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Title: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 02, 2015, 02:04:04 PM
A call floods in. Can I do a full time interim job in Leeds for 5 days a week asap? Indefinite term.........c. £2500 a week + exes.  cloud9:

 :dogrun:

May have to go to Leeds for a day........... rubschin:  For a chat. First Class  :thumbsup:  On exes.

Could be fun rubschin:

Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Barman on September 02, 2015, 02:31:35 PM
facepalm:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 02, 2015, 02:38:42 PM
What can possibly go wrong?  rubschin:

Waiting for another a call now........... :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: apc2010 on September 02, 2015, 02:47:11 PM
Leeds.... noooo:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Grumpmeister on September 02, 2015, 05:38:16 PM
facepalm:

You aren't thinking this through BM, it's Leeds. Any trademark Nickesque disasters should only improve that shithole.  Thumbs:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Steve on September 02, 2015, 09:21:51 PM
What can possibly go wrong?  rubschin:

Waiting for another a call now........... :thumbsup:
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

If you've tamed Scunthorpe, Leeds should be easy
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 03, 2015, 06:32:41 AM
Having a few doubts about this now. Have acquired some inside info  scared2:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: apc2010 on September 03, 2015, 08:50:51 AM
Having a few doubts about this now. Have acquired some inside info  scared2:

Wot like... Leeds is a shit-hole.... rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Misty on September 03, 2015, 10:32:59 AM
Having a few doubts about this now. Have acquired some inside info  scared2:

Wot like... Leeds is a shit-hole.... rubschin:

 evil:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on September 03, 2015, 11:11:37 AM
Having a few doubts about this now. Have acquired some inside info  scared2:

Wot like... Leeds is a shit-hole.... rubschin:

 evil:

"There was a young lady from Leeds . . . . . ."
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Steve on September 03, 2015, 11:54:58 AM
Having a few doubts about this now. Have acquired some inside info  scared2:

Wot like... Leeds is a shit-hole.... rubschin:

 evil:

"There was a young lady from Leeds . . . . . ."
Who was famous for all her misdeeds
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on September 03, 2015, 12:12:23 PM
Having a few doubts about this now. Have acquired some inside info  scared2:

Wot like... Leeds is a shit-hole.... rubschin:

 evil:

"There was a young lady from Leeds . . . . . ."
Who was famous for all her misdeeds
Then she moved to the Med
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Steve on September 03, 2015, 12:28:03 PM
Having a few doubts about this now. Have acquired some inside info  scared2:

Wot like... Leeds is a shit-hole.... rubschin:

 evil:

"There was a young lady from Leeds . . . . . ."
Who was famous for all her misdeeds
Then she moved to the Med
More deeds best left unsaid
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 03, 2015, 12:30:37 PM
Having a few doubts about this now. Have acquired some inside info  scared2:

Wot like... Leeds is a shit-hole.... rubschin:

 evil:

"There was a young lady from Leeds . . . . . ."
Who was famous for all her misdeeds
Then she moved to the Med
Where her bottom turned red
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on September 03, 2015, 12:36:22 PM
Having a few doubts about this now. Have acquired some inside info  scared2:

Wot like... Leeds is a shit-hole.... rubschin:

 evil:

"There was a young lady from Leeds . . . . . ."
Who was famous for all her misdeeds
Then she moved to the Med
Where her bottom turned red
Now for Calamine lotion she pleads
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 03, 2015, 12:37:13 PM
I think we can stoop closer to the gutter than that  rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on September 03, 2015, 12:38:05 PM
I think we can stoop closer to the gutter than that  rubschin:

You can.  angel1
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 03, 2015, 12:40:29 PM
Will have a think. We can't let Foggy think that we not able to come up with something better for her sore bum
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on September 03, 2015, 12:43:53 PM
Will have a think. We can't let Foggy think that we not able to come up with something better for her sore bum

As you wish.

New final line now required:

Having a few doubts about this now. Have acquired some inside info  scared2:

Wot like... Leeds is a shit-hole.... rubschin:

 evil:

"There was a young lady from Leeds . . . . . ."
Who was famous for all her misdeeds
Then she moved to the Med
Where her bottom turned red
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on September 03, 2015, 12:45:20 PM
Words and phrases that rhyme with leeds:   (58 results)

1 syllable:
beads, bleeds, breeds, breed's, cedes, creeds, deeds, eades, eads, eads', edes, feeds, freed's, heeds, kneads, leads, meads, mead's, medes, meeds, needs, pedes, pleads, reads, read's, redes, reeds, reed's, reid's, screeds, seeds, seed's, speeds, steeds, steed's, swedes, tweeds, weeds

2 syllables:
accedes, aidid's, concedes, exceeds, goodspeed's, impedes, misdeeds, misleads, prayer beads, precedes, preceeds, proceeds, recedes, succeeds

3 syllables:
aristede's, aristide's, man of deeds, string of beads, supersedes, widow's weeds
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 03, 2015, 12:47:50 PM
Too many jokes  rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Steve on September 03, 2015, 01:36:13 PM
Having a few doubts about this now. Have acquired some inside info  scared2:

Wot like... Leeds is a shit-hole.... rubschin:

 evil:

"There was a young lady from Leeds . . . . . ."
Who was famous for all her misdeeds
Then she moved to the Med
Where her bottom turned red
Now for Calamine lotion she pleads
drumroll:

A joint Nobel prize for literature surely awaits us all

And a virtual ear bashing from Foggy
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Misty on September 03, 2015, 01:56:06 PM
 lol: lol: lol:


Well tried. points for effort ( 2 points deducted for the red bottom )

There was a young lady from Leeds
who liked to meet everyone's needs
she was kind and so sweet
to all those she would meet
spending time doing only good deeds.  cloud9: cloud9:

see, its easy.
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 03, 2015, 01:58:11 PM
It has to be true, unfortunately  ::)
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Misty on September 03, 2015, 02:07:01 PM
It has to be true, unfortunately  ::)

 evil:


ok,,,errrr

There was a young lady from Leeds
Who's boyfriend she often misleads
She tells him he's great
But really can't wait
Til he climbs off and fulfills his own needs.
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on September 03, 2015, 02:08:22 PM
lol: lol: lol:


Well tried. points for effort ( 2 points deducted for the red bottom )

There was a young lady from Leeds
who liked to meet everyone's needs
she was kind and so sweet
to all those she would meet
spending time doing only good deeds.  cloud9: cloud9:


A regular Mother T'heresa wi' flat 'at and t'whippet.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Misty on September 03, 2015, 02:14:50 PM
lol: lol: lol:


Well tried. points for effort ( 2 points deducted for the red bottom )

There was a young lady from Leeds
who liked to meet everyone's needs
she was kind and so sweet
to all those she would meet
spending time doing only good deeds.  cloud9: cloud9:


A regular Mother T'heresa wi' flat 'at and t'whippet.  :thumbsup:

indeed.  angel1 We had a whippet called Skippy.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Barman on September 03, 2015, 02:21:43 PM
There was a young lady from Leeds
who off to Cyprus did fleeds  redface:
her life did look up
when with Apey she took up
but then she met Barman

 cloud9:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 03, 2015, 02:23:23 PM
child  ::)
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on September 03, 2015, 02:43:21 PM
There was a young lady from Leeds
who off to Cyprus did fleeds  redface:
her life did look up
when with Apey she took up
but then she met Barman

 cloud9:

 facepalm:
Don't give up the day job.
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 03, 2015, 02:44:01 PM
or Carry on Gubbing  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Grumpmeister on September 03, 2015, 10:01:32 PM
or Carry on Gubbing  :thumbsup:

Sounds like the perfect title for your autobiography...  rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on September 04, 2015, 06:29:59 AM
Nick - My Life Story - What could possibly go wrong !
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Misty on September 05, 2015, 01:38:34 PM
There was a young lady from Leeds
who off to Cyprus did fleeds  redface:
her life did look up
when with Apey she took up
but then she met Barman

 cloud9:

 lol: lol: lol: cloud9:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 15, 2015, 01:57:09 PM
Looks like it may be on again. Meeting in Leeds on Friday morning  rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: apc2010 on September 15, 2015, 03:41:00 PM
Looks like it may be on again. Meeting in Leeds on Friday morning  rubschin:

Cat sitting..... rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 15, 2015, 03:49:42 PM
No  ::)
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: apc2010 on September 15, 2015, 03:50:36 PM
No  ::)

Moving forward then.... Thumbs:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Barman on September 15, 2015, 03:58:28 PM
No  ::)

Moving forward then.... Thumbs:

 lol: lol: lol:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 15, 2015, 04:05:37 PM
£10 K a month + exes  whistle:

And a staff of 23  eeek:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: apc2010 on September 15, 2015, 04:09:35 PM
£10 K a month + exes  whistle:

And a staff of 23  eeek:

He is young...... rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 15, 2015, 04:10:01 PM
Child  ::)
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: apc2010 on September 15, 2015, 04:11:08 PM
Child  ::)

Not really 23 is an adult in my book........ rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Barman on September 15, 2015, 04:11:40 PM
£10 K a month + exes  whistle:

And a staff of 23  eeek:

He is young...... rubschin:

happy001
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 15, 2015, 04:13:20 PM
I am surrounded by idiots  evil:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on September 15, 2015, 04:39:08 PM
I am surrounded by idiots  evil:

Leeds will be a home from home then.  Thumbs:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 15, 2015, 04:42:58 PM
 rubschin: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Steve on September 15, 2015, 05:56:18 PM
A ginger haired man went to Leeds
No cats to give daily feeds . . .


Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 18, 2015, 03:08:29 PM
2 hour meeting today. They are seeing three other people. Will let me know on Monday.

If I get the job they want me to start on Tuesday  eeek:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on September 18, 2015, 03:42:34 PM
2 hour meeting today. They are seeing three other people.

Is it working for Spec Savers ?
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 18, 2015, 03:43:41 PM
I feel an urge to smite you  eveilgrin:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on September 18, 2015, 03:45:07 PM
I don't give a monkeys
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 18, 2015, 03:45:45 PM
 sad32:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Darwins Selection on September 18, 2015, 06:45:45 PM
2 hour meeting today. They are seeing three other people.

Is it working for Spec Savers ?

 drumroll: lol:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 18, 2015, 06:48:37 PM
Smite  evil:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Grumpmeister on September 18, 2015, 07:40:43 PM
Smite  evil:

If you insist old boy...  whistle:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 21, 2015, 11:26:05 AM
A call floods in. They have made me an offer I don't understand  rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Barman on September 21, 2015, 11:26:49 AM
A call floods in. They have made me an offer I don't understand  rubschin:

Did they use long werds...? pathead:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 21, 2015, 11:28:02 AM
They may have offered me a quite different job from the one I went for (more munny too). Even my agency has no clue what they are on about.
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on September 21, 2015, 11:34:18 AM
They may have offered me a quite different job from the one I went for (more munny too). Even my agency has no clue what they are on about.

International Playboy and Jet Setter ?   rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Steve on September 21, 2015, 11:49:55 AM
They may have offered me a quite different job from the one I went for (more munny too). Even my agency has no clue what they are on about.

International Playboy and Jet Setter ?   rubschin:
Face transplant practice patient?
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 21, 2015, 12:13:42 PM
child  ::) evil:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 21, 2015, 01:52:37 PM
Apparently I am now their "Strategic Consultant". I have no clue what this means  noooo: noooo:

Meeting in Leeds on Thursday, I think rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Steve on September 21, 2015, 04:31:09 PM
Apparently I am now their "Strategic Consultant". I have no clue what this means  noooo: noooo:

Meeting in Leeds on Thursday, I think rubschin:
That will be easy peezy

They will ask for a plan to transform Leeds image for the better overnight

And you can say Kim Jon Un is looking for nuclear target practice
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: apc2010 on September 21, 2015, 05:09:37 PM
Apparently I am now their "Strategic Consultant". I have no clue what this means  noooo: noooo:

Meeting in Leeds on Thursday, I think rubschin:

Moving forward.......... Thumbs:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 21, 2015, 05:15:33 PM
 cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on September 22, 2015, 08:09:23 AM
Apparently I am now their "Strategic Consultant". I have no clue what this means  noooo: noooo:

Meeting in Leeds on Thursday, I think rubschin:

All it means is you have to come up with sokme plan to turn the place around without any considerartion of what resources, finances and expertise is required to make it successful.

Then when it fails it is because of the organisations lack of committment rather than your genius plan  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 22, 2015, 08:10:27 AM
 worthy: worthy: worthy:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 24, 2015, 11:28:13 AM
A phone call floods in informing me to expect another phone call  rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Grumpmeister on September 24, 2015, 11:42:31 AM
Apparently I am now their "Strategic Consultant". I have no clue what this means  noooo: noooo:

Meeting in Leeds on Thursday, I think rubschin:

All it means is you have to come up with sokme plan to turn the place around without any considerartion of what resources, finances and expertise is required to make it successful.

Then when it fails it is because of the organisations lack of committment rather than your genius plan  :thumbsup:

So going forward Nick will need to use blue sky thinking to come up with some approximate reasoning for real-time probabilistic processes.  rubschin:
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 24, 2015, 03:42:46 PM
A call floods in. Leeds need a couple of weeks to think about what I have to do. Banghead Banghead Banghead
Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Miss Demeanour on September 25, 2015, 08:32:14 AM
They are mucking you around ! Tell them  you have another project you have been asked to work on and see if that sorts out their thinking !

Title: Re: The all new "Nick's adventures in Leeds" thread
Post by: Nick on September 25, 2015, 08:51:19 AM
I have done  angel1