tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post7908784323035234317..comments2023-11-02T11:49:33.586-04:00Comments on NON-WORKINGMONKEY: Day 216: I Go On A Business TripNON-WORKINGMONKEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08011705498839215687noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-40709369603122756352007-02-14T14:33:00.000-05:002007-02-14T14:33:00.000-05:00I like the coffee at Schiphol - I like the koffie ...I <I>like</I> the coffee at Schiphol - I like the koffie & sausage roll (sausage broodje or sth like that, I can't recall) deal you get! Have you had Spa Root, the sparkling mineral water that is quite abrasive?nmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477643084619789093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-15993759144656551942007-02-14T11:08:00.000-05:002007-02-14T11:08:00.000-05:00'... must sometimes work in order to have the mone...'... must sometimes work in order to have the money ... and also to keep my brain fresh ...'<BR/><BR/>You would also run out of crisps.<BR/> <BR/>I can now stop holding my breath.tea and cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772019840779001852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-44418491606983290612007-02-13T19:00:00.000-05:002007-02-13T19:00:00.000-05:00then I shall have to skype you and talk at you in ...then I shall have to skype you and talk at you in portuguese for half an hour until you're indoctrinated!Lucy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328430143193655365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-55331710715178957102007-02-13T15:04:00.000-05:002007-02-13T15:04:00.000-05:00Mr Farty. The OFFICE enjoyed their Bacio (for ther...Mr Farty. The OFFICE enjoyed their Bacio (for there was exactly 1 each, apart from one person, who took 2, so he had two Baci).<BR/><BR/>Lucy P, I haven't ever really heard Portuguese properly except Brazilian Portuguese on records, so cannot judge! For I am Fair like that. <BR/><BR/>Reading the Signs - I am neither a personal assistant nor a special agent! Oh no! <BR/><BR/>Apprentice - fair bloody cop, frankly.<BR/><BR/>Martina - SEE? SEE? <BR/><BR/>Tea and Cake, in order to remain essentially non-working in my heart, I must sometimes work in order to have the money and also keep my brain Fresh, like Fresh Cheese Curds. It is the Truth! I am not an heiress, and am not the mistress of a millionaire! <BR/><BR/>Z - it UTTERLY depends, I find! <BR/><BR/>J-Boy - si. Baci!NON-WORKINGMONKEYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011705498839215687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-32084584635607812772007-02-13T14:39:00.000-05:002007-02-13T14:39:00.000-05:00jonnyboy, Portuguese Portuguese sounds MUCH nicer ...jonnyboy, Portuguese Portuguese sounds MUCH nicer than Brazilian Portuguese, with lots of russian sounding zh sounds instead of s sounds and stuff and junk. innit.Lucy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328430143193655365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-49176548525768704052007-02-13T10:06:00.000-05:002007-02-13T10:06:00.000-05:00Italian is indeed the finest sounding language aro...Italian is indeed the finest sounding language around, and I couldn't contradict you on the french. However spanish... <I>might</I> sound good if the spaniards didn't insist in always shouting at the top of their lungs. Or at least when they're out of spain. <BR/>Lucy Pepper, does portugueses portuguese sound as nice as the brazilian variety ? If so, I would second your emotion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-52951153147197958982007-02-13T09:26:00.000-05:002007-02-13T09:26:00.000-05:00Sounds a bit like Working, not Non-Working to me. ...Sounds a bit like Working, not Non-Working to me. <BR/>Please, please don't leave us!<BR/> Resist, wash your mouth out with soap, anything but w.o.r.k.i.n.g!tea and cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772019840779001852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-58503443036955244402007-02-13T07:16:00.000-05:002007-02-13T07:16:00.000-05:00nwm, I think you are really a Special Agent, not e...nwm, I think you are really a Special Agent, not estate agent but you know, like in the James Bond films. That's why you zap around in big cars and aeroplanes to mysterious meetings and - oh god, or are you a Personal Secretary? No, don't tell us. If you ever need an assistant, I'm good at reading signs.Reading the Signshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338983880105866139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-20399221913604263862007-02-12T19:36:00.000-05:002007-02-12T19:36:00.000-05:00We used to call Ask the FamilyAsk the Arseholes - ...We used to call Ask the Family<BR/>Ask the Arseholes - they were always so smug and the kids were always hand knitted.apprenticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784785172285984036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-34153027621083220142007-02-12T17:49:00.000-05:002007-02-12T17:49:00.000-05:00Dutch is not a pretty-sounding language, but Engli...Dutch is not a pretty-sounding language, but English spoken with a Dutch accent is enchantingly pretty.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-74321278842607423642007-02-12T17:47:00.000-05:002007-02-12T17:47:00.000-05:00Morgan: I don't say, ever. I work for an advertisi...Morgan: I don't say, ever. I work for an advertising agency (except it doesn't just do advertising) at the moment; the job I had before I was non-working was in a marketing department doing something very interesting.NON-WORKINGMONKEYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011705498839215687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-68291056562255844432007-02-12T17:28:00.000-05:002007-02-12T17:28:00.000-05:00Ah, so non-working monkey works in Marketing... do...Ah, so non-working monkey works in Marketing... doing what exactly? (I only ask because I also work in Marketing but am not entirely sure would I do exactly.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-82958409990865433222007-02-12T16:20:00.000-05:002007-02-12T16:20:00.000-05:00There is a show on NBC where people are competing ...There is a show on NBC where people are competing to get roles on a Broadway production of Grease. One of the judges was A. Lloyd Weber-ugh! I like his music but my how pompous. Lots of bowing and scraping by contestants and other judges. Now I understand comments re: him on previous postings. <BR/>New paragraph. NWM-remember to save some of the chocolate for your co-workers. Your business trip sounds perfect-chauffeured, concise, good food and one day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-69951953467392266682007-02-12T15:51:00.000-05:002007-02-12T15:51:00.000-05:00p.s. I now see the flaw in videoconferencing and N...p.s. I now see the flaw in videoconferencing and NOT flying to italy for the day.... how would you buy the chocolate?Lucy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328430143193655365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-28525304252034976622007-02-12T15:48:00.000-05:002007-02-12T15:48:00.000-05:00WHERE'S PORTUGUESE IN YOUR LIST? HUH? WHERE?bloom...WHERE'S PORTUGUESE IN YOUR LIST? HUH? WHERE?<BR/><BR/>bloomin' italians...N.O! and spanish? eugh.<BR/><BR/>but for the rest of the list you are correct.Lucy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328430143193655365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30933938.post-8159737468569707112007-02-12T15:41:00.000-05:002007-02-12T15:41:00.000-05:00Ah yes, Italiano is deffo the Best Sounding Langua...Ah yes, Italiano is deffo the Best Sounding Language, especially for swearing in. We had an Italian student staying with us one summer and she taught us: "Va Fanculo Y Bastardo!" with the Finger and Everything. Brilliant.<BR/><BR/>What did the "office" think of the chocolate?Mr Fartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181992797303553788noreply@blogger.com