We seem the be living in a time when raising money for charity is highly regarded, hence practiced by all around us. I, for one, don’t believe in charities that just take your money and run big organisations where most of those money are spent on anything else but helping people. That’s another story…

But picture this… A couple of people in my office are running to raise funds for charity. You might say that is nothing wrong with that. I agree. But how ridiculous is to ask people to sponsor you with couple of pounds and you spend 100 in one night going out with ‘my mates’. Bloody hell, wouldn’t be easier to donate a day of your work and just get on with your life? The anwer is no, because there is no ‘coolness’ benefit in that – people around you need to know that you are doing something for ‘a good cause’. Also, being active and going to the gym or for a run is cool. Bullcrap!

If you want to do something for charity go into a playground and talk to the kids that have nothing to do but smoke, go and help a poor lady dumping her rubish at the local recycle centre, run a website for charity and spend nights fighting laziness.

So, to all those anonymous heroes… YOU’RE COOL!

As some of you might know, dealing with employees of any London Boroughs is a joy – their courtesy is second to none and you always find them stroppy and sad; in one words they behave like a bunch a twats that think of themselves as rulers of the stupid.

Here is an example of the signature used by the employees of such a borough – note that they don’t take responsibility for anything but had to tell you that you might be prosecuted is they think your email to the mayor (or anyone inside) is “dangerous”. Enjoy!

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Dear all

I’m not sure if any of the boys are using the ladies loo upstairs (apologies if you boys are not!) but if you have done today, please would you mind peeing into the toilet and not all over up the back of the loo – it has been left in a pretty bad state today!!