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August 28, 2007

Demotivational signs

One of our very favourite websites is PassiveAggressiveNotes.com in which readers send in notes left on fridges, walls, doors or whatever to room-mates, colleagues and so on. They are priceless. Here's one of our favourites - an attempt at motivational signs in a photocopier room.

And you think your colleagues are eccentric?

Check out this story about a US investment banker and Elvis fan whose obsession got out of control with the result that he was dismissed and he is suing for unfair dismissal. Apparently he:

● changed his name to Elvis Presley and became upset when his employer refused to accept it;

● turned up for work one morning in a white leather zoot-suit, complete with black and silver tassels;

● added "thank you very much" to the end of his voicemail greeting using his best Elvis impersonation.

Apparently his colleagues also took umbrage when he dyed his hair black and started strutting around the office in what has been described as a 'hip-wiggling, quiff-quivering, lip-curling' style.

Did colleagues lace pizza with LSD?

A janitor in the US is alleging in a lawsuit that his co-workers laced his pizza with LSD at an office party.

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