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	Susi Judge-Davis – 1/5/00, 10:57am
to:	David Crutton
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re:	sort it

David, ever so sorry for the delay in getting back to you, but it’s been a madhouse with work down here. I’ve just spoken to Simon. He says 11:30 is fine and he’s really looking forward to it!

	Brett Topowlski – 1/5/00, 11:09am
to:	Liam O’Keefe
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re:	Balls, meet Vice

Susi’s just been in to tell us to get our stuff ready for the 11:30. Didn’t tell her we haven’t got any. We need this job – Vin still owes four grand on his Fireblade and I just got the insurance through for my R1 – £1500! We’re fucked!

	Liam O’Keefe – 1/5/00, 11:11am
to:	Brett Topowlski
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re:	relief is at hand

I have a plan.

	Liam O’Keefe – 1/5/00, 11:16am
to:	Creative Department
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re:	FIRE DRILL

The fire drill that will take place in a few minutes is very important. As the fire officer for this floor, I have been informed that the London Fire Brigade will be observing and the renewal of our fire certificate depends on it. Stop whatever you’re doing when the alarm sounds and clear the building calmly and quickly. Ken Perry stresses that
this drill takes precedence over any meetings or reviews that are scheduled for that time.

Liam

Designated Fire Officer

	Susi Judge-Davis – 1/5/00, 11:29am
to:	Simon Horne
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re:	EMERGENCY!!

Simon, unlock your door now. David’s on his way down!!

	Nigel Godley – 1/5/00, 12:05pm
to:	Accounts Department
cc:	David Crutton
re:	good, but not good enough

Our evacuation time of 3 minutes, 17 seconds was quite outstanding and does the accounts department credit. I am proud to call myself your fire officer. However, we were beaten by an adversary from a most surprising quarter. The Creative Department cleared their work stations and were out of the building in under two minutes.

Isn’t it great that another department has decided to take up the challenge of achieving fire drill excellence? It can only push us to raise our own standards. I propose weekly training sessions. Then next time those creative johnnies will have a contest on their hands – Nige

	Liam O’Keefe – 1/5/00, 12:07pm
to:	Brett Topowlski
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re:	Naga-fucking-saki!

You and Vin shouldn’t have buggered off to the pub straight after the drill because you missed a grade-A spectacle. When the alarm rang, Crutton went straight to Horne’s pad. It was locked so he collared one of the firemen and made him pulp the door with his axe! Horne
was inside comatose and semi-naked – totally fucked from some celebrity piss-up last night. Hadn’t heard a thing. Didn’t know about the drill, the review, nothing. I’ve seen Crutton lose it before, but this was breathtaking. Horne’s a gibbering wreck now. Susi’s feeding him valium like they’re M&Ms. And Ken Perry just got the elbow for having the front to hold a drill at the same time as Crutton wanted to look at some creative work. The way it’s shaping up, we’ll all be out of work by the end of the day – worth it just to witness Armageddon. Only a few days behind schedule, too.

	David Crutton – 1/5/00, 12:21pm
to:	Simon Horne
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re:	deathwish . . .

. . . do you have one, and have you the faintest idea how close you are to realising it? The only reason you still have a job is that at this moment I have no choice but to keep you on. With business at the critical stage it is right now, even a creative director of stupefying incompetence must be marginally better than none at all. I’m going to lunch. When I return at 3:30 we
will
hold the Coke review.

	David Crutton – 1/5/00, 12:42pm
to:	Lorraine Pallister
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re:	crap

To add to the metaphorical shit that’s been swilling around this office today, we have a surfeit of the real thing in the executive washroom. The toilets are blocked and overflowing. Get maintenance to fix it while I’m at lunch. Failing that, do it yourself.

	Lorraine Pallister – 1/5/00, 12:54pm
to:	David Crutton
cc:
re:	crap