Is a senior manager's 'a bit of crumpet' a bit like 'a bit of strumpet'?
(Sure hope I spelled that right).
Victor Hughes wrote:
> Jon
>
> I understand that as part of the British reannexation plans for the USA it
>has been
> decided that coffee will be phased out and once again you will all drink tea.
> In the
> office this will be served from a tea trolley, by a tea-person (gender
>equality has
> reached this profession). The accompaniment to tea will depend (as it always
>did) on the
> status of the office worker. Ordinary workers will get plain biscuits - what
>Americans
> would call 'cookies' which are ideal for 'dunking' in the tea. Middle
>management will
> get crumpets. Senior management will get warm scones (what Americans call
>'biscuits'),
> naturally served with strawberry jam and whipped cream. In addition Very
>Senior
> management may also get "a bit of crumpet", but this will largely depend on
>the
> disposition of the tea-person, as indeed will their desire for it.
>
> A period of two weeks will be allowed for Vocabularial Adjustments.
>Spiffing, what?
>
> Vic Hughes
>
> J Arzt wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > This should fall in place quite nicely as we "repatriate" to a protectorate
> > of the Crown. Will we all get tea and crumpets from a trolley in the office
> > at tea time?
> >
> > Jon Arzt
> >
> > ---------ORIGINAL MESSAGE-------------
> > >From: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
> > >To: rgibbs@pacbell.net, J Arzt <humber_snipe@hotmail.com>
> > >CC: alpines@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: Re: [Re: oil]
> > >Date: 24 Nov 00 21:16:24 EST
> > >
> > >Another of those "unintended consequences" relates to the various labor
> > >laws and "fair labor practices" designed to protect employees.... companies
> > >just hire temporaries and treat them even worse then they used to treat
> > >their regular employees!
> > >
> > >Jan Eyerman
> >
> >
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