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Pixie
15th May 2010, 09:48
This appeared in the New Scientist "Feedback" page:


THE powers that be at Guy Robinson's place of work insist that employees tell the office if they're "working from home". Human laziness being what it is - sorry, we meant to say "the employees being committed to maximising productivity in a forward-looking sense" - the welter of emails on Monday mornings got shortened to the three letters "WFH". Then someone was stuck working at an airport and sent the message "WFA".

Then, given the insistence by the virus that is language on mutating whenever possible, the changes poured in and escaped the limitations of the alphabet: "WFT" working on a train, "WF\__" working from a sunlounger (not being smug or anything) and "WF\_O__/" working from a plane (ditto).

Guy's colleagues suggest "WF#" for "working from prison", but they have not needed to use this, yet.


The best yet is: "WF/\( :) )/\ working from the obstetric ward


Can KBers think of any new ones?
Big Dave
15th May 2010, 10:19
WF69

I'll be in late.
slofox
15th May 2010, 10:43
NWAA

not working at all...
Pixie
15th May 2010, 11:35
Sorry folks the last two posts aren't ergotopographical.You missed the point.

eg WF* working from alpha centauri
slofox
15th May 2010, 11:55
W F \_/

Working from me boat.

Better?
mashman
15th May 2010, 12:17
WF ( . ) ( . )


working from the brothel?
Big Dave
15th May 2010, 12:52
You missed the point.


Nice irony.
parody |ˈparədē|
noun ( pl. -dies)
an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
• an imitation or a version of something that falls far short of the real thing; a travesty

WF404

means I can't find any others - in a similarly ineffectual manner.

It's a bit daft-like boyo.
:-P
Ixion
15th May 2010, 13:09
WFO+O

Working from the ambulance.
peasea
15th May 2010, 13:30
WF=/\

Working from the equal opportunity workshop
Ixion
15th May 2010, 13:47
WF >--o)

Working from bed.
peasea
15th May 2010, 13:53
WF lllllllloollllllllll

Working from behind the fence
Big Dave
15th May 2010, 14:21
WF lllllllloollllllllll

Working from behind the fence

You might get parole.
Pixie
16th May 2010, 08:12
Nice irony.
parody |ˈparədē|
noun ( pl. -dies)
an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
• an imitation or a version of something that falls far short of the real thing; a travesty

WF404

means I can't find any others - in a similarly ineffectual manner.

It's a bit daft-like boyo.
:-P

Ok ok BD I'll give you that it is graphical but it's only worth 2 points and a "try harder"
marty
16th May 2010, 08:29
WF (_)- @ (.)(.)



cafe at the beach
Pixie
16th May 2010, 11:07
WF (.)(.) working from the nudey bar

WF [.][.] working from the robot nudey bar
marty
16th May 2010, 11:53
machinegun jubblies :) mmm

a beer and boobs thread all in one! yay!
peasea
16th May 2010, 13:46
WF/(.)\

Working from the proctologists office
Smifffy
16th May 2010, 13:52
WF \m/

Working from a rock concert
Swoop
16th May 2010, 17:24
W F \_/--\_/

Working from a catamaran.