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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Probably one in the early stages of my career when I spent a lot of time traveling overseas on a global project. Got to see a lot of the world on company time and had no other commitments to tie me back home. Happy days! |
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over a year ago
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"Chief biscuit inspector, in a biscuit factory  "
Really? What factory? I used to be a free lance biscuit designer. I did the chocolate digestive with caramel!
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Army close protection.... nice suit and a concealed weapon  "
My long term partner did that privately abroad, when I first met him. I didn't get to see him in his kit though. He wears a suit sometimes now and looks sexy as fuck in it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Army close protection.... nice suit and a concealed weapon
My long term partner did that privately abroad, when I first met him. I didn't get to see him in his kit though. He wears a suit sometimes now and looks sexy as fuck in it."
The kit is sexy.... but the suits are better |
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over a year ago
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i done an exhibition on world war 2, specifically pacific conflict and japanese prison camps, the job was huge and took 3 weeks to print and display, it was viewed by the curator of the imperial war museum of china and the chinese ambassador to great britain, both said the exhibition was far superior to their own back in china.
true story |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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had my owm fruit machine and pool table business.
couldnt start till 10.30 when the pubs opened and was always done by 3 .
just cruised around all day emptying the machines of the cash and giving the publican his 50% share.
made him happy and me happy.
never worked weekends or long hours etc
to many people including me out the house 15 hours a day now with commuting just for a days work and days money. |
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By *tonMessCouple
over a year ago
Slough Windsor ish |
I worked at Thorpe Park in my yoof... very cool job, supervising rides... just ran around all day smiling.
My job nows pretty cool, this afternoon for example, ive been mostly glueing and sticking with pasta shapes and glitter  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I am loving my work at the moment it's hard going but satisfying working with the recovery centre as mental health support worker plus doing my bit with the Samaritans x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I got to be on the tasting panel in a factory for a while, that was pretty cool.
I also worked as a cam model when I was a student. Once you got over the fact there was probably some hairy old man paying to watch I was literally being paid to spank the monkey to porn. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Never really had a job that I could boast about being the coolest, I’ve done loads of interesting ones and fun ones! Managing a golf club was up there, no experience in such a role and totally winged it! Organising events like tribute nights and seeing them sold out was a highlight!
Being a trustee of a charity and again organising events with cosplayer and seeing little kids faces light up seeing their hero’s was probably the coolest for me.
My job now is the one that brings me the most happiness, seeing my residents greet me and giving me a cuddle is my most rewarding, I have a little old lady that is living with the most awful dementia and I realised she loves me coming over to her, massive smile on my face and saying ‘bring it in’ and she has the biggest smile on her face, for a split second every day she genuinely asks me if I’m ok and not asking for tea every second. That’s my happiest job by far.
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"Never really had a job that I could boast about being the coolest, I’ve done loads of interesting ones and fun ones! Managing a golf club was up there, no experience in such a role and totally winged it! Organising events like tribute nights and seeing them sold out was a highlight!
Being a trustee of a charity and again organising events with cosplayer and seeing little kids faces light up seeing their hero’s was probably the coolest for me.
My job now is the one that brings me the most happiness, seeing my residents greet me and giving me a cuddle is my most rewarding, I have a little old lady that is living with the most awful dementia and I realised she loves me coming over to her, massive smile on my face and saying ‘bring it in’ and she has the biggest smile on her face, for a split second every day she genuinely asks me if I’m ok and not asking for tea every second. That’s my happiest job by far.
Geeky x"
You sound like you’re totally content with what you do your totally right it’s not about the job you did or do it’s how you feel about what you do as long as you’re happy it’s the best job ever I used to do a job that made me happy because I was making a difference to peoples lives to show them they had a future and not live in a dark place for the rest of their lives |
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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago
Hull |
For over a year back in the 1980's, I was the Evening & Weekend manager at the Guinness World of Records Exhibition in London's Trocadero at Piccadilly Circus.
Loved the job especially when we'd host programmes like TISWAS and Swap Shop. Plus Record Breakers. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Army close protection.... nice suit and a concealed weapon
What regiment was you
Rct"
Royal Corp of transport. I thought you said you did cp. Rpm do cp. And pretty sure there's no need for the army to do cp in a suit with a hidden weapon. I did say no bull shit.
By the way I have many friends that do cp |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Army close protection.... nice suit and a concealed weapon
What regiment was you
Rct
Royal Corp of transport. I thought you said you did cp. Rpm do cp. And pretty sure there's no need for the army to do cp in a suit with a hidden weapon. I did say no bull shit.
By the way I have many friends that do cp"
Oops, busted!!!! |
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I loved working for an IT startup in Cape Town in the 90s. I was the shopper for the online grocery site they were trying to sell their retail engine for, fun people. Every now and then the MD would yell "Quake break" and we'd have a company game |
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By *esjMan
over a year ago
salford |
I work in security So back in 2016 i was told by my regional manager that i would be out on temporary 1 month close protction for the CEO of asda at the time it was andy clarke,
The best month i have ever spent it was safe to say we never ran out of munchies and food |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I work in security So back in 2016 i was told by my regional manager that i would be out on temporary 1 month close protction for the CEO of asda at the time it was andy clarke,
The best month i have ever spent it was safe to say we never ran out of munchies and food "
when in 2016 I also know someone on that detail |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I save lives and its the best feeling .love my job I've saved two lives 
Really ?  "
I saved a puppy from a burning block of flats in Glasgow once. Does that count |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I save lives and its the best feeling .love my job I've saved two lives
Really ?
I saved a puppy from a burning block of flats in Glasgow once. Does that count "
Yes that's lovely |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I save lives and its the best feeling .love my job I've saved two lives
Really ?
I saved a puppy from a burning block of flats in Glasgow once. Does that count
Yes that's lovely "
was during the fire strikes. I saw it through a window. So i smashed it jumped in and instantly regretted it lol. But I got him and got out.. was a bit singed but ok. Luckily is was a ground floor flat. I wasn't part of the team that went inside I just saw it and couldn't leave it |
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"Working on a pop up bar at festivals. Got to see all my favourite musicians perform. "
I volunteered for backstage crew and worked the pits and the green room at a festival last year - was great fun, going again this year!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I save lives and its the best feeling .love my job I've saved two lives
Really ?
I saved a puppy from a burning block of flats in Glasgow once. Does that count
Yes that's lovely was during the fire strikes. I saw it through a window. So i smashed it jumped in and instantly regretted it lol. But I got him and got out.. was a bit singed but ok. Luckily is was a ground floor flat. I wasn't part of the team that went inside I just saw it and couldn't leave it"
If you had left it after seeing it you would of felt guilty .Even though you could of hurt yourself in the process .I bet the owners loved you for saving it .  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I love my job but when my girls were young I used to go on residential school trips and help out at the school loved it ,nearly made me consider a change of career |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I save lives and its the best feeling .love my job I've saved two lives
Really ?
I saved a puppy from a burning block of flats in Glasgow once. Does that count
Yes that's lovely was during the fire strikes. I saw it through a window. So i smashed it jumped in and instantly regretted it lol. But I got him and got out.. was a bit singed but ok. Luckily is was a ground floor flat. I wasn't part of the team that went inside I just saw it and couldn't leave it
If you had left it after seeing it you would of felt guilty .Even though you could of hurt yourself in the process .I bet the owners loved you for saving it . "
No idea. No one was in and by the time I left they hadn't cone back. No idea what even happen to it. I named him Smokey though. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Army close protection.... nice suit and a concealed weapon
What regiment was you
Rct
Royal Corp of transport. I thought you said you did cp. Rpm do cp. And pretty sure there's no need for the army to do cp in a suit with a hidden weapon. I did say no bull shit.
By the way I have many friends that do cp"
Rmp .... some infantry.... a few Rct... also did cp. I did it in Sarajevo and republika srpska up on the dayton line.... working faction liaison in 96/97 . |
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"Technical not the coolest
Blacksmith
That's what I do now
Andy
Cool job actually "
+1, loving Forged in Fire on Blaze, love any jobs that show skill as opposed to pressing a few buttons and a machine completes it type work, which is why I (Mr) is looking to change careers soon. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I save lives and its the best feeling .love my job I've saved two lives
Really ?
I saved a puppy from a burning block of flats in Glasgow once. Does that count
Yes that's lovely was during the fire strikes. I saw it through a window. So i smashed it jumped in and instantly regretted it lol. But I got him and got out.. was a bit singed but ok. Luckily is was a ground floor flat. I wasn't part of the team that went inside I just saw it and couldn't leave it
If you had left it after seeing it you would of felt guilty .Even though you could of hurt yourself in the process .I bet the owners loved you for saving it .
No idea. No one was in and by the time I left they hadn't cone back. No idea what even happen to it. I named him Smokey though. "
Well Smokey would of appreciated you saving it's life |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I was ten in 80 smart arse..... that would've been irresponsible of my parents to let me up there.
Before i got trained up for faction liaison i was driving Gocs.... and a few politicians/vips that came over to german.... hence the suits and side arm.... and did work alongside the Rmp with a couple of Royal visits. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I was ten in 80 smart arse..... that would've been irresponsible of my parents to let me up there.
Before i got trained up for faction liaison i was driving Gocs.... and a few politicians/vips that came over to german.... hence the suits and side arm.... and did work alongside the Rmp with a couple of Royal visits."
Lol. Ok mate lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I was a makeup artist on casualty for 6 months...that was pretty cool "
That sounds amazing!
I'm a speech therapy assistant, which is pretty cool. I work out in the community so lots of freedom to book in my own patients and I'm out in the sunshine a lot. The work's pretty cool too! |
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By *esjMan
over a year ago
salford |
"I work in security So back in 2016 i was told by my regional manager that i would be out on temporary 1 month close protction for the CEO of asda at the time it was andy clarke,
The best month i have ever spent it was safe to say we never ran out of munchies and food when in 2016 I also know someone on that detail"
Yh it was it was 2016 and if i can remember correctly the first day just involved escorting him around his own back yard because he had a horses and hound get together
I’d love to do more of that unfortunately my comoany doesn’t have anything like that no more maybe your mate can help me out ahhaaha
I have also done door work in manchester, Middlesbrough, bolton and wigan
Lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I was ten in 80 smart arse..... that would've been irresponsible of my parents to let me up there.
Before i got trained up for faction liaison i was driving Gocs.... and a few politicians/vips that came over to german.... hence the suits and side arm.... and did work alongside the Rmp with a couple of Royal visits."
I ask about the suits and concealed weapon as I did CP in Bagdad for British and yank generals even went and had a bbq at David Petraeus house. We wasn't in suits and never had concealed weapons.
RTC doing CP is like a hospital porter doing surgery |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I use to work in a team going to look at prospective new places to open up manufacturing plants. We would go to some really crazy and dangerous places, all over the world (wherever there was a chance of cheap labour) to the point I even had personal ransom insurance and my own Kevlar vest |
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By (user no longer on site)
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My best job was labouring on a caravan park in my youth.
Used to be tanned from head to toe.
Tea break, I'd get off the mower and swim a length in the pool.
For the last six years I've designed subsea Christmas trees |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I was ten in 80 smart arse..... that would've been irresponsible of my parents to let me up there.
Before i got trained up for faction liaison i was driving Gocs.... and a few politicians/vips that came over to german.... hence the suits and side arm.... and did work alongside the Rmp with a couple of Royal visits.
I ask about the suits and concealed weapon as I did CP in Bagdad for British and yank generals even went and had a bbq at David Petraeus house. We wasn't in suits and never had concealed weapons.
RTC doing CP is like a hospital porter doing surgery "
Yeah a nice suit and tie isn't ideal in Baghdad..... didn't make it there.... i was over there in 90/91.... and we all turn right instead of finishing the job. |
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"Adult babysitter for 7 years. Great tan, pretty and easy to impress American girls, and things that go weeeeeeeeeee and bang.
Adult babysitter ?"
Yes, I babysat adults who liked to play in a sandpit. |
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"Adult babysitter for 7 years. Great tan, pretty and easy to impress American girls, and things that go weeeeeeeeeee and bang.
Adult babysitter ?
Yes, I babysat adults who liked to play in a sandpit. "
I am a bit solid. I'll need a other clue. Lol |
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"My best job was labouring on a caravan park in my youth.
Used to be tanned from head to toe.
Tea break, I'd get off the mower and swim a length in the pool.
For the last six years I've designed subsea Christmas trees"
What is a subsea Christmas tree??? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I think you misunderstand me... let me make it clear
I call BS on your CP in a suit with a concealed weapon "
Fine call what you want ..... doesn't bother me |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Adult babysitter for 7 years. Great tan, pretty and easy to impress American girls, and things that go weeeeeeeeeee and bang.
Adult babysitter ?
Yes, I babysat adults who liked to play in a sandpit.
I am a bit solid. I'll need a other clue. Lol"
Tallil, kirkuk, Al kut, diwaniyah, |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I worked for a certain someone touring around England/Spain for a couple a summers a while back helping with audio/ sound engineering work. All expenses paid. Best job I ever had |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I've always worked in an office, boring! Always been jealous of a friend of mine who works as a chief engineer on a mega yacht of one the the richest men in the world. Essentially just steams from exclusive destination to exclusive destination all year and the boss is on the boat maybe 14-21 days a year |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"By far the best job was the army, some scary moments, but it got the blood pumping lol!... now I drive a coach local and across Europe, I most say I really like it. "
Is lissanelly brks still open. Spent my 18th on stag there |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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School science technician, when bored and the science block was quiet used to carry out experiments but once the whole block had to be evacuated because I flooded the area with H2S! |
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"School science technician, when bored and the science block was quiet used to carry out experiments but once the whole block had to be evacuated because I flooded the area with H2S! "
I accidentally made chlorine gas in my garden and gassed myself |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"School science technician, when bored and the science block was quiet used to carry out experiments but once the whole block had to be evacuated because I flooded the area with H2S!
I accidentally made chlorine gas in my garden and gassed myself "
Brilliant, I did something similar when I poured conc hydraulic chloric acid in the toilet to remove limescale.....the thread from it got nominated for thread of the day though! |
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Well I mixed some chlorine up for the hot tub. Then had an idea. My dog always pee in same place and it smells.i thought if I throw a load of chlorine over it then the smell would go... Well it did work. It fizzed and foamed up. Took a closer look and got a lung full. Was in shit state for days lol... |
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Worked at a police riot training center, building various structures for the police to practice on.
Making targets for the rubber bullets to be fired at.
Got to watch and even participate ( in a very minor capacity shouting at horses)
But got to witness the many aspects of police riot training.
Best bit was witnessing cocky trainees turn up giving it all the big one, only to get beasted by the instructor's.
Class. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Chief biscuit inspector, in a biscuit factory
Really? What factory? I used to be a free lance biscuit designer. I did the chocolate digestive with caramel!
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My hero. Best biscuit ever. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Chief biscuit inspector, in a biscuit factory
Really? What factory? I used to be a free lance biscuit designer. I did the chocolate digestive with caramel!
My hero. Best biscuit ever. "
I obviously, wholeheartedly agree (with both statements 1. I am a hero 2. Best biscuit ever) Did you know the chocolate is actually on the bottom of the biscuit not the top? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Chief biscuit inspector, in a biscuit factory
Really? What factory? I used to be a free lance biscuit designer. I did the chocolate digestive with caramel!
My hero. Best biscuit ever.
I obviously, wholeheartedly agree (with both statements 1. I am a hero 2. Best biscuit ever) Did you know the chocolate is actually on the bottom of the biscuit not the top? "
Mind blown |
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By (user no longer on site)
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My daughter had trouble with certain pronunciations and we had tried for ages to get her to say them correctly without success. The school brought in someone like yourself and after 2 hours everything sorted. Amazing, so thanks to your profession. |
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