liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 11:49 AM |
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Office Argument Resolution
Been raging for a long time this one, would you take as payment for a 5 pound debt, a 5 pound winning scratch card. This is a genuinely good card,
in date and totally legit.
None of my colleagues would take it and I was genuinely surprised.
I paid him 1 pence pieces after  which to my surprise he agreed to take.
[Edited on 5/6/11 by liam.mccaffrey]
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scootz
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 11:52 AM |
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Nope.
You bet £5... not goods to the value of £5!
I know what you're saying - what's the big deal... it's guaranteed £5.
But why should the victor have to take the scratch-card to a shop and cash it in!?
It's Evolution Baby!
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eddie99
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 11:54 AM |
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As above, you bet the £5, why should he have the hassle of going to get it?
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omega0684
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 11:58 AM |
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Jacks alive, gimmie Five! Cash only thakyou!
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 12:18 PM |
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depends.
IF the guy was a d**k then nope.
I'd make him get it.
If it was a mate who'd forgot the cash but had that in his wallet then I'd be fine with it.
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AndyW
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 12:23 PM |
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there is no option for "who cares"
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JoelP
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 12:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyW
there is no option for "who cares"
silence is the response for those who dont care!
fwiw, im with dangle.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 12:34 PM |
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I would, and if turned out not to be genuine I'd simply demand it back, if its a work colleuage then you know they are not gonna leave the
country!
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 12:40 PM |
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Nope, if the bet was for a 5" cucumber then I would expect a 5" cucumber, not a 5"gherkin.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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omega0684
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 01:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jollygreengiant
Nope, if the bet was for a 5" cucumber then I would expect a 5" cucumber, not a 5"gherkin.
i wouldn't be betting for cucumbers at the moment , or tomatos for that matter
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 02:33 PM |
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does that mean the naysayers wouldn't take a cheque to the value of £5 either. You'd still have to go pay it in or cash it. whats the
difference.
and just for the record, it was my mate who I share an office with. There was nop chance he'd have ended up out of pocket.
[Edited on 5/6/11 by liam.mccaffrey]
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scootz
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 02:44 PM |
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Nope... wouldn't be interested in a cheque, postal order, gift voucher or payment in kind 
You bet £5... now't else!
It's Evolution Baby!
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Benzine
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 03:21 PM |
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I'd take a scratch card no problem :/
Banknotes are not actually money but a promisary note on behalf of the Bank of England (I promise to pay the bearer...) If £5 represents a certain
weight of sterling silver then I'd pay him in a tiny amount of sterling silver which is equal to £5 to annoy him (would be more annoying than
pennies )
[Edited on 5/6/11 by Benzine]
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Liam
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 03:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
Nope... wouldn't be interested in a cheque, postal order, gift voucher or payment in kind
You bet £5... now't else!
What part of '£5' implies cash?
[Edited on 5/6/11 by Liam]
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scootz
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 03:43 PM |
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Every part!
It's Evolution Baby!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 06:37 PM |
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So (for the sake of argument) I'd have to bet you "£5, or maybe a couple o' pints tonight?" because you wouldn't accept
a fiver of beer if I'd offered it afterwards (assuming we were going to the pub anyway, either that night or at some point in the near future)
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JoelP
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 06:48 PM |
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you could always just leave it on his desk, tell him take it or leave it
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scootz
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 06:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
you could always just leave it on his desk, tell him take it or leave it
Now that would p*ss me off! If that was done to me then I'd probably rip it up, throw the bits back across the desk of the person who did it
and then tell him where to go!
If you bet something... you bet something. If you don't want to honor that bet, then don't bet! I hate it when folk fanny around after
losing bets.
It's Evolution Baby!
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JoelP
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 06:57 PM |
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i appreciate your annoyance there scott, however id see it from my point of view, that since you are at somepoint undoubtedly going to be in a shop
that does the lottery, it costs you nothing to accept it. Not accepting it is thus just being annoying, thus annoyance in return is justified.
However, i dont gamble, so there would be no bet, and no scratchcard even if i lost 
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scootz
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 07:00 PM |
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It's Evolution Baby!
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 07:05 PM |
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Hang on, was it a bet though? only says a £5 debt.
So, if you borrowed a fiver, only seems reasonable that you repay a fiver, in cash, and not be a PITA about it.
If you lost a bet, the honourable thing to do would be to pay up and again, not be a PITA about it.
If the guy happened to be d**k, then don't ask to borrow money or have a bet with him.
Most of all maintain dignity, and don't make yourself look a k***b over a fiver
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 08:28 PM |
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Man, you guys take things so seriously
It wasn't a bet I bought something from him and didn't have the cash with me and offered him the scratchy as i had it in my desk.
It is now a running joke in the office.
[Edited on 5/6/11 by liam.mccaffrey]
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owelly
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 08:43 PM |
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I'd take the scratchy but also demand a further 50p handling charge.......
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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indykid
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 09:11 PM |
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I'd rather have the scratch card. It's easier to change a scratch card into a fiver than 500 one pence pieces. (i've got £10 in
pennies sat upstairs waiting for me to go to the bank with them and they've been there about 18 months)
Having said that, I've got a winning scratch card sat on the mantle piece but I always forget to take it to cash it in (only for a quid).
What i really want to know is :
quote:
Originally posted by cliftyhanger
don't make yourself look a k***b over a fiver
what you're going to make yourself look like over a fiver. A kebab?
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owelly
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 09:29 PM |
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Hmmmmm, kebab.......
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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