The Never Ending Story

[Captain]

2 hours ago, turboplanner said:

Every question he asked, they answered with "Yes" followed by a long and evasive trail that left her asking "Please explain"............

...... which elicited the same response from the Secretary that "The response to such a question is beyond my pay grade, plus it is time for lunch, and the Canberra Floriade is on so we get a few days off, so can I take that on notice and I'll get back to you, Red."

 

Pauline spat chips on hearing that, before she ......

[turboplanner]

.......realised the typical evasion of an Academic.

"I have to do ALL the work around here!" she moaned, and then realised she had to put make up on and go out to the airport to greet the President of Tuvalu..............................

[Captain]

3 minutes ago, turboplanner said:

.......realised the typical evasion of an Academic.

"I have to do ALL the work around here!" she moaned, and then realised she had to put make up on and go out to the airport to greet the President of Tuvalu..............................

.... who had his hand out for another $Au 500 million because his islands were sinking (particularly after the BOM changed the height datum in the Pacific).

 

"No way Hose-A, or whatever is your moniker" said Pauline "I'm here to look after Aussies and Aussies alone, and I don't give a rats if you go with one of Xi's Bracers and Tracks Initiatives, like Mextoria nearly did."

 

"But missus, I've brought you a Prezzy" said the Tuvalu Prez.

 

"I don't take gifts" said Pauline, setting new Parliamentary standards, and she .....

[Captain]

Just 13 pages to go to reach 1000, Turdy.

 

We can make it, even if everyone else has buggered off.

Edited 16 hours ago by Captain

[turboplanner]

9 hours ago, Captain said:

Just 13 pages to go to reach 1000, Turdy.

 

We can make it, even if everyone else has buggered off.

The Vatican is watching the number of pages very carefully. No one has ever succeeded in writing more pages than VaticanScribes Inc.