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Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People
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I once did approx 400 hours in a month to get papers ready for a piece of litigation. Then I handed it over to someone else who promptly turned what had been a slam dunk win into a complete steaming mess which we have now probably lost. Never again...0
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chewmylegoff wrote: »I once did approx 400 hours in a month to get papers ready for a piece of litigation. Then I handed it over to someone else who promptly turned what had been a slam dunk win into a complete steaming mess which we have now probably lost. Never again...
And some poor hapless sap has to settle a HUGE bill for that loss.... which isn't very fair as the win was in the bag.... so it could have gone the other way for them for the same price.
In my opinion, this hit/miss job is worth minimum wage.0 -
Just pulled some clothes on, to hot-foot it across to my letterbox.... I've received a "new home gift" from an NP... and it's lovely
It'll get used because I do use the items associated with this gift and haven't had one of these items before.... I've previously "made do" with half an empty ice cream tub
So, that's enough information for the sender to know .... and for you lot to scratch your heads and think "!!!!!! did she get?"0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »One of those "how posh are you" articles, promoting a book, so not a quiz.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2608173/So-CLASS-YOU-A-wickedly-funny-perceptive-new-book-answer-hinges-favourite-marmalade-buy-M-S.html
It'd take some time to pick out the questions/answers and put them into a grid to see what's what, which I'd do if my PC were better/faster ... but it's not.
It's odd, I think, that in this country we insist class is only a big issue here.
There are so many other countries where it's very important, sometimes more than here - such as India, or parts of America, or China, for example....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Shhhhhh Lydia..... That's supposed to be a NPT secret.
I'd hate to lose all my 'street cred' with the other bulls.....:rotfl:
Don't worry. They won't venture in here so they'll never know. Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
Don't worry. They won't venture in here so they'll never know.
Ah, but they will .... if somebody's got it in for you they'll trawl through your last 10-20 (or more) posts just to find something to whack you with on another thread
Some (stalkers) will even keep up with everything somebody posts, simply so they are already armed when they come looking for you
On the Map of the World, the Internet is labelled: Here Be Weirdos.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »
On the Map of the World, the Internet is labelled: Here Be Weirdos.
Speaking of which.....
The Definitive Stereotype Map of Great Britain and Ireland
Offend your way around the British Isles.
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Speaking of which.....
The Definitive Stereotype Map of Great Britain and Ireland
Offend your way around the British Isles.
LOL - loved the bit around London: A....... W......
And those to the left of Posh People (I see Posh People is where the Posh NPs mostly live).0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Speaking of which.....
The Definitive Stereotype Map of Great Britain and Ireland
Offend your way around the British Isles.
Offend your way around the world:
It turns out that I live in Singapore. I'm not entirely convinced that Las Malvinas are to scale. Ditto Gibraltar.
On the subject of which, Gibraltar used to play in the soccer tournament of unrecognised countries along with Tibet, Isle of Wight etc. Now they've been recognised by FIFA so will be in the next European Championships qualifiers. It could be interesting if they get drawn against Spain some time.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »One of those "how posh are you" articles, promoting a book, so not a quiz.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2608173/So-CLASS-YOU-A-wickedly-funny-perceptive-new-book-answer-hinges-favourite-marmalade-buy-M-S.html
I was quite surprised, the tabloid press don't normally do the difference between bling and posh let alone the perceptive analysis of the Middleton put down.
I do struggle with what car is 'U', probably used to be a several year old Mercedes or volvo estate (or even Peugeot family estate in some families), what is it now? I remember my mum(my) once remarking to someone in the village that she was surprised her new car was a classic merc sports car rather than a brand new slk....I think....0
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