i paid £40 for our christmas party
on the basis that
-i can take my bloke
-we go to stay in a hotel
-we can use all the facilities - 10-pin bowling, bowls, swimming, golf, etc
-we get fed and people buy us drinks
-i get the £40 back on the night
-last time, i had a bathtub and i like having a bath sometimes
( sleepybinky, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 8:32, archived)

also since it's a company-wide party i don't know 200 of the people by more than phonecalls
which keeps it a bit interesting.
( sleepybinky, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 8:32, archived)

bargain! anywhere nice?
Not had a Christmas party for about 3 years now, given then I'm also a contractor it'll be a pretty small one this year! Tax man lets me spend £150 per employee though, so that's something.
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 8:36, archived)

funny golf-orientated hotel on dartmoor.

( sleepybinky, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 8:41, archived)

My work christmas party would be £10 deposit last week followed by the rest of the £40
and that's for a (probably shit) dinner and a disco and a (non-free) bar
Fucking rip off.
( MONO!, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 8:38, archived)

oh last year ours had a casino (with fake money) and disco as well.
we went to play more bowling
( sleepybinky, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 8:41, archived)

Can I come?

( MONO!, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 8:42, archived)

no.
they had a prize draw last year as well. i won a microwave.
other prizes were an ipad, an xbox360 with kinect, and loads of otehr cool stuff.
( sleepybinky, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:07, archived)

:'(

( MONO!, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:09, archived)

get a job with this company then.

( sleepybinky, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:27, archived)

Ok.
Can you send me an application form?
( MONO!, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:32, archived)

i can help
www.binkyco.uk.com/docs/BinkyCo_Application_Form.pdf
( manolith hooray for me, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:35, archived)

I bet Binky works for a better company than that.

( MONO!, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:37, archived)

NO ONE works for a better company that THAT

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:51, archived)

my company doesn't even pay minimum wage
True.
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:52, archived)

Blinks, just so you know, just so you're aware, I'm buying a flat over the next couple of months...
... And the place will have a bath, if you ever want to come over and use it.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:00, archived)

BUYING gonzo? oooh.

( sleepybinky, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:08, archived)

Sorry, I was out'n'about.
Yup ! Buying !
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 11:10, archived)

Our work is holding the year's Christmas party on my 30th birthday
I don't know if this is to spite me or in celebration of me
( Theoban What of it, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:16, archived)

take your own banner
just to be safe.
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:17, archived)

can mono come?

( manolith hooray for me, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:24, archived)

if he can make it to Cork for early December

( Theoban What of it, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:26, archived)

I don't want to get up early.
Can we make it late December?
( MONO!, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:39, archived)

It's all cancelled now
You've ruined everything
( Theoban What of it, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:39, archived)

:'(

( MONO!, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 10:41, archived)