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   Fozzi to Lister   
   Re: Red Dwarf quote in job interview   
   30 Apr 08 13:09:42   
   
   From: efor6920@bigpond.net.au   
      
   "Lister"  wrote in message   
   news:a1lg14desg7lo5c1u5gco6d5lk5ucd5k5s@4ax.com...   
   > On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:56:06 GMT, Steve B    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>I've been waiting years to use this one...   
   >>   
   >>My boss called a meeting yesterday to introduce a prospective employee   
   >>- he thought it would be a good idea for her to meet the whole   
   >>department (all 6 of us) straight away so that we could determine how   
   >>she does in uncomfortable situations.  (We're software consultants,   
   >>and confidence in stressful situations is a basic need, but you can't   
   >>read it on a resume)   
   >>   
   >>All the other introductions were made and I was the last one.  My boss   
   >>introduced me, gave a brief summary of what I did and I replied,   
   >>"Everyone just generally calls me Duke".  No one got the RD   
   >>connection, but it got big laughs all around anyway.   
   >>   
   >>It was a good ice breaker for the meeting, but I don't think we'll be   
   >>offering her the job.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > Clue me, is that a S7 quote?   
      
   Season 4 ep 1 'Camille'   
      
   rimmer to his own fantasy mate as interpreted by the pleasure gelf.   
      
   incidentally, from the scene we can gather that rimmer had a serious crush   
   (to be polite about it) on his sister-in-law   
      
   cheers   
   Fozzi   
      
   PS yes this probably does mean I've watched to much dwarf   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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