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WORDS WE LEARNED
(BUT NO LONGER WANT TO SEE) IN 2012
[IN BRIEF ]
Richard Glynn or David Brent?
“We have to make sure we’re putting for birdies on every hole and we’re not” “When people say to me: would you rather be thought of as a funny man or a great boss? My answer's always the same, to me, they're not mutually exclusive” “We have to be their little bit of chocolate in a dreary world" “You have to accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue.”
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prove a point by encouraging his own daughter to gamble on Facebook, they might as well begin trying to recoup some goodwill now.
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Good Hills timing
One of the two bidders' senior execs arranged a call with eGR at 5pm on 4 December – the exact deadline when a firm offer had to be made or a further extension accepted. At the time of writing, we believe it’s a done deal.
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Goodwill punting
He shoots, he, er... doesn’t score
Paddy Power, known for its stunts, taglines and green pants, also has a blog which TSG is an avid follower off. In one of our favourite posts, one writer decided to research one of the world’s most pressing issues: “What other stuff has happened in the time Chelsea striker Fernando Torres hasn’t scored?” The results: 566,676 hours of cat videos were uploaded to YouTube; Usain Bolt could have run 496,033 100m races and 27m babies have been born!
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