*Bob*

I can't stand opera.

'Paul Pott' What a wonderfully unfortunate name.

ChavWivaLawDegree Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think the way I look at it is, that in the past, > when these people did not have technology to back > them up, they would have been bottom of the pack Bring back/dig up Oliver Cromwell! Now there was a man who was prepared to put his sword where his mouth was.

Hmmm. Good point. Perhaps *Bob* Junior's first words will be "GET A JOB, DAD"

Good for you Spadetownboy. I'm sure many people would prefer to trade-in their working lives for something else. Alas, it takes more bottle to get off the treadmill once you've been on it and have become used to associated perks (such as a regular income). Respec' to anyone who does it. (Not me.. I've never 'had a job' so there was nothing to shi* myself about giving-up!) I know some people see life at the office as a welcome buffer between TheMissus and TheKids, but hanging around the house with 'em all day long suits me just fine.

A friend sent me some key excerpts from that book. The author has certainly done his research hee hee. I think we're all based on each other. It's just a bit of fun really (apart from the bad bits, where, say you get 10 pitches in a row turned down so don't earn anything for a year). Anyone who takes doing such things as music for commercials and telly music seriously and considers themselves to be some sort of a proppa composer needs to see a doctor.

I do more TV themes these days.. write some songs for bands.. and do commercials now and then. I couldn't possibly tell you which ones as that would, er, unveil my shroud of mystery. Laziness is a key factor.. sheer determination not to get a 'real job'.

No talent required, Jeremy. Trust me..

Forgive me.. what does a management consultant do? I know the answer will surely be 'nothing at all'.. but what are they supposed to do?

HA HA HA

Alan Dale Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > On your own. Not on my own. I have you here to keep me company. Watch out - here comes the boss! Pretend to be busy!

Looks like rain now. I blame you, Alan.

.. in the back garden. Nice day for it. Is it sunny in the office?

Possibly. But once that day is done, one has the rest of the week to count the royalties and have a life.

It's also worth remembering that those affected by 'Guardian-type hysteria' are less likely to spend the evening looking for 'foreigners' so they can kick the living daylights out of them for 'taking our homes, jobs, women etc'. One thing I do know: I have no envy of anyone who works in the financial sector. If someone wants to get up while it's still dark, put a cheap suit on, spend two hours a day on public transport with their nose pressed up against someone's armpit, spend ten hours reading the FT and looking at bar-charts whilst praying for 6pm to come - only to be press-ganged into awkward drinks with dick-swinging braying idiots they have nothing in common with other than where the payslips come from.. then more power to them. It's not for me.

I've still got my dressing gown on, so I'm more than happy with my career choice.

I reckon the torch must be good for at least a fiver on eBay.

If anyone out there is feeling a little down, they're more than welcome to come an look in my 'Enron Memorabilia' drawer. I have two flashing yo-yos, some 'stress relief' squeezers, bouncey balls, a musical pen and an "ENRON - MOVIN'' ON UP" torch. Always cheers me up anyway.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And yes, there are lots of women where I work... > some in pretty senior positions Phwaor! It's almost worth having a glass ceiling - so you can look up their skirts.

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Where is Flares? Near Tignes.

Nero Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm in SE22. Nero > PS I don't get the Charlie don't surf thing. Is it > summat to do w' drugs? Nero It's an 'Apocalypse Now' quote

Personally, I'm an easily distracted, lazy c***, as you can tell by my ceaseless forum postings.

It's not all one-in-the-eye for Jeremy. I accept that things are changing year by year. I'm sure his company are making an effort to recruit from a wider spectrum of candidates, just as Oxford and Cambridge are as well these days. I think the 'very driven' will always succeed, regardless of background. But just below them are a whole load of other people for whom things could have been very different were it not for their personal circumstances. And I don't mean 'Daddy never gave them a seat on the board and a Ferrari'.. It's more basic than that. It can make such a difference to know, for example, that your family could help you out if you got behind a month or two with the rent - even if you never need ask for it. It makes a huge psychological difference to how you go about life.

There's an old stylee red box at the bottom of Upland Road as well. It mostly seems to be filled with dog-ends and wee though.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > James - I disagree, one of my best friends at > University lived on a council estate in Liverpool. > He was from a single parent family, they had > absoutely nothing... but still managed to get a > universtity education. My Grandad smoked 60 Park Drive a day and lived to be 80. I have a number of friends who work in (what might be called 'high-flying' jobs). I reckon around 80% of them went to Oxford or Cambridge. And 80% of those were educated privately.