h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I answer the phone at w*rk.

"hiya" said the man on the other end. "I'd like to know if you can get me a job".

"hello" I said. "May I ask what kind of job?"

"What do you mean?" says the man

I reply "accountancy or office"

"manual" said the man on the other end of the phone.

"Oh" I said. "You do know we're a firm of chartered accountants don't you?"

"No idea" said the man "I just want a job"

"where did you get this number from?" I asked the man

"off the internet" he replied

"Which internet site?" I asked

"L'Pool job agencies" he replied.

"aaah...there must be some mistake then" I said

"oh, no mistake" he said

"There must be a mistake sir, because we're not an employment agency" I said

The man snorted down the other end of the phone "According to the internet, you are".

"We're a firm of chartered accountants, sir. I will look into this and see what has happened" I said

"So you'll get back to me about a job then?" he asked.

"No" I replied.

"Some bluddy useful agency you are" he said before putting the phone down.



After a little bit of investigating work, I find that a business directory based in Liverpool has OUR telephone number down to a firm of employment agencies. Needless to say, I've kicked up a bit of a stink

As long as they make the changes on the web site for you.

I've had people ringing me up at w*rk asking if we stock compost!

"I've had people ringing me up at w*rk asking if we stock compost!"

In which you replied...well once these books in this library are ready for throwing out, I'm sure they will become compost one day

good to take it with a

No other way to take it!

Once had someone phone up saying that was not going to be in today as was off sick (sounded like an excuse by the GF to get him a day off). anyway, being new I didn;t know this chap didn;t work at our office.

I wonder what happened when he did go back to work? She didn;t give me time to say who we were or anything, just rushed the excuse out and put the phone down.

You can't throw books away. Even if the worms do want to read them.

"'ere missus, can I have a job then? I can't do mafs, like, but I ca' do over stuff."

Phones!!

The bane of our lives!!

No mum...the bane of your life...especially when I wake you up in the morning with my usual phone call

Vicki, do you get paid to be alarm clock by phone?

No...I just end up waking mum up when I phone her

just phone him up and send him on a few "nice" job's................ like.... "we have this one in South Africa...... Ellis Island...... Picking up litter......"

that sort of thing

The man snorted down the other end of the phone , s'not to be laughed at though, he could have had a cold

TRJR, it's more than a bit of a swim from Ellis Island to South Africa

Robben Island, yes! Plenty of work there picking up seagull guano...

WR

Welll i was never a postman, but it was a thought