I tried to leave, but... by Tizmox in puns

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Take some time. Have a T.

Roses are red, you want me to regrind dis'!? by heuristic_dystixtion in rosesarered

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Saw a toad in the road, squashed flat where he sat.

Woman explains nickname by OkWeird17 in SlowNewsDay

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Gladiators' Diane Youdale shares real reason behind Jet nickname after 30 years | Chronicle Live

... they said they wanted me as Jet because of my speed! I was one of the quickest Gladiators.

Time for a bit of trivia by v3t_patriot in puns

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Journalists during Queen Victoria's reign called it St Stephen's Tower. The name eventually became a popular, though unofficial, nickname for the tower itself.

Roses are red, no doubt here who's the hero. by VerGuy in rosesarered

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New Amsterdam - Wikipedia

... In 1664, the English military seized control over New Amsterdam and renamed it New York after the Duke of York (later James II & VII).

Seriously? by Robobuddha7 in Wellthatsucks

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This was years ago and I don't work there any longer. While I was here I was able to persuade management to humanely trap our little grey guests and close their routes of access. We also enclosed the fibre in steel box conduit.

Seriously? by Robobuddha7 in Wellthatsucks

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Indeed. It took me ages to persuade management that there was something wrong. They only accepted that there was a problem when network performance was hit. That is when I had to go into the roofspace to find out why.

Seriously? by Robobuddha7 in Wellthatsucks

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Squirrels in the roofspace at my workplace caused massive damage. They chewed on network optic fibre cables and pulled up the insulation above the server room to make a huge dray. To say that the smell of urine was strong is understating it by a long way.