A bit council Vol 2
Discussion
WD39 said:
'Employee of the Month'
I got an "Employee of the Quarter" a couple of years ago - even I thought it was taking the piss. It caused total outrage - people were shouting and everything "What for? Most air miles?" "Most fraudulent expenses claims" "Least time in the office".Even I had to conclude that it was a piss take. The indignation from the rest of the company was worth it though
br d said:
Radio Rentals.
We had a black and white telly with the coin box which would frequently run out. Had meters for both the electric and gas as well so when Mum was skint we'd be sitting with candles and blankets. We didn't even have carpets in our council house till I was 15. Mum worked shifts in a cigarette packing factory for a pittance and it was years before I realised I owed her the world.
We were happier then.
Tell that to the youngsters of today and they won't believe you.
and when it got really cold they used to light the candles - boom-tish thank you and goodnight.We had a black and white telly with the coin box which would frequently run out. Had meters for both the electric and gas as well so when Mum was skint we'd be sitting with candles and blankets. We didn't even have carpets in our council house till I was 15. Mum worked shifts in a cigarette packing factory for a pittance and it was years before I realised I owed her the world.
We were happier then.
Tell that to the youngsters of today and they won't believe you.
I recall we got our first colour TV around the mid 70's. Everyone used to rent then because they were horrendously expensive and also used to breakdown all the time. Most households were on first name terms with their TV repairman and a van somewhere in the street was a daily occurrence. I also remember a succession of loan sets coming in and out while the main set was taken away for repair, brought back, taken away for repair ....
over_the_hill said:
and when it got really cold they used to light the candles - boom-tish thank you and goodnight.
I recall we got our first colour TV around the mid 70's. Everyone used to rent then because they were horrendously expensive and also used to breakdown all the time. Most households were on first name terms with their TV repairman and a van somewhere in the street was a daily occurrence. I also remember a succession of loan sets coming in and out while the main set was taken away for repair, brought back, taken away for repair ....
And it was usually an Escort or Marina van, but sometimes an estate car.I recall we got our first colour TV around the mid 70's. Everyone used to rent then because they were horrendously expensive and also used to breakdown all the time. Most households were on first name terms with their TV repairman and a van somewhere in the street was a daily occurrence. I also remember a succession of loan sets coming in and out while the main set was taken away for repair, brought back, taken away for repair ....
We had a Phillips TV blow up once. Bang, smoke and because it was on wheels my mum pulled iit onto the patio where it continued to smoke.
Something silver had fired out of the back - through the plastic, hit the wall then ricochet onto the floor in front of the Telly - where I had been watching Blue Peter, just before.
Avoiding death or serious injury inflicted by a 1970s colour television - council.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
Vaud said:
Nanook said:
El Guapo said:
OT. I bet you didn't refer to it as "uni" 20 years ago. The term is not council, but a very annoying Australianism.
I started Uni 14 years ago, and that's what we called it then.Pretty sure when my brother went 20 years ago, that's what he called it.
Council, but aspirational too. I'm confused.
Last evening I was followed at a distance of 8 microns by a bloke in a white Mercedes CLK coupe that was clattering like a tractor and spewing out black smoke (even though it wasn't a diesel). It had after market chrome bits, after market LED DRLs (one of which had a bulb out so looked like a mouth with a tooth missing), the driver was wearing a white vest made of man-made fibres and smoking a faaaaag with a kiddeh in the back seat.
It was almost the perfect sighting, a cyclone of caaahcillery if you will. It made me smile. Good on you, chavskum chappy.
It was almost the perfect sighting, a cyclone of caaahcillery if you will. It made me smile. Good on you, chavskum chappy.
motco said:
As EG says, it's an Australianism, arguably council because that tendency started with the masses watching Home and Away etc. The rising inflection at the end of sentences and 'no' becoming pronounced as a variant of 'nayee' being other symptoms.
I just did a quick and non-exhaustive Google... and the links I saw suggested that it was common across the commonwealth countries (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada, etc) rather than a symptom of Ozzie TV.33q said:
I thought people from Berkshire were meant to be refined. Every 'a' is rolled into an arrrrrrrrrrrr. Roll on Thursday.
The county that brings you the towns of Reddin, Noobree and Bracknuw, the suburb of Dedwuff and part of the 'village' of Cownbrukk?Born and raised here I was, part of a fully council family from a steel framed caaaancil aaaase. Actually my first family home was a caravan, my parents dreamed of getting a caaancil aaaaase of their own in Maydunedd (that looks a bit Welsh, doesn't it?) or Winza. Anyway, the council is very strong here. Ferociously.
Bluedot said:
Putting this out there, we all know that any form of writing on a wall at home is council so where does this stand ?
Personally I hate this s
t but that's just my opinion 
Never mind the dull words, but what is the deal about the champagne ?Personally I hate this s
t but that's just my opinion It is located beneath a bell right in the middle of the Office,
reminds me of the legendary Lloyd´s bell which was rung afer a ship had been lost.
So what about this one : When you have struck a mega deal on the phone,
you are allowed to ring the bell and pop the luke-warm fizzy ?
Said fluid is to be consumed with your team,
while waiting for someone from middle management to congratulate you
and pin the "employee of the month" button on your proud chest ?
I am not an office worker so if anyone here could tell me about this ?
Vaud said:
motco said:
As EG says, it's an Australianism, arguably council because that tendency started with the masses watching Home and Away etc. The rising inflection at the end of sentences and 'no' becoming pronounced as a variant of 'nayee' being other symptoms.
I just did a quick and non-exhaustive Google... and the links I saw suggested that it was common across the commonwealth countries (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada, etc) rather than a symptom of Ozzie TV.B.J.W said:
Yankee Candles. As soon as something appears in Clintons, or a suitably low rent card/gift shop, it automatically becomes council.
Slightly OT but the original owner of Yankee Candles sold the business for a shed load of money.He's a massive petrol head apparently:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=michael+kittredg...
Totally agree though...................stinky candles=COUNCIL!
I guess they do it to mask the smell of the ageing Staffy and the chip pan?
Benni said:
Never mind the dull words, but what is the deal about the champagne ?
It is located beneath a bell right in the middle of the Office,
reminds me of the legendary Lloyd´s bell which was rung afer a ship had been lost.
So what about this one : When you have struck a mega deal on the phone,
you are allowed to ring the bell and pop the luke-warm fizzy ?
Said fluid is to be consumed with your team,
while waiting for someone from middle management to congratulate you
and pin the "employee of the month" button on your proud chest ?
I am not an office worker so if anyone here could tell me about this ?
Our American sales team do something similar. Every new deal is cause for bell/gong/siren ringing accompanied by much whooping, chants and back slapping. All filmed and sent around internally. Bizarre.It is located beneath a bell right in the middle of the Office,
reminds me of the legendary Lloyd´s bell which was rung afer a ship had been lost.
So what about this one : When you have struck a mega deal on the phone,
you are allowed to ring the bell and pop the luke-warm fizzy ?
Said fluid is to be consumed with your team,
while waiting for someone from middle management to congratulate you
and pin the "employee of the month" button on your proud chest ?
I am not an office worker so if anyone here could tell me about this ?
wilfandrowlf said:
Totally agree though...................stinky candles=COUNCIL!
I guess they do it to mask the smell of the ageing Staffy and the chip pan?
My OH has these candles for the bath (and also some Christmas ones that actually smell very festive) from "The White Company" that appear to cost an arm and a leg. I dispute their councill-ness.I guess they do it to mask the smell of the ageing Staffy and the chip pan?
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