Monday patronises the UK from its Laura Ashley sofa

[Sheena]

12:10 and no morning thread?

You lot disappoint me

 

[Star]

@Mel is back?

 

[Indie]

@Mel is back?

She did come back for a one-off politics appearance last month.

 

[Indie]

In other news, I've been to the pub for lunch to celebrate the anniversary of the death of Margaret Thatcher.

Any excuse.

 

[Shirley]

WHAM BAM
THANK YOU MA'AM

 

[octophone]

In other news, I've been to the pub for lunch to celebrate the anniversary of the death of Margaret Thatcher.

Ah, that was a joyful day indeed. Would have been even more so if nit had happened in December 1979 but, hey, let's not nitpick.

 

[octophone]

In other news, I'm beginning to feel a bit human again. The Zopiclone Knockout is giving my poor ailing brain a proper rest and I am fair feeling the benefits.

In a mo', I'm popping out for my second walk of the day.

 

[Mugatu]

After a three-month drought, a descent into abject poverty and many strange sexual dreams, I finally have another two job interviews coming up later this week.

The last three have been total busts, but I still believe in my natural charm and I am expecting to sleep with at least one interviewer.

 

[big ron]

This sun is glorious and all that but its reduced my motivation to zero.

 

[octophone]

Good grief, the actual sun is out. Almost feels weird.

 

[Shirley]

I've just been invited to a RETIREMENT SYMPOSIUM for one of my PhD supervisors

I kind of feel I should go although it will be DEADLY DULL. Mind you I could try and catch up with the ex-Mr S while I'm there. Hopefully after 20 years we can now have a civil conversation without it descending into SPONTANEOUS NOBBING followed by REGRET. Oh those were the days.

 

[octophone]

Forgive my ignorance but what the frig is a "retirement symposium"?

 

[lolly]

Forgive my ignorance but what the frig is a "retirement symposium"?

It's 'leaving drinks' if you're an academic, isn't it?

 

[octophone]

Surely if they're retiring they can stop using all the poncey lingo.

I might call as "retirement symposium" when I leave my current job and hold an actual symposium out of spite.

 

[lolly]

Well how can they pretend they are superior if they do that?

 

[Shirley]

I might volunteer to do a "10 minute contribution on the prof's research career and consultancies" and then tell some JUICY and FILTHY anecdotes