Fucking Maxwell still owes me my stolen superannuation money...
I used to work for one of Robert Maxwell's companies back in the 1980's. I heard this story too, although I heard the same story in Australia years later about Rupert Murdoch. A mate in Boston heard it told about Donald Trump. Maybe all the stories are true? Or, as is more likely, not.
(emadex thinks the world will end on, Sun 10 Jul 2011, 16:06, 3 replies)

It has all the hallmarks
of being utterly made up.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Sun 10 Jul 2011, 16:36, closed)

Possibly, but...
The guy who told me the story was a long suffering Maxwell aide and the provenance was fairly cast iron.

A similar story involves the late Brian Clough when he was the manager of Nottingham Forest Football Club. Needing a cup of tea he rings the room where the apprentices clean the boots of the senior players. A young lad answers the 'phone and Clough orders him to make him a cup of tea.
"F#ck off" says the youth.
"Do you know who I am young man?" asks Clough.
"Yes. Do you know who I am?" replies the lad
"No" replies Clough.
"Good" says the lad "F#ck off then"
(Barnetboy, Sun 10 Jul 2011, 16:37, closed)

Bollocks.
The guy who told you this story told you that he'd heard it from a long-suffering Maxwell aide and assured you that the provenance was cast iron. That's how urban legends work. You daft twat.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sun 10 Jul 2011, 19:11, closed)

You can ignore Shambles.
He's always going on like this.
He never believes any of my true stories from my friends, the long suffering Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman walking into a bar.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Sun 10 Jul 2011, 19:15, closed)

I didn't think the Irish fella was still around? Has he recovered from that parrot shooting incident?

( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Sun 10 Jul 2011, 19:37, closed)

The parrot shooting went fine.
It was the budgie jumping that got him.
(Paolo Nutini's Bikini Better than Frederick Fleet's optometrist, Sun 10 Jul 2011, 22:27, closed)

What happened to all those stories about your pakistani and west indian friends?
Did you fall out with them in the early '80s?
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 8:42, closed)

How does one pronounce "f#ck"?

( flake has nothing against your right leg, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 0:38, closed)

"Fhashk".

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 2:01, closed)

Are you some sort of Muslamic?

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 9:52, closed)

Stealing this.

( Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Mon 11 Jul 2011, 15:03, closed)

I was working in the publishing room at withy grove on the Sunday Mirror
when he came in with his accountants. Every bench was 4 men light - he was basically paying for 4 men to be drinking in the various "press clubs".

He sent everyone home after the scottish edition, and closed with grove for 6 weeks. When it opened it was completely automated with Ferag machines and we never worked there again.

I blame Eddie Shah though :-)
( Piper Alpha is being a grumpy northerm bastard on:, Sun 10 Jul 2011, 20:40, closed)