papering over the cracks

It's a shame it's necessary, but I like the idea.

It's better than looking through the window and seeing a disused building site inside.

Yes, can't have the G8 bigwigs possibly catching a glimpse of the actual reality of their collective failure, can we?

And that is the reason why this is being done.


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That is his actual name, and that is the actual name of the company he runs.

Frikkin brilliant!


...and nicked

I keep hearing something about Cameron attending a Build-a-Bear party in Watford?

No no, that was a mistake, the badly-dressed bear was Boris...

I got this from work for 10 years service


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very nice. Is it fountain or ballpen?

its the "cheap" ball point. I had a bit of a shock when i googled the price

they are very nice. you could sell it on if you have no use for it

Year, my first five year service award from Halliburtion was a cheap fossil watch. To be fair you could choose from a list, but that was the best of a bad bunch. Even grannies in their 90's would have found some of the things on the list outdated.
Since I left and came back again a few years later, I can look forward to a five year service award again in a year and a half.

the pen costs a "cheap" £255, but if I make it to 20 years I can get £1000 towards a permanent gift and a silver photo frame.

I've got a Mont Blanc fountain pen, which was bought for me by the Wench when we got engaged (she felt her getting a ring was rather one sided). It's an absolutely lovely thing and I use it near enough daily. Other pens just feel horribly scratchy and unpleasant to write with by comparison.