“Yessir, the new logo for Her Majesty’s Office of Government Commerce is nearly complete, eh? Certainly fetching, if I do say so meself. Mmm-hm.”
“A quite fine job, Baskins. Your mum should be quite proud, you’ve - ‘allo ‘allo ‘allo… what’s this?!? What’s this all about? Baskins, did you take at look at this, you know, as they say, ‘on it’s side?’ ”
“No, sir, I ‘aven’t… what do you OH BLOODY MERCIFUL HEAVENS!!”
“Do you mean to tell me that we just spent £14,000 to develop this… this… low-go, and that you intend me to provide this to Her Majesty’s office on monetary oversight with a straight face?”
“Well, sir, it certainly conveys that the council has a grip on wasteful spending! Haugh!”
“Mm. Quite right, quite right. Maybe they won’t notice.”
“Oy! Of course not! Let’s celebrate with a warm pint, shall we?”
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Thanks for writing this.