This is a thread for the *DWP massive* to hang low and generally slack about and talk jive

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Calling out, around the NW, to not-goodwin and Stone Monkey. And anyone else who works for the DWP and would like to stick their oar in. I have now, sadly, resigned from the DWP but there'll always be a little DWPing part of me. Worked there almost three years, let's say I live til I'm 75, that's 1/25, 4% of me that'll be forever DWP.

Anyway, just wondering how things are going over there in Chorlton. Is the move to Salford on Monday? Keep me updated here about it. Carl, tell me who you're sat with over there, etc.

― Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 September 2005 10:57 (twenty years ago)

Jason, Carl, can I have a word?

― Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 September 2005 10:59 (twenty years ago)

http://www.hays.com/jobs/dwp/images/dwp_logo.gif

― Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:01 (twenty years ago)

i thought i saw a tear in your eye when you left, this thread confirms it.

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:02 (twenty years ago)

nothing to do with the DWP but got home last night and landlady wants house back to sell. huff!

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:04 (twenty years ago)

whens the next clique night?

― terry lennox. (gareth), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:05 (twenty years ago)

What are you going to do? You finally going to take the plunge and get a place of your own? You should do, my dad had three kids and a handmade shed by the time he was your age. And you should look to my dad as your mentor.

Can't type much today, busy as fuck. Writing up this article and interviewing Annie (the chewing gum girl) at 4pm, got anything you want me to ask her?

― Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:06 (twenty years ago)

Aright Gareth, the next Clique is on the 23rd of September. Are you up for coming down to it? We've almost got the site sorted so I'll link to it soon, check out the pics and that.

― Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:07 (twenty years ago)

i thought this thread was about dawn wright-philips

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:10 (twenty years ago)

your dad's bald!

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:11 (twenty years ago)

haha and you look like a stretched out version of him, seriously. I'd post a link but there's something a bit wrong about putting a picture of my dad on the internet.

― Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:12 (twenty years ago)

cant do 23rd sept, should be in mcr in oct and/or nov though, want to come to this

― terry lennox. (gareth), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:14 (twenty years ago)

Gareth, Oct and Nov should be good months, it'll all be in full swing by then. Let us know when you're in town (on either the Clique or Manchester threads) and we'll sort out a drink someplace.

― Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:15 (twenty years ago)

there's loads of pictures of your dad here...

mrnastytime@teenboyz.com

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:16 (twenty years ago)

"it's mr nasty time", oh the memories. hey check this, I might be getting a week's work experience on Nuts magazine. Apparently they have a page 3 girl working in the office every week. So I'll send you a photo of me with my arm round her having a proper party laugh, and you can send me a picture of you with your arm round Christine. Suffering.

― Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:19 (twenty years ago)

more like my arms around her neck. i caused her to cry yesterday, cheered me right up!

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:21 (twenty years ago)

go on, spill.

― Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:23 (twenty years ago)

She’s been whining and snivelling all week about the move so in the meeting yesterday I said she just turns it on like a tap for sympathy, she filled up and had to stay behind.

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:27 (twenty years ago)

hehe, poor Christine. When is the move? Is it this Monday or next week?

― Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:28 (twenty years ago)

monday the 19th, were having a lame buffet on the 16th then to finish it off in style there's drinks in wetherspoons.

a single tear rolled down my cheek while typing that.

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Friday, 9 September 2005 11:32 (twenty years ago)

A buffet, how very *Graeme House*. I might swagger in, eat a bite of cheese cake and fuck right off out again.

Can you get Kev's work email for me? I need to ask him something.

Anyway, what are you doing still in, it's time to fuck off home bigboy.

― Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 September 2005 13:37 (twenty years ago)

done!

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Friday, 9 September 2005 13:43 (twenty years ago)

ask Annie if she has any tracks left from working with Tore Kronos (Erot).

― biz, Friday, 9 September 2005 14:16 (twenty years ago)

Oh Fuck!

I'd hoped I heard the last of you...

And I'm still stuck with the paperwork fallout of trying to work out what to do with your HR stuff...Like I give 2 shits about that.

Anyway...How you doin'?

― Stone Monkey (Stone Monkey), Friday, 9 September 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

haha, always a pleasure Jason. I'll be writing to you for a reference so you'd best say I was top dog, best of breed, etc. Have you checked my drawers yet? You never know, you might find a hot steaming turd in there, nestling on top of a bunch of QB99 requests.

I'm good yeah, move back to my parents on Sunday and start the course on Monday so just sorting a bunch of crap out this week. Tell Moira and the gang I'm missing them with all my heart.

― Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 September 2005 14:26 (twenty years ago)

Tell Moira and the gang I'm missing them with all my heart

Fucking lying twat!

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Friday, 9 September 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

A reference?

How many expletives will I be able to fit in that, I wonder?

― Stone Monkey (Stone Monkey), Friday, 9 September 2005 14:34 (twenty years ago)

"he were fuckin ace, proper best fuckin work twat we ever had here, we called him pissflaps cos quality just gushed out of him"

That'll do me nice. It still tickles me that I spent around 5 months doing ZERO DWP work (but tons of freelance stuff). I figure I owe the govt about 5 or 6 grand.

How are your stats looking, Godders? I might play a prank on you and email Wendy Beedie next week complaining about your dreadful telephone manner and demand an in depth enquiry into the quality and quantity of your work. Buy us a pint and I'll not.

― Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 9 September 2005 14:41 (twenty years ago)

Go on then girls, what's it like over at Salford?

The course is going good, busy as fuck though. Godwin you'd wet yourself, it's all shiney teenage bronzed Scouse girls hanging out around the college, your pervometer would explode in seconds.

It's Clique on Friday so try and come down, you too Jason. Get anyone else too, Nick should probably be down.

Any mildly amusing gossip from Graeme / Anchorage towers? How's dear old Moleen coping?

― Affectian (Affectian), Monday, 19 September 2005 11:32 (twenty years ago)

Let's see...very little works, including us. The building is a hellish pressure cooker with no air air conditioning whose previous occupants look at we new arrivals with suspicion; you can almost see the thought bubbles above their heads reading "Who are these people whose spirits havent yet been completely crushed?"

My vertigo has kicked in big time, if we ever have to evacuate this building I'll be too scared to use the stairs due to the strategically placed panoramic windows.

Apart from that everything's fine...

― Stone Monkey (Stone Monkey), Monday, 19 September 2005 13:08 (twenty years ago)

Good to hear, keep me posted on more spectacular cockups by the DWP. Is Godwin not about? Let me guuess, he was sick yesterday?

― Affectian (Affectian), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 07:07 (twenty years ago)

i was in mr jones, i left at 1.

i'll list the good things about moving to salford.
1. girls on the bus
2. listening to music on bus & tram
3. erm....

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 07:27 (twenty years ago)

is tim whateverhisname still stomping about all bald and mean-looking with his squeaky girls voice? tell him ian passes on his regards. you coming on friday, chump? no party afterwards i don't think though, because i don't have a real home no more. unless damien can be blagged.

(geekout: just did the flying school stuff on GTA:SA yesterday, it was a piece of shit but the other stuff looks good).

― Affectian (Affectian), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 08:53 (twenty years ago)

Hey Carl/Jason, can you do me a favour and get that shitty DWP magazine and find me the email address for the editors? I'm gonna try get me a job on it and who knows, I might do a big feature on our most hardworking employees called Carl and Jason..

― Affectian (Affectian), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

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