties?

I suppose with Spotify, everyone's listening to stupid Xmas songs by now anyway. Not me though. Holding out till the big day when I'll be pissed enough to deal with the dirge.

a man wipes glasses on a towel with collab clips written on the bottom Alt: A man trying to move a table cloth while leaving a bunch of glasses, failing to do so and sending stuff flying.

Could you just...

Good plan! I kinda want falafel now too.

Hope mood improves.

AGAIN?

I don't want my service use unwrapped or packed up before the 31st of December, really. It's still weeks till then, I might get into Country or start reading romantasy novels between then and now.

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I am guessing LA audiences may be a bit more lively than the average UK pub though.

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I know a few folk who've done Pint of Science over here and generally sounds like it's pretty respectful with minimal heckles.