Bits And Bobs 38

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11920

Last night a DJ saved my life
Last night, she said, oh baby I feel so down
Last night I told you I loved you
Last night I couldn't even get an answer
Last Christmas I gave you my heart

Ange · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:34

Interview today for two possible promotions at work today. Eek. Wearing a suit, and if I say so myself, I look good.

Positive thoughts in my direction at 11am please!

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12372

Good luck!

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Good luck!

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:40

Best of luck, Sparkles.

You remember last week,the internal job position that I applied for? It won't be filled in the imemdiate term, apparently*.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22425

MaliA wrote:

Best of luck, Sparkles.

You remember last week,the internal job position that I applied for? It won't be filled in the imemdiate term, apparently*.

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MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:05

Trooper wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Best of luck, Sparkles.

You remember last week,the internal job position that I applied for? It won't be filled in the imemdiate term, apparently*.

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It was a general grumble.

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:10

Ange wrote:

Positive thoughts in my direction at 11am please!

Righto. Good luck!

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:13

Good luck Ange!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49253

Good luck Ange!

Public service announcement - coconut kitkat chunkies are the best things ever.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49253

Also, anyone know how to get an audio file of a voicemail you've already received? It's sat in my 3 voicemail inbox, and I can't think of a decent way to get at it.

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:39

I've done this before and I did it by the following:-

Take a 3.5mm Jack out of your phone and plug the other end into the aux or mic socket on your PC.
Download and install audacity
Make sure you have the correct input selected
Press record
Play the voicemail.

That should work.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Just heard a radio advert from Tesco, making hay out of the horsemeat thing. "We're workgin with British farmers blah blah blah .... Now all of our beef will be sourced from the UK and Ireland" was one bit they were trumpeting. But, didn't a load of the horsemeat come from ... Ireland? Tits.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:07

MaliA talking to his boss earlier

She said I should not be worried about a best man's speech as she doesn't think I've done anyhting scandalous and come April there will be lots of jobs to apply for.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:32

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

Just heard a radio advert from Tesco, making hay out of the horsemeat thing. "We're workgin with British farmers blah blah blah .... Now all of our beef will be sourced from the UK and Ireland" was one bit they were trumpeting. But, didn't a load of the horsemeat come from ... Ireland? Tits.

Well, we have to take a stand against dirty forrin. Dirty forrin is cause of all our troubles.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:55

Cras wrote:

Also, anyone know how to get an audio file of a voicemail you've already received? It's sat in my 3 voicemail inbox, and I can't think of a decent way to get at it.

Is it an Android phone? If so, install a call recorder and ring them up.
Also install Hullomail so this doesn't need to be an issue again.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49253

Amusingly, I've got hullomail but I forgot to change the voicemail settings when I switched phones.

YOG · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:59

"My wife's going to Chavez's funeral in Venezuela"
"Caracas?"
"No, she's quite sane & has a balanced view of his controversial legacy."

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26520

I'm hiding in the loo as there is someone visiting the business today who I find really odious, and he is currently in my office.

Morte · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 13:35

Mimi wrote:

I'm hiding in the loo as there is someone visiting the business today who I find really odious, and he is currently in my office.

Browsing the internet while in the bog...truly we live in extraordinary times.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49253

Our bog has no Wifi and no phone signal. It's infuriating.

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 13:43

Trap 3 is the best for internet access here.

Mr Burrrrt · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 13:44

YOG wrote:

"My wife's going to Chavez's funeral in Venezuela"
"Caracas?"
"No, she's quite sane & has a balanced view of his controversial legacy."

My wife suffered a foot injury whilst visiting a volcano east of Java

Krakatoa?

No, but she bruised her instep quite badly.

Ange · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 13:46

Interview done.

Oh my god. That's the first interview I've done for nearly 7 years, and the first ever internal interview I've had. It was so hard. Yes, they know my good points, but they're also far too aware of my bad points.

I went for two job roles - Senior Account Handler and Team Leader. One of the technical insurance questions I just couldn't answer and one of the TL questions I just couldn't think of an example of when I'd done something or other.

I've come out of it feeling like I'm a bit of a jack of all trades and not particularly suitable for either role.

At least it's over now though! Oh wait, but I still have to work under whoever gets the sodding TL job. Brilliant.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 13:47

You did better than you think and they make allowances for nerves. You did good, kiddo. Well done. Now make me some tea.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22425

Mr Burrrrt wrote:

YOG wrote:

"My wife's going to Chavez's funeral in Venezuela"
"Caracas?"
"No, she's quite sane & has a balanced view of his controversial legacy."

My wife suffered a foot injury whilst visiting a volcano east of Java

Krakatoa?

No, but she bruised her instep quite badly.

My sister went to the Caribbean on holiday.

Jamaica?

No, Cuba.

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 13:57

I always thought there should be some mileage in a Jakarta joke:

My wife went on a 19th century transport themed city break in Indonesia

Jakarta?

Or something

Malc

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12372

For those that came to my party and ate Miracle Berries, I just did the same at work with a plate of lemons. Nobody's dead yet

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 14:29

Mr Russell wrote:

For those that came to my party and ate Miracle Berries, I just did the same at work with a plate of lemons. Nobody's dead yet

Source some electric buttons as well, sir.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 14:44

Malc wrote:

I always thought there should be some mileage in a Jakarta joke:

My wife went on a 19th century transport themed city break in Indonesia

Jakarta?

Or something

Malc

My wife thought up something similar when on holiday in North America.

Alaska?

It's okay. I'll ask her myself.

Mr Burrrrt · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 14:57

Time for the big guns. This is as far as I'm concerned the king of all 'my wife went....' jokes.

My wife went to Poole on her holidays.

In Dorset?

Yes, she'd recommend it to anyone.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 15:07

My wife went to Wales on her holiday.
Bangor?
No, she went on her own.

Slightly Green · **Joined:** 26th Aug, 2010 **Posts:** 2069

My wife’s gone to Jordan
Amman?
No, she’s just got big hands, but you’re not the first to ask

Slightly Green · **Joined:** 26th Aug, 2010 **Posts:** 2069

My wife would love to go on safari in Africa
Kenya?
No, we can’t afford it

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 15:11

We went to South America.
Chile?
No, thanks, I've already eaten.

Slightly Green · **Joined:** 26th Aug, 2010 **Posts:** 2069

ok last one -

My wife’s on holiday just south of London
Surrey?
I SAID, MY WIFE’S ON HOLIDAY JUST SOUTH OF LONDON!

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 15:12

Slightly Green wrote:

ok last one -

My wife’s on holiday just south of London
Surrey?
I SAID, MY WIFE’S ON HOLIDAY JUST SOUTH OF LONDON!

I like this one.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 15:34

Bob Crisp's Amazing Life

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 15:36

APOD has gone to the South East of England.

Kent?

Yeah, he is.

Mr Burrrrt · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 15:51

Awesomez.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 16:18

Titled for page views? Will the citations match up?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49253

Being the last person in the office isn't fun, but it does mean that you can ditch the headphones and turn the tunes up. Starship tonight. I get up and wander round the corner to get something from the printer, and there's one of the cleaners wiping down desks and ROCKING THE FUCK OUT. She looked up, we both nodded, and I walked away.

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 20:38

That's awesome!

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 21:00

Cras wrote:

Being the last person in the office isn't fun, but it does mean that you can ditch the headphones and turn the tunes up. Starship tonight. I get up and wander round the corner to get something from the printer, and there's one of the cleaners wiping down desks and ROCKING THE FUCK OUT. She looked up, we both nodded, and I walked away.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26520

Cras wrote:

Being the last person in the office isn't fun, but it does mean that you can ditch the headphones and turn the tunes up. Starship tonight. I get up and wander round the corner to get something from the printer, and there's one of the cleaners wiping down desks and ROCKING THE FUCK OUT. She looked up, we both nodded, and I walked away.

It's like that if I work a weekend and I'm the only person in the office. Except I have a noisy Russell instead of the radio.

Next time I'm taking the iPad and will have iPlayer

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26520

Also knitting for slow bits

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 22:50

Cras wrote:

Being the last person in the office isn't fun, but it does mean that you can ditch the headphones and turn the tunes up. Starship tonight. I get up and wander round the corner to get something from the printer, and there's one of the cleaners wiping down desks and ROCKING THE FUCK OUT. She looked up, we both nodded, and I walked away.

Pro tip, remember to turn your speakers off before you leave, as the Skype ringtone at 120db can often offend.

TheFireFaerie · **Joined:** 1st Jul, 2012 **Posts:** 1609

I wonder if birthday boy is going to enjoy his morning coffee...

TheFireFaerie · **Joined:** 1st Jul, 2012 **Posts:** 1609

Personally, I think the hall decoration is the best bit...

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

TheFireFaerie wrote:

I wonder if birthday boy is going to enjoy his morning coffee...

Probably not, it'll all have poured out!

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