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The LAPD, The FBI, and the CIA are all trying to prove that they are the best at apprehending criminals. The President decides to give them a test.
Trouble finds me all the time It should be my middle name I try my best to be good Stay away from the bad hood Staying in, not doing much Mouth kept shut, staying hush Don't ever start the fights...
Dear Mr Pig, We notice you've built a house of straw, You didn't ask permission, You didn't say what for, You didn't ring our office, You didn't write and so- Our Big Bad Wolf will be RIGHT ROUND To...
I AM MAKING POLICY It is framed by the evolving landscape that we find ourselves in today, I have been using a blue-sky-thinking-group To helicopter above day-to-day issues And perform a radical...
The world is an illusion shrouded in someone else's happiness I work hard to avoid the endless forms wrapped in red taped ribbons Every other department wants to know what I don't have hidden So some...
With immediate affect, all new Oppussians will be welcomed to our fair isle as follows. On signup.
THIS IS AN AMAZING CHAPTER that I can attest WORKED for me.
Sitting here in the waiting room, Slowly realising my appointment is overdue. There's all manner of characters abound, Such as old men with walking sticks Carrying diseases just waiting to be found.
Ok so got my new passport photo taken today. Things started badly having to pay five quid, then I was taken out to a dodgy looking back room in the post office and made to sit in this tiny box.
Sign your name along the dots, We need it here and here. You see that small print at the end. That's to make it clear.
Machine: Thank you for calling Doctors&Co. You are currently caller number <<Thirty Two>>.
Computer: This is the RAW Association. (Royal Animals of the Wild). Please wait on hold for one of our operators.
For thirty years, Johnson had arrived at work at 9 A.M. on the dot. He had never missed a day and was never late. Consequently, when on one particular day 9 A.M.
Thought we'd take a chance, and rushed off to Petty France. Need a passport for mini me, really can't leave her behind you see. Forgot they had moved. Their service they say they've improved.
The interviewer asked him, "Are you allergic to anything?" He replied, "Yes, caffeine." The interviewer asked him, "Have you ever worked for the public service before?" He replied, "Yes, I was in the...
EMPLOYEE NOTICE: Due to the current financial situation caused by the slowdown in the economy, National has decided to implement a scheme to put workers of 55 years of age and above on early,...
A funny thing happens to a hole in a road, One of life's mysteries I am sure. Cause as soon as a hole in our road appears, It attracts workmen at a rate of four score.
So we've tackled leaky teapots. And yes, my sofa too. The best one from the Ministry. I've saved 'til last for you. The Ministry are everywhere. And for this, forever smug.
I'm loving all the hullabaloo surrounding the relay type thing. We had it pass through our area the other day.
1. You work for an acronym, on an acronym, and your job title is an acronym. 2.
Statistically speaking 1 in every 1 of us is reorganised, reworked and rehashed bullshit. Vodka flow charts, sweet cherry pie charts, Rising broken torn out hearts.
A guy went to the local council for an interview for a job in the office.
In the beginning was the plan. And then came the assumptions. And the assumptions were without form. And the plan was completely without substance. And darkness fell upon the faces of the Employees.
"When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity.