Centrica To Build New Offices Out Of £50 Notes

CentricaHere’s one to dunk in your tea.

More Friday fun and this time from our old friends over at NewsBiscuit.

The satirical news Website gave us a good laugh this morning when we read their latest post.

Looking tanned and healthy, Centrica Chief Executive Doug McDougal returned from his six month annual holiday in the Caribbean to hold a press conference about his company’s decision to build their new offices entirely from fifty pound notes.

‘I realise that some people may be confused by our decision to forego the usual structures of steel and concrete for this,’ he said, ‘but at a time when raw material costs are rising by the day it makes sense to our shareholders to be frugal and to make use of anything we have at hand.’

Read on – you know it’s worth it!

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alan t
1, August 2008 12:34 pm

i think you’ll find this is funnier

Neil H
1, August 2008 1:04 pm

Actually i think the Newsbiscuit one is much better…..sorry Alan

fortwalker
1, August 2008 1:26 pm

Anybody know if the Bembridge Fort Walk is this Sunday (3rd) seems like the best tide but not heard anything this year. Even Bembridge.Com has stopped filling out the events calendar.
ps I know it’s not Ventnor but many Islanders use ventnorblog

alan t
1, August 2008 1:46 pm

you would say that. ***k you for editing my message

alan t
1, August 2008 2:14 pm

lolz sorry it just feels like you’re infringing on my right to post urls.

sorry neil, you’re entitled to your %^*” opinion, but the daily mash article is blatantly funnier than the newsbiscuit one.

the NB article goes too far with a simple and quite sh*t idea. they need to know about drawing a line.

censorship s*cks i hate all this no-swearing cr%p

Freddie
1, August 2008 2:17 pm

Then go elsewhere.

alan t
1, August 2008 2:19 pm

ventnor (blog) sure is a friendly place!

had the best new years in ventnor. cool party round a friends then got smacked in the mouth by some chav at about 3am waiting for a bus. no warning, no shouting, no conversation, disagreement or anything

just POP! and a ring to my top lip the pussy

bye bye ventnor (blog)

Neil H
1, August 2008 2:34 pm

you may think that the Daily Mash article is funnier but that is only “your” opinion Alan. It seems to me you don’t have much of a sense of humour anyway so perhaps that’s why we don’t see eye to eye. Do you by any chance happen to work or write for the Daily Mash? i do like the site and find it very funny i just… Read more »

steve s
1, August 2008 4:43 pm

Busy thread. 12 comments in no time.
Hey Alan, any chance you might have accidentally sworn at the chav who punched you in the lip at new year? You seem to have a bit of a problem with tourette’s! ;-)

James P
3, August 2008 12:34 am

And here’s some energy news that didn’t make the headlines, somehow: http://tinyurl.com/6j2rhj

As for Alan’s “right to post urls”, I think he’ll find that his right to post anything is actually a privilege. Anyone who rants at Sal for taking the trouble to embed a link for them deserves a fat lip, IMHO!

I prefer the Rockall Times, myself.

sheila
3, August 2008 2:05 pm

I would like to say as a reader of ventnorblog i prefer not to see swearing in any form. I can manage my life without it and don’t want others pushing it in my face

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