None of the clocks at work are right. The musical clock by Frog's desk played 'Dardanella' and chimed thirteen. It was five to ten in the morning.
We received a corporate communiqué telling us that
- We were busier than ever. With three exclamation marks.
- There will be a wide range of exciting events in our libraries this month. With one exclamation mark.
- Staff morale is good and we all feel engaged in the corporate march to perfection. With a full stop.
A Library Assistant accused me of Doublespeak because I objected to a customer being referred to as a bookworm.
An email invited me to a seminar on protecting public e-services by outsourcing.
On the bus home I did the Clockword puzzle in the Metro.
The answer was "Winston Smith."
I shan't sleep tonight.
4 comments:
If you see rats, run.
I shan't object if you call me an bookworm. I think it would sound rather endearing coming from you
We had two exclamation marks on the "intranet homepage" this morning. What's going on? Are they breeding?
Madame DeF: I might return the advice!
nursemyra: be careful what you wish for! (-:
Webrarian: oh eck, it must be a new SOCITM standard!!!
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