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(Or A rare bit of Wales)

Apparently in the film Madagascar the Sacha Baron Cohen character says, “I like it” in an amusing way.  And so a catch phrase is born.  Grows up.  Lives a long and happy life.  And finally, is murdered.

Sadly not everyone did like it.  When faced with Mount Snowdon blanketed in snow David Perry professed that Wimbledon High Street was nicer.  What a WAG!  (Look it up!!)

Strangely the sun shone most of the time.  The locals (mostly druids) saw this as an omen.  Unfortunately they didn’t know what it was an omen of.  Poor Flossy.  Meanwhile James Dawes’ team (‘the Supercharged Goat Eaters’!) won the first quiz.

Who would you trust with your hair straighteners?  Well I can recommend Thea Sida-Murray.  She managed to turn three dodgy blokes (Ben “Did I tell you I was Head Boy” Edwards, David “lurves Wimbledon” Perry and Vincent “random is my middle name, no really” Borley) into a passable boy band.

I only know one person that either could, or indeed would want to, learn to spell Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.  You know who it is.  You don’t?!  Ok.  I’ll give you a clue.  Tom Wilkinson.  So armed with this clue try again.  Correct.  (Who said Russellians are daft.  Ok apart from them!).  I digress.

The second quiz was won by Stephanie Senn’s team (‘Pass’).  She also won ‘worker of the week’ (or should that be weak?), by default.  Bored by the company of the others she spent her evenings working.  Can’t blame her really. 

As ever (well nearly ever) the £1 worst take home present competition was the highlight.  It was bad.  Very bad.  Just look at the photos.  BAD!  Anyway the sticky cow won.  No I can’t explain it.  Ask Oliver Fernandez.  Indeed he’ll probably let you play with it! 

So there you have it.  Well part of it.  How then can we measure its success?  Let’s put it like this – they said “I like it” rather a lot.  I had to kill them.

MJT