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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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I'm useing the free (and slow) wifi at the airport now to stimulate my barin and keep awake. Two hours until my flight.
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| Wed Dec 17, 2014 4:40 pm |
 
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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:04 am
Posts: 11039
Location: London
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Off out to meet a friend in a bit
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm
Posts: 5664
Location: Scotland
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
Posts: 45931
Location: Belfast
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Why do people insist on office Xmas parties when they're nothing but awkward? And especially for blokes!
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
Posts: 12700
Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Never been to an office christmas party. The don't work for offshore workers.
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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The staff have decided they'd prefer a xmas bonus to a xmas party.
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Zippy
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:20 pm
Posts: 3838
Location: Here Abouts
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Our Xmas parties are awesome, legendary, everyone has a brilliant time and they are talked about for the first half of the next year!
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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For us, it's really about the receptionists/nurses etc. The doctors end up on one half of the table/their own table. They go because they have to.
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
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We have such a disparate bunch of people that it never works. Geeks aren't gonna put their head above the parapet, the girls are all talking about reality TV, people are pissed off to start with...
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
Posts: 12700
Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Have to? How do you make someone go to a Christmas party? Surely they could just say they're not Christian and not turn up.
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:10 pm
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I just say I don't want to go.
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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"Social convention". It's a relatively small practice so unless you've a good reason not to go, you're expected to be there. Otherwise everyone will want to know why you're not. I'm the youngest by about 15 years which makes it more awkward for me. _________________He fights for the users.
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| Thu Dec 18, 2014 5:08 pm |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Social convention isn't a 'have to' in my opinion.
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
Posts: 12700
Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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I land at 22:00. The last train leaves at 22:35. Will I get through the terminal, across to the railway station and get a ticket in time?
If not I've got at least a sixty quid taxi ride in front of me.
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am
Posts: 7935
Location: Manchester.
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The Big Bang Theory says it is, therefore it is. _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker  Sorry  I'll behave now. Promise
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