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  1. fir

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    ARrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!

    Turn up at the crack of dawn when you're in the shower, and start dismantling the house. Leave at 4.30pm with a window to be fitted, with the fitter "on his way". It's a 10 minute job. Almost 2 hours later he turns up, 1 hour on & he's still here.
    No tea for kids yet, aborted the trip to shops.
    Then, the builder calls 'round, all spruced up & smelling of aftershave, on his way to the pub, and says:
    "Haven't you been to the shops yet?" (banghead)
     
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    Too much detail about Dawn

    And why did the builder call round on the way to the pub? There's something very fishy about them theer builders.
     
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    He called in

    "to check it had been done"

    On the plus side, the window fitter was a very nice man. I have his mobile number written on my wall :D (Y)
     
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    Very discrete that is

    The writing is on the wall for you.

    Anyway what was Dawn doing there?
     
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    Funnily enough

    I was going to meet her at the shops ..... but then got way laid by the window fitter. :D
     
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    I beg your pardon.

    :D
     
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    Did you notice.....

    ... that I didn't reply to that??
     
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    Sorry

    wishful thinking! :D
     
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    I feel sorry for this window fitter

    10min job took an hour as some house wife sexually harrassed him
     
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    That reminds me

    About 10 years ago a relatively new female recruit asked to see me in my office in private. I thought she had some questions about her job etc and thought nothing of it. Later on that day she came in for a chat.

    "Right then, what's up?" I asked. "I'm afraid it's about sexual harrassment" she said.

    My heart sank. Thoughts of procedures, appeals, tribunals, damages, legal fees, etc etc were running through my mind. I didn't know what to say.

    "Errrrrrr...... sexual.... - I mean, you don't really think....?? Errrr..... surely not" was about the best I could muster.

    "I'm so sorry Ian" she said "But we have a problem here with sexual harrassment"

    "OK I will try and sort it out, what exactly is the problem?" I asked.

    "THERE ISN'T ENOUGH OF IT!!" she said.

    True story! And the solution was very easy to implement.
     
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    So tell us what you implemented then.......... nt
     
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    RE: That reminds me

    and how did you resolve this problem. thats not mentioned in any managment guide books

    I actually feel sorry for the builder too. He came round and the house wife was parading around naked claiming to have been caught in the shower
     
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    Unfortunately the delay was

    All his own work - I was too busy trying to deal with hungry kids.

    I know where my priorities lie!!
     
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    Yeah yeah we believe you :) nt
     
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    Vivid

    Imagination.

    If there'd have been a world record for getting dressed I'd have broken it. The builder is not my cup of tea at all.... and he's a dee dar.
     
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    Did you

    bewegen Sie ihre lange des stahls wellenartig?
     
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    With a wave like motion?????

    :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

    Not very good German, but understandable and very funny!
     
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    I put the lady in question in charge of that function

    She was brilliant at it. She single-handedly introduced all sorts of new techniques and innuendo into our organisation.

    It was a very sad day when she left.
     
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    RE: With a wave like motion?????

    :D :D :D :D :D :D
    Was meant to say waving your steel wand. That went a bit wrong then. give me 10/10 for trying :)
     
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    11/10 for trying

    "Wellenartig" means "like waves, with a wave-like motion".

    In view of the context I think the actual meaning fits better than your intended meaning, hence the eleven out of ten.
     

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