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Herr Doktor Gabelstaplerführer

“You should get a job!” my conscience said.
“But I’m a self-employed slacker.” I replied.
“Ah, but why not get temporary work at an agency for the days when you don’t have any work?” my conscience and another self-employed slacker asked.
And so it was that I traipsed into town and gave my details to Temp. Employment Agency:
“Doctorate, […]

Footie And Girls

Now, I know that Mr. Haddock has pretty much of a monopoly on the Female German Football Team Scene, but a World Cup match between England and Germany has to be worth a mention, even if it is “only girls.”
Now proud Englishman that I am, I’ve obviously stuck a fiver on ze Tjermans to win, […]

Schlusslicht / And Finally…

When Ze Tjermans start to openly mock the rampant, box-ticking mentality and bureaucratic stupidity of your country on their main television news programme, it really is time to wonder if NuLabour’s touchy-feely infantilisation programme hasn’t gone a little bit too far.
What, you want a proper translation of the story as well? But I’m ‘working’! […]

Lebenslauf vs. curriculum vitae

You are I am sure, aware that one is meant to put something on a c.v. that provides a little background of your “other interests” (the ones you want potential employers to know about, that is)? After all, all work and very, very average grades, makes InActualFact a dull boy. Therefore, somewhere in the mess […]

Re-Pats Guide To Britain: Rail Travel

Britain’s Railways: I thought I knew what they’re like. In a land where no money is spent on the national infrastructure, where everything is incredulously expensive and yet of poor quality, the trains definitely don’t run on time and consuming the over-priced sandwiches available on board is meant to be as near to suicidal as […]

Pick An Inferiority Complex…

Both Squander Two and the Devil have been discussing the joyous experience that is being English and living in Scotland. Squander Two gets the bizarre dichotomy of living in fear of physical attack for being English and loving the country for its people just about spot on. And, despite the recently publicised stories being pretty […]