A couple of weeks ago I met Ben at the launch event for FAS in Swindon. Today I was meeting and greeting candidates for a job at work and came face to face with Ben again.

What is it with weird coincidences and Jasper Fforde?

Coincidences surely can shake up your jar of beans. Since I am new I have been reading some of the intro threads, and I am starting to wonder if PrincessP was at my brother's wedding.

Princess if you read this, my bro works at CalTech and his wife got her Chem PhD there. They got married about 4 years ago, in the sunken garden.

Bazaaro World!

<hey, that sounds like a good name for a shop>

Make sure Aornis doesn't have it in for you…

Amd make sure he gets the job! (if thats why he was there...)








*She's onto you, abort mission!*

Sorry to be picky, but I am genuinely confused!

Are we talking bizarre here or bazaar?




Please excuse an old man if I have just walked over a joke,

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My computer beat me at chess, but I won at kickboxing

SkidMarks Wrote:
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> Sorry to be picky, but I am genuinely confused!
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> Are we talking bizarre here or bazaar?
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> Please excuse an old man if I have just walked
> over a joke,


Sigh! as this is a Fforde coincidence it's bizarre so bazaar is my terrible idea of a joke. Sorry it fell flat!

Woops!

I am afraid I missed it. Will you forgive me?
In my defence I have been busy cutting up bits of cardboard to stick in books.

I forgive you as long as there is a nice mug of tea and cream cake waiting for me ;-)

It's ready. The cake is next to a plate of individual pork pies

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My computer beat me at chess, but I won at kickboxing

I was pretty sure it was a joke.

<steals a pork pie>

Well recovered Skids.

Just keep your hands off the tea OC!

It's ok we yanks don't get the tea thing.

I think you're supposed to throw it into the harbour....? ;)

Bonzai Kitten Wrote:
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> Amd make sure he gets the job! (if thats why he
> was there...)

I don't know if she weaved any magic, but get the job I did. Hoorah! I get to spend my time handling 16th century documents with white gloves and "aiding" members of the public with their local history searches.

(Aiding, in this instance, may mean being a petty jobsworth or an ultra-efficient bundle of smiles)

I guess I should properly say hello to people. Hello! I'm not about here often but I like cake,

Congratulations on the new job, hope the public appreciates your aid! I'd bake a cake but it's over 90 degrees today so the oven will not be turned on for any reason whatsoever. How about an ice cream cake instead?

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I was born foolish, and every day in every way I am getting foolisher and foolisher.

And what about iced tea to go with the ice cream cake?
Congrats on the new job!

Ice cream....

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'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

Hello Chanticleer ;-) welcome aboard, at least I didn't make you run away screaming.

Sorry to disappoint you about the gloves but I've been told that they’re only used on telly for show, I was handling a 16th century book with my bear mitts the other day. I too will be smiling at people and pointing them in your direction for you to smile at.

See you soon and I'll give you cake in person.

OC thanks for the offer of ice cream but unfortunately our summer has disappeared and been replaced by horrendous flooding, apparently the sale of ice cream has gone down by 90%, not surprised really



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Not surprised either I hope everyone is all right.

Here there be drought and fires...if only there was a way to get some of that rain transferred...

Everyone keep dry and safe if you can. I'll save the ice cream for the New Mexico folks unless of course the Texas clouds head their way.



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