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Re: Tea time (was Labour views)

To: Alex & Peggy McGregor <apmcgregor@home.com>
Subject: Re: Tea time (was Labour views)
From: Victor Hughes <v.hughes@student.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 15:30:29 +1100
Alex

That's pretty much what I was inferring

Vic

Alex & Peggy McGregor wrote:

> 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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