
Godwin's Lawyer tells us: "I once worked with a lad who believed 'Frankenstein' was based on a true story, and that the book was written by Shirley Bassey." Tell us about your workplace dopes.
( , Thu 3 Mar 2011, 15:34)
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Years ago I was doing a sales course (which I failed, because I couldn't be arsed to lie for money).
During the cold calling section this lad, a former pig keeper who didn't want to live on £60 a week and condemned bacon any more, pops his hand up, and says "What if the door opens and your worst enemy's there?"
Cue much derisive LOLling, in which I joined.
Later I found out he came from here: www.cycle-route.com/routes/Bungay_The_Saints_Loop-Cycle-Route-3338.html This is a triangle in Suffolk, 10 miles on each side, where the inbreeding has gone on for a millennium.
There were 16 people in that room with him, and he admitted to me afterwards that that was the largest number of non-relatives he'd ever met. He was 26.
( , Sat 5 Mar 2011, 17:30, 5 replies)

and I grew up with the jokes about Bungay's swimming pool being popular with the webbed handed ones. We would have laughed, but we all share a brain cell* and we find it hard to get jokes.
*and at least a cousin
( , Sat 5 Mar 2011, 22:25, closed)

My Mum lived down the road in Holton, and when I was courting MrsScars we used to go there when visiting the 'rents.
On her first visit she stared in wild surmise at the assorted locals: "Is it a special needs day?"
"No darling, just Normal for Bungay".
( , Sat 5 Mar 2011, 22:39, closed)

Well, I was born there, different gene pool altogether thankfully. I can vouch for the weirdness of the locals.
( , Sun 6 Mar 2011, 12:45, closed)
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