The Wisdom of John

Belmit · 26-09-2007, 15:30

John is a student we've had working for us over the summer. He was with us on the helpdesk for a few months, and has been on our applications team since then. Lovely guy, quite smart, but sometimes just comes out with whatever he's thinking. This morning I received this email:

"To celebrate Jon's leaving the office on Friday… here are some classic phrases from him that we can repeat when we like, just to remember him by…."

- Is the letter A in lower case a different word to the letter A in upper case? Or would you not call it a word, but a symbol?

-Have you seen the clip of the cat that jumps up and grabs the fan? Ah... i dunno why i just thought of that... reminds you of Gareth eh? He doesn't train his staff.

-Sometimes, actually most of the time, it's really strange - people spell my name wrong.

-Hey! Were you here when they gave me a phone! It works and everything. Mine is very quiet though, is yours quiet?!

-Did you know its Cat-a-day today!! It's like Saturday, but about Cats!!

-It's quite a hot day, and we haven't got the fans on... how strange. We haven't had the fans on for a few days.

-Isn't it weird how much time we spend at work? It's most of our lives.

-Since I've worked here, I've never had to have so many windows open... my desktop is so cluttered!

-The ice cream in this country isn't real ice cream... isn't that strange.

-Hey Hugh, I bet you've got a big one? I bet you've at least got two screens, or like a monster PC.

-Can I get to Wales after work, and be back in time for the next day? And fish cakes... do they work in the toaster?

-Is that a new lock on that door? The bolt, its really shiny! Maybe someone polished it....

-Don't you find that people between the age of 25 to 45 all look the same? They could be any age!

-I wonder why we don't eat certain animals... like whales... or cows, no one has a pet cow do they?

-You know what, we need a statue or a piece of art around here... or maybe a cactus!

-Guess what? I overclocked my computer on the weekend. It's two processors faster now.

-I just boiled that kettle!! There was plenty for two. I've got Kenco today, anyone tried Kenco before?

-Does anyone want a permit holder? Maybe i should put it on the portal (student advertisement website)?

And my favourite which he said not ten minutes after I received the email:

-Sometimes I wake up and my alarm clock has so many buttons I think I'm in a space shuttle, then I think 'It's just a clock'.

We'll miss the little guy!

Tak · 26-09-2007, 15:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belmit

-Can I get to Wales after work, and be back in time for the next day? And fish cakes... do they work in the toaster?

mejinks · 26-09-2007, 15:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belmit

-Can I get to Wales after work, and be back in time for the next day? And fish cakes... do they work in the toaster?

Why would anyone want to drive to Wales after a days work?

(well, I had to get it in before anyone else did)

Roberta · 26-09-2007, 15:50

I like him!

Daz · 26-09-2007, 16:23

He needs to be put in a room with a window so scientists can observe him for all time. He's quite the philosopher isn't he?

Wossi · 26-09-2007, 16:26

I so need to get him working over here. It would certainly help pass the time

Desmo · 26-09-2007, 16:34

Excellent

Blackstar · 26-09-2007, 18:59

Aww he sounds like hours of fun.

Piggymon · 26-09-2007, 19:48

Get him on here !!

26-09-2007, 15:30	#1
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	The Wisdom of John John is a student we've had working for us over the summer. He was with us on the helpdesk for a few months, and has been on our applications team since then. Lovely guy, quite smart, but sometimes just comes out with whatever he's thinking. This morning I received this email: "To celebrate Jon's leaving the office on Friday… here are some classic phrases from him that we can repeat when we like, just to remember him by…." - Is the letter A in lower case a different word to the letter A in upper case? Or would you not call it a word, but a symbol? -Have you seen the clip of the cat that jumps up and grabs the fan? Ah... i dunno why i just thought of that... reminds you of Gareth eh? He doesn't train his staff. -Sometimes, actually most of the time, it's really strange - people spell my name wrong. -Hey! Were you here when they gave me a phone! It works and everything. Mine is very quiet though, is yours quiet?! -Did you know its Cat-a-day today!! It's like Saturday, but about Cats!! -It's quite a hot day, and we haven't got the fans on... how strange. We haven't had the fans on for a few days. -Isn't it weird how much time we spend at work? It's most of our lives. -Since I've worked here, I've never had to have so many windows open... my desktop is so cluttered! -The ice cream in this country isn't real ice cream... isn't that strange. -Hey Hugh, I bet you've got a big one? I bet you've at least got two screens, or like a monster PC. -Can I get to Wales after work, and be back in time for the next day? And fish cakes... do they work in the toaster? -Is that a new lock on that door? The bolt, its really shiny! Maybe someone polished it.... -Don't you find that people between the age of 25 to 45 all look the same? They could be any age! -I wonder why we don't eat certain animals... like whales... or cows, no one has a pet cow do they? -You know what, we need a statue or a piece of art around here... or maybe a cactus! -Guess what? I overclocked my computer on the weekend. It's two processors faster now. -I just boiled that kettle!! There was plenty for two. I've got Kenco today, anyone tried Kenco before? -Does anyone want a permit holder? Maybe i should put it on the portal (student advertisement website)? And my favourite which he said not ten minutes after I received the email: -Sometimes I wake up and my alarm clock has so many buttons I think I'm in a space shuttle, then I think 'It's just a clock'. We'll miss the little guy! __________________

26-09-2007, 15:50	#4
Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	I like him! __________________ I fell out of favour with Heaven somewhere, and I'm here for the hell of it now...

26-09-2007, 16:23	#5
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	He needs to be put in a room with a window so scientists can observe him for all time. He's quite the philosopher isn't he? __________________ apt-get moo

26-09-2007, 16:34	#7
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Excellent __________________

26-09-2007, 18:59	#8
Blackstar Ambassador of Awesome Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edinburger Posts: 3,676	Aww he sounds like hours of fun. __________________ Jim Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen

26-09-2007, 16:26	#6
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	I so need to get him working over here. It would certainly help pass the time

26-09-2007, 19:48	#9
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	Get him on here !! __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%