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Victim takes refuge in medieval tower as gunman runs amok on university campus (Rousse)

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Dreamaticus

XY deliberately failed to acknowledge me at the start of his presentation. It was obvious that the had audience members noticed this. To lighten the mood, I said jokingly “What about me?” My colleagues found this hilarious. Unfortunately the speaker … Continue reading →

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A false accusation of theft and underperforming academics (Rousse)

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Dreamaticus

As soon as I learnt that JC had been sacked, I went straight to SS to find out why. Although it could not be proven, SS was convinced that JC had been stealing the petty cash. I argued that this … Continue reading →

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Never too late for law (Rousse)

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I caught up with HJ just as she was leaving the party. Looking rather bedraggled in a long, bright red, lace dress, she complained that there were too few people there for it to be any fun. I agreed, and … Continue reading →

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Risky whisky expenses (Rousse)

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Dreamaticus

TPR jumped into my London hotel bed at 05:00am. “Where have you been?” I asked. “I thought you were at home?” “No, I have been drinking whisky in the bar downstairs. Tomorrow I have a meeting with Sun Microsystems in … Continue reading →

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A Caterham for a Volkswagen (Rousse)

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Dreamaticus

When the steering wheel fell off the Stilo I took the opportunity to persuade TPR that it was high time we bought a new car. My preference was a brand new Volkswagen. TPR looked doubtful until I added that if … Continue reading →

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Female academic name change dilemmas (Rousse)

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I’d just entered into a civil partnership, but couldn’t remember which of the three female candidates had been my bride. Could it be RT, the one I knew best of all? Or was it the woman with double-barrelled surname? I … Continue reading →

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iPhone mix-up (Rousse)

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I couldn’t understand why I couldn’t get through to NP by phone. Then I realised that despite its similar dimensions, a bar of chocolate is not an iPhone.

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The nightly hotel wanderer (Rousse)

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We lived in a huge hotel – possibly an American Hilton or Marriott – in a room that we shared with a disabled lady. She was a permanent resident, whereas for us this was only meant to be home for … Continue reading →

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Loving last words of crash victim (Rousse)

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Something made me look over towards the passengers on the other side of the aisle. They knew before I did that we were going down. Most were already in the brace position in readiness for the inevitable impact. I lowered … Continue reading →

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Pants under the pillow (Rousse)

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Dreamaticus

It was a Friday morning and we were all supposed to be at work, but instead DT, WB, NP and I were fooling around in my flat. AC joined us too, his camera at the ready to capture the fun … Continue reading →

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