Join our 'Blogathon' and raise money for Comic Relief
Posted 16 March 2007 at 7:30AM by Derek Hemphill in Light relief
As its Red Nose Day, we thought we would liven things up on the blog and help raise some cash for Comic Relief at the same time.
We're offering you the chance to plug your company and share some light relief by contributing a 'Friday funny'. It could be a funny story, a joke or just a link to an amusing site.
All we ask is that you make a donation directly to Comic Relief by using the link provided below. This will take you to our dedicated area of the official Comic Relief site.
Once you have made your donation, simply add a comment at the end of this post with the company details you want to plug and your 'Friday funny'. As long as the comments are clean and meet our house rules, we will publish them within minutes.
Our site receives more than 130,000 visits from business people every day so this is your chance to get noticed and help raise some money for some fantastic causes!
So what are you waiting for? Make donation to Comic Relief (link opens in a new window).
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2. At March 16, 2007 10:17 AM, Andreas Caspari wrote:
Your small change really can make a big difference
Thanks to you and the money you raise, thousands of poor and disadvantaged people across the UK and Africa are getting the help they need to turn their lives around.
Whether it be a woman living down your street who is being abused by her partner or a child struggling to survive on the streets of Africa, your cash is helping to improve, and in some cases save, lives.
3. At March 16, 2007 11:14 AM, David wrote:
A wise man once said...
"Never play leapfrog with a unicorn!"
4. At March 16, 2007 12:11 PM, Steve Withnell wrote:
If you want to start a collection of aphorisms then how about
"Contrary to the advice of the timid, it's sometimes better to leap first, then look for a safe place to land"
or
"It's not the size of the dog in a fight so much as the size of the fight in the dog"
5. At March 16, 2007 1:58 PM, ella mason wrote:
hey keep up the good workXXX
6. At March 16, 2007 2:56 PM, James Kerr wrote:
Rob introduces me to Camilla
It was April last year when Rob, a retired fishing skipper in his seventies, introduced me to Camilla. We were on an aeroplane, at the end of Aberdeen airport runway, waiting to take off for London and the Seatrade Award ceremony.
Rob was sitting next to me and was reading the safety literature on how to put on a life jacket, when I first heard a ladies voice coming from his direction. I looked around, expecting to see the stewardess, but saw no-one that suited the voice and thought no more about it.
Just as the jet engines started to roar and the plane began to shoot up the runway I heard the same ladies voice once again which seemed to say warning and get off.
I asked Rob if he had heard the voice and an expression of bewilderment came over him as he replied no. Was I hearing things? Was it a premonition of things to come? Where was my life jacket or better still, parachute?
Suddenly the voice came again and Rob heard it this time. "It's Camilla!" he said as he put his hand into his inside suit pocket and produced a small GPS navigator.
Rob, who loves new gadgets, had got the GPS with his new car and affectionately called the device Camilla because he thought its voice sounded royal and posh like hers. I wondered if Rob had ever met Camilla or even heard her voice but then it wouldn't surprise me if he had.
Rob went on to tell me that even when he is travelling from Peterhead to Aberdeen he has Camilla switched on to keep him company although he knows the road like the back of his hand. Just then the thought crossed my mind if Prince Charles had a button to turn off his Camilla or ever wished he had one?
Rob's wife said he even takes Camilla with him when they go shopping. Now this conjured up another picture in my head of all these retired fishermen going round ASDA with GPS navigators attached to their trolleys.
Later that night we went for a meal in the hotel and yes, you guessed it, Camilla was there too, but she wasn't hungry. In fact I can safely say that Camilla never left Robs side the whole trip and on the way back by taxi from the hotel to the airport Rob tried to give the London cabby directions passed on by Camilla.
So that's how I met Camilla and wonder if any others have pet names for their GPS navigators? I have one now and call mine "Maggie" because she's never on for doing a "U" turn.
7. At March 16, 2007 3:10 PM, Chris Taylor wrote:
Go team!!!!
8. At March 16, 2007 4:25 PM, William Eele wrote:
What a good idea! Nice for small businesses to feel part of some group fundraising activity.
9. At March 16, 2007 4:33 PM, Beatrice Minzoa wrote:
Essential office slogans:
1. I'm busy now, can I ignore you some other time?2. I pretend to work, they pretend to pay me.
3. I love deadlines, I love the sound of them whooshing by.
4. I dont get even, I get odder.
5. If at first you don't suceed, bury all evidence that you tried.
6. Confession is good for the soul, but bad for your career.
And finally,
To err is human, to forgive is against company policy!
10. At March 16, 2007 9:32 PM, Graham Hawes wrote:
I play in a band called Something 4 the Weekend and I have put the band up for auction on eBay! All proceeds to Comic Relief :-) If you want a band for your gig, party or wedding reception etc. Please bid NOW. Find the auction via our website link. Thanks for reading this. x Graham
11. At March 16, 2007 10:30 PM, Christopher Pearson wrote:
My wife and I run a family business based in Rugby Warwickshire, called www.homeandgardengifts.co.uk.
To do our bit for Comic Relief we have decided to donate a minimum of £5.00 from every Playstation 3 we sell till the end of the month. Please ask people to put in Comic Relief in the comments box on the order page.
If we can get 500 orders we will be able to donate a minimum of £2,500 + money from accessories we hope to make £3,000 in total.
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1. At March 16, 2007 8:36 AM, Martin wrote: