Friday, 9 November 2007

Signs, stings and portents

School newsletter:
We are sorry to say that Bugsy, the Year 3 guinea pig has just died.
Offered: Fabulous rodent cage with double run. Free to good home!!!! Apply Year 3 classroom.

Freecycle
Offered: Very old galvanised bucketwhich is leaking badly. Might make shabby chic hanging basket or a pot feature.

From Biff Lan-Kwin (via e-mail)
......the success of our company is dependent upon the success of our employees,
and we therefore have created maximally favorable conditions to help maintain and improve the professional levels of our employees.

The qualities required for success with our company are: Initiative, Leadership, Ability to work with people, and, most importantly, a deep-seated gullibility that will allow us to empty your bank account within weeks.

Preference will be given to applicants with a knowledge of multiple languages, ideally including a wide-ranging choice of expletives to ensure that they can adequately express their rage and disappointment once they have discovered just how quickly we can make their money disappear.

Leaflet through letterbox:
I arrived in England a year ago. I'm cleaner!!!

3 comments:

lady macleod said...

I.. I, uh... I have to let this one sit for a bit, just so much information and possible tangents...

The Woman who Can said...

The person who put a leaflet through your letterbox - what are they cleaner than? Do people have to go through a sort of anti-toxic shower when they come to England now?

Stay at home dad said...

Excellent - London life in a nutshell!