TightwadsThere's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.
Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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Well-placed comma"They discovered that reducing the number of engines, and even turning them off dramatically, reduced fuel consumption without affecting the timetable schedule."
I like to imagine the train driver in a top hat and black cape, accompanied by a "dun-dun-daaaaaaah" sound...
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admiral crunch holds the newsreader's nose squarely, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 14:15,
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^thisOh, if it was worth something to click replies - the other people in my office now think I'm weird because I'm laughing at that image.
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Great spot!!!I never noticed this, and you have just made me spit coffee all over the desk with that mental image.
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