While working for a while as the sales manager of
(probably) the last CDR manufacturer in the UK (yes, this was a looong time ago), we were having a bit of a tough time in the final days, after the Taiwanese dumped about 3 billion CDRs on the UK market for less than it cost us to make them. We therefore took on a few extra jobs to pay the bills, one of which was putting a tranche of the latest U2 CD in jewel cases, with all the inserts, promo stickers and cellophane, and boxing them up for distribution. The whole factory got involved with this, as we had agreed to do it to a VERY tight deadline.
Not being very good at mindless tedium, I decided to amuse myself by casually autographing one or two of the discs, before they went into the cases. Nothing fancy, just things like "Enjoy! Bono", and "All the best, Bono".
So, I would like to humbly apologise to any excited little U2 fans (particularly if they are big, scary, violent, baseball-bat-wielding little U2 fans) who thought they had got their hands on something unique, personal and special, especially if they showed them off to their U2-loving friends, and especially especially if their friends were slightly skeptical about the idea of Bono standing in the CD production line with a magic marker, in a completely unpublicised publicity stunt, and therefore extracted the piss by the gallon. Sorry.
Also, apologies for length (slightly less than 119mm).
( blyerkit e k trilby, Sun 20 Jan 2013, 10:35, 6 replies)

I don't care if its true or not
this should win.
(Spleep Shit, or get off the internet., Sun 20 Jan 2013, 13:56, closed)

This sounds like the kind of thing the Queen should have rewarded in her jubilee honours list.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sun 20 Jan 2013, 14:37, closed)

Brilliant

( Peej, Sun 20 Jan 2013, 18:22, closed)

Did you work at EDC?

(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Sun 20 Jan 2013, 19:31, closed)

nope. :@ )

( blyerkit e k trilby, Mon 21 Jan 2013, 18:13, closed)

YES.

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Sun 20 Jan 2013, 22:03, closed)