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pcernie
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http://www.fhm.com/news/funny/15-things ... m_content=That would have to be my choice from the list  Otherwise, the only thing coming to mind at the moment are those 'man bag' monstrosities you still see occasionally 
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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+1 They are just pointless crap.
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
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Location: Newcastle
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That one made me laugh, I can imagine a "lads washing machine" with a games controller for the interface  _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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F_A_F
Occasionally has a life
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:52 pm
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Location: Truro
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I had my PDP this week, as I work off site it was all over email and 'phone.... ....took me a sum total of 5 minutes to agree with what my boss said, then 3 minutes to type a message agreeing with it, plus bemoaning the lack of my support to the MD. I used to have one person supporting me, who the firm got rid of as a cost saving measure; ie. a nice convenient way to rid the company of the "psycho-from-hell-takes-the-company-to-tribunal-3-times-and-fails-yet-carries-on-working-after-threatening-to-bring-them-and-our-customers-down" employee. As you can imagine, her PDPs used to take upwards of 3 days, involving emails longer than a Dickens serialisation, plus disagreement with the wording change from "support to..." to "support for..." etc 
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pcernie
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 Might not be 'blokes-only' that one  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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davrosG5
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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My washing machine has a Man setting on it. It's called Mixed Load. There's even little pictures to tell you what the words mean (I kid you not). I'd use it too if it wasn't so far round the bleedin' dial thingy and made full use of all the rpm I paid for when I got it. As for appraisals. I think mine will be due fairly soon. I predict it will go pretty much the same as all the previous ones: So, how do you think things are going? Fine. Lack of proper promotion prospects is irritating. Right, well see you in 6 months then.
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jonbwfc
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I woud like to add to the list
'women'.
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pcernie
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adidan
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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15? Is that all? Now, I can't take that seriously.
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paulzolo
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I’m told “put the washing machine into the 30 degree wash”. The thing is that there are THREE 30 degree washes. I have a 1/3 chance of getting the right one based on the funny symbols. It’s not the need for a games controller, but for the whole bloody user interface to be re done.
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HeatherKay
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Oddly, I bet the washing machine UI is designed by men...  _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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adidan
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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If it was it would just have an on/off button.
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HeatherKay
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I fear you've missed your calling. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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Coref
Occasionally has a life
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 Heather has missed the grammar slip! Are you feeling OK?
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Hmm... so have I? It could possibly be... "If it was it would have just had an on/off button".
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