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25-04-09, 09:23 AM
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Ways to hand in your notice...No.14 in a short series...

I've been rather taken up with a hobby these last few days...I'm trying to improve, extend and expand my photography skills...
So, over the last week I have been admiring from a distance the hand-carved Swiss cuckoo clock that my boss's boss's boss has sat on his desk. It is truly a thing of beauty...hand carved characters, maiinly mice, articulated and automated, they dance, carry out different jobs, move in random fashions, while a whole carrilon of bells plays tunes, and the obligatory cuckoo jumps out and announces the hour. It may sound tacky, but in fact it is both tasteful, stylish and incredibly well executed, and hand painted and gilded it is genuinely an object to be admired.

So, today I emailed Geoff to ask if I could, over my dinner hour perhaps, set up my camera and get some decent pictures of it...

Except...

Just as I pressed *send* my eye caught this sentence...

*I have long admired your magnificent cock, and would dearly love to get some photographs of it, at your convenience*

Your *cock*

Please God, make that didn't happen!!!

Oh...dear...

Just sent a further email...

*Dear Geoff, please find enclosed the letter l. If you look at my last email you may find a place where that letter belongs, which may cast an entirely different light on our implied social dynamic. Best wishes etc....*

Oh Gods...
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25-04-09, 10:10 AM
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Re: Ways to hand in your notice...No.14 in a short series...

That literally had me rolling in laughter, tears streaming! Absolutely classic!

If this is a true story... to be fair, who could make something like this up?! Then I look forward to seeing the pictures - as I love Swiss cocks ahem - and the little mice sound wonderful!

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25-04-09, 10:52 AM
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Re: Ways to hand in your notice...No.14 in a short series...

...great story. Funnily enough though does have an element of realism for me. My friend is a slightly built wiry guy, older but very fit. His er, 'you know what' is befitting a man much much larger in size! We have had some good fun over a few years and as he has picked up various girlfriends on our travels many have been prompted to have to photograph it on camera phones etc! Luckily I have not been asked to be official photographer for it yet!
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25-04-09, 02:30 PM
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Re: Ways to hand in your notice...No.14 in a short series...

OMG, my typing is atrocious and I always worry if I have quickly typed something wrong.

Oh wait , I have when , I asked Azz had he been playing with himself once


BC- That made me laugh too, lets hope you never have to whip out your NIkon TBH I don't know many women who judge or guess a man's *er* size, by what they outwardly looklike, as we just love surprises and disappointments. Never judge a book by it's cover


     
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25-04-09, 03:07 PM
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Re: Ways to hand in your notice...No.14 in a short series...

Lol Gaz you're mad!
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25-04-09, 03:11 PM
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I am glad I am the only one here who has no need to see the fruit cake doctor.


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25-04-09, 07:42 PM
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Ha, love it! Something I'd type and I'm a secretary!
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28-04-09, 07:45 PM
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A reply to my *notice* email!

Re: Ways to hand in your notice...No.14 in a short series...

"Dear Gaz ,

Thank you for your two emails, which I have to say afforded me no small amusement (pun intended).
My wife found them equally amusing, but for different reasons, and I yield to her to furnish a suitable reply.


Dear Gaz ,

As you may be aware, my husband is retiring in three months. However, the article to which you referred in your email has been semi-retired for a while now.
I will admit it was once magnificent. I married him for it. And his money. Mainly his money, to be honest. However, it is now, like his money, earning less and less interest.
I must therefore decline your request on his behalf. I'm pretty sure you would not want to take pictures that require having a necromancer on call. Perhaps instead we can interest you in a rather nice Swiss time piece.

Regards,

Mrs Geoff"


NB, edited to remove some work-related stuff and identifiable references, but apart from that pretty much as sent to me today...
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28-04-09, 08:07 PM
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Re: Ways to hand in your notice...No.14 in a short series...

Hahahah! That has totally made my day! Really lucky they have such a fantastic sense of humour!

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28-04-09, 08:10 PM
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Re: Ways to hand in your notice...No.14 in a short series...

LOL I am so glad they have a sense of humour, great response from his wife


     
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