Shelf salesmen!

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They must exist, but how do they keep there shops from looking empty?

― Robin, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm glad you asked me that, McKenzie. Do you want to know why I'm glad?

― Matt, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Because it forfils your sad sadomasic shelf sex scenarios that you surreptitiously spread secretly across several sites?

― Robin, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

That was my second reason. The main reason I'm glad that you asked is that I figured any answer you posted would highlight your shamefully poor spelling you disease-ridden, rumour-mongering Lord of the Flies.

― Matt, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Spelling is but a farse,

If GH stands for P as in Hiccough If OUGH stands for O as in Dough If PHTH stands for T as in Phthisis If EIGH stands for A as in Neighbour If TTE stands for T as in Gazette If EAU stands for O as in Plateau

then a possible way to spell POTATO shoud be GHOUGHPHTHEIGHTTEEAU! Critisise not my spelling but the damn fools who invented this bizare languge!

― Robin, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Flawless reasoning, bar the fact that there is no such word as "Pthisis". And, as I was explaining to you only the other evening in the Starlight Lounge of the Quality Hotel, Skelmersdale, there is no such word as "Potato". Though, by a curious coincidence "Ghoughphtheightteeau" is in fact Xhosa for "The Starlight Lounge of the Quality Hotel, Skelmersdale." Isn't life odd?

― Matt, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I think you will find that phthisis is an involution of the eye, usually caused by inflammation. After longstanding inflammation, unrepaired retinal detachment, or unusually high or low intraocular pressures, some eyes just seem to "quit". They start to shrink, pull back into the orbit, and may become painful. Usually if you see someone with a whitened, shrunken eye, it is phthisis!

― Robin, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Must you drag our private agonies up before these prying eyes? Phthisis or no, it's your shameless attitude to your problems that'll get the kids taken away.

― Matt, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Dont bring the kids into this, its your phthisis ridden eyes that cloud your judgment.

― Robin, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I? I see clearly enough. If it wasn't for my astounding powers of foresight your go-kart smuggling operation would have gone under years ago. Who was it decided to buy off Larry "Larry" McMurty and The Indecisive Kid, eh? You wouldn't have your fingers if it wasn't for me.

― Matt, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Where do you stand on body piercings?

― Robin, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

There's this little club I know where people with piercings pay to have people stand on them - there, usually.

― Matt, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

You are obviously jazfumed in a bewildered and patriotic society of net spak-wacks who persist on banjaxing forums for the normal likes of Joe-Jeffory and his band of dick hot disciples.

― Robin, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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― DG, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

McMurty

Oddly, in order to get my job I had to pass a proofreading test which included the item above. Like so:

McMurty ______^ ______r

― nabisco%%, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Or possibly:

Larry McMurty ______^ ______r

― nabisco%%, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Or maybe even:

McMurt y ______^ ______r

― nabisco%%, Monday, 20 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

In Japan a large proportion of the salespeople are just not necessary. Just there to welcome the people and.. be there.

― cuba libre (nathalie), Tuesday, 21 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I used to know lots of shelf salesmen (yes, all men). Well, near enough - they sold the different sorts of board (hardboard, chipboard, contiboard) to DIY stores. Endlessly fascinating, as you can imagine. It was in Portishead, which you've only heard of because of the pop group. As opposed to the Pop Group, who were from Bristol, where I actually lived then. I was at their second gig, you know... hang on, what was the question?

― Martin Skidmore, Tuesday, 21 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

eight months pass...

We had some new shelving delivered to the library today. I suspect that shelf salespeople don't have shops, just catalogues. They are mysterious people, you'll probably never meet one.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 22:20 (twenty-two years ago)

one month passes...

This one always comes up in random!

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 3 March 2003 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

Yep. Here it is again

― C J (C J), Monday, 11 October 2004 09:26 (twenty-one years ago)

eight months pass...

And again!

God I had fun with this thread.

― Matt (Matt), Sunday, 12 June 2005 16:22 (twenty years ago)

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