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Dad’s Army had it right
Two of the immortal catch phrases from Dad’s Army are Corporal Jones’ “Don’t panic!” and Private Fraser’s “Doomed; we’re all doomed” and when I hear or read the news these days I often think of those characters and the circumstances that they uttered their lines. Read more…
an FM Christmas Carol
This public holiday’s attempt at a little humour sees a stab at a Christmas carol for those of us in the FM world. You should know the tune, so feel free to add your own verses: Read more…
Holiday humour on the origins of FM
Dateline August 31st 2415
Data-archaeologists today unveiled new evidence into the origins of Facilities Management (FM). Whilst for nearly three centuries the discipline of FM has been the core of governance and commerce throughout the civilised world little has been known of its origins, but evidence gleaned from the period between 400 and 450 years ago may offer some insights. Read more…
on lift etiquette
I wrote recently in my diary column about lift etiquette in other countries and one or two people have asked me what I meant. Read more…
Holiday Humour in the Office – The Case of the Missing Desk
Bathchair Theatre presents:
The Case of the Missing Desk
(a radio script)
Cast:
Inspector Carpark, hardbitten, seen it all detective
DS Mills, Carpark’s sidekick
Alice Late, Marketing Director
Bob Down, HR Manager
Anon, Facilities Manager Read more…
The return of International Rescue? Maybe not…
Despite the chill of the early Spring day John could feel a bead or two of sweat on his brow as he approached the hotel. He was already beginning to regret having walked to Park Lane from Paddington, but a stroll through to the park had seemed like a good way to fix his mind on what he had to do. Read more…
holiday humour with a hint of piracy
With the last public holiday before Christmas comes the opportunity to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day a little early, and hopefully this will get you into the swing of things for September 19th. Read more…
holiday humour, with a Facilities Manager’s blues
This week’s holiday humour comes in the form of a song. Bob Dylan’s Stuck Inside of Mobile (with the Memphis blues again) comes from the 1966 album Blonde on Blonde and has long been a favourite. I used to play it in the car a lot on long trips; the lines “and here I sit so patiently, waiting to find out what price, you to pay to get out of, going through all these things twice” had a lot of meaning after those boring all day meetings and I would sometimes make up topical verses to sing along to. Read more…
Hillary, Rodney and Neville; an eternal triangle? more holiday humour from the #MondayMusings column
RADIO SCRIPT
(Dialogue: All with clipped tones, very stiff upper lip British middle class. An overacted Brief Encounter style)
(Background: Faint sounds of an office with occasional telephones ringing and bursts of typewriter noise)
(A door opens) Read more…
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