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Sawubona


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I confess that before I acquired a trade and became the bon vivant that I am today, I took a degree in English Literature-- a diploma that I have since discovered entitles me to ask "Do you want fries with that burger?" with some degree of authority and put an OED on my bookshelf.
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Paul Bryant-Quinn


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Sawubona:

My cold heart is strangely moved to sympathy: I too have since discovered that my (British) Ph.D. entitles me to ask "Dach chi isio tjips hefo'r byrgyr 'na?".

In fairness to the ancient art of flipping burgers, however, one should point out that (a) in this country, it pays substantially better than being a university lecturer; and (b) considerably more people are interested in what you are offering ...
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Keith Smith


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The humour in this thread is becoming quite outrageous. Stop it, boys, at once I say!

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Alan
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Paul,
a) Rubbish
b) Probably

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Paul Bryant-Quinn


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Alan

Ya think?

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Sawubona


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Paul, it seems you've forgotten "C" of the burger-flipper perks-- you get to eat for free while working! The food may not be the best, but the price is right.
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Paul Bryant-Quinn


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Sawubona,

Indeed I had not forgotten: it was mortified shame which stayed my hand. Did you think I had got this bloated (and this mentally sluggish) on a died of lentils, beetroot and rocket salad alone?!

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