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Post by mick on Apr 7, 2023 10:56:11 GMT
Isn't Mr Sharkey that famous (rude) historian?
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Post by MJB on Apr 7, 2023 11:23:31 GMT
Isn't Mr Sharkey that famous (rude) historian? Mick No. |
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Post by zou on Apr 7, 2023 11:30:35 GMT
Isn't Mr Sharkey that famous (rude) historian? Mick No. He's in leisure boat marketing in the States. Operates off the east coast specialising in getting folk to upgrade to larger vessels. |
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Post by lesleysm2 on Apr 7, 2023 20:10:51 GMT
that I had not in fact referred to a colleague as a BUFC!
Nobody ever said very senior managers had to be very bright or up to date.
The winner has to be an NHS trust I worked for where after calling in doubtless hugely expensive marketing consultants they came up with 5 key values then spent another huge wodge of money on a complete rebranding of the stationery and the website etc with the brand new values on them A month or so later my department held their Xmas breakfast thingy (last Wednesday before Xmas we'd be herded into the waiting room for nibbles and speeches etc) and the business manager had organised a quiz Last question "Can anyone tell me what the 5 key values of the Trust are?" I stood up and said "Care, respect, achievement, pride and innovation" Spot on and she said "How did you remember that?" Then she realised after all these marketing consultants etc no one had realized you could rearrange the first letter of each key value to create the mnemonic "crapi" |
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Post by willien on Apr 7, 2023 20:59:57 GMT
My first career job was in the a Contracts Department of the Product Support Department of a major player in UK industry.
They had a re-branding whereby Departments became Systems Divisions and Support was too too de-classee.
We were advised one morning, by a thick assistant manager, that we were now employed in the much more happening and up to date Logistics Systems Division.
The assistant manager who told us this had no idea why he was greated by lumpen disbelieving stares by the assembled staff who were all a t least 20 years younger than him.
It took about 10 minutes before the phone calls started coming in from the other Contracts Departments swhich all started with "Hey Man" or similar.
It was a really decent guy called Ron I really felt sorry for.
In one fell swoop he became "Manager for LSD Production".
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Post by JohnY on Apr 7, 2023 21:10:21 GMT
Isn't Mr Sharkey that famous (rude) historian? Mick You are thinking of Starkey and I agree with your description. |
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Post by John Farrell on Apr 7, 2023 21:24:27 GMT
My first career job was in the a Contracts Department of the Product Support Department of a major player in UK industry. They had a re-branding whereby Departments became Systems Divisions and Support was too too de-classee. We were advised one morning, by a thick assistant manager, that we were now employed in the much more happening and up to date Logistics Systems Division. The assistant manager who told us this had no idea why he was greated by lumpen disbelieving stares by the assembled staff who were all a t least 20 years younger than him. It took about 10 minutes before the phone calls started coming in from the other Contracts Departments swhich all started with "Hey Man" or similar. It was a really decent guy called Ron I really felt sorry for. In one fell swoop he became "Manager for LSD Production". His surname wasn't Owlsley, was it? |
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Post by willien on Apr 7, 2023 21:26:33 GMT
Nope.
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Post by mick on Apr 8, 2023 7:48:48 GMT
Isn't Mr Sharkey that famous (rude) historian? Mick No. Is there an emoji for, "I wasn't totally serious?"
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Post by zou on Apr 8, 2023 9:46:23 GMT
Is there an emoji for, "I wasn't totally serious?"
Mick
Are you saying it was just a bit? |
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Post by mick on Apr 8, 2023 9:51:25 GMT
Just a bit ironical!
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Post by aitch on Apr 8, 2023 10:29:46 GMT
Isn't Mr Sharkey that famous (rude) historian? Mick No, he's the slightly famous (polite) Irish punk rocker.
With a thing about rivers.
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Post by Kath on Apr 8, 2023 15:38:14 GMT
Isn't Mr Sharkey that famous (rude) historian? Mick No, he's the slightly famous (polite) Irish punk rocker.
With a thing about rivers.
Feargal? Were The Undertones punks? |
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Post by Kath on Apr 8, 2023 15:38:59 GMT
Isn't Mr Sharkey that famous (rude) historian? Mick No. I think that was David Starkey wasn't it? Obnoxious but probably could spell. |
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Post by gray1720 on Apr 8, 2023 15:55:53 GMT
No, he's the slightly famous (polite) Irish punk rocker.
With a thing about rivers.
Feargal? Were The Undertones punks? They certainly started as punk, but by the end were verging on psychedelia. When the sleeve notes for their Best Of compilation were written, one of the band (guitarist?) had a cousin who hadnt spoken to him since about 1980... though if the comments on this vid are to be believed he's mellowed since. Documentary on the Undertones.... must look that out! |
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