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Ackshally…. Birds only have one, the cloaca, which shares all 3 jobs, so to speak.

But in this context ^^^, in olden tymes in a work place, there was often a bank of name-labelled, open fronted wooden boxes where your mail, messages, birthday cards etc would be put. Ideal for anonymous notes etc…. “Pigeonholes”. It’s harder to leave an anonymous email. Progress? Huh.
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I was thinking more of Buckaroo’s problem, but your mate has a letterbox?
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Anonymous emails are pretty simple as long as you remember there is a record somewhere, just make sure your email doesn't tick any of the police priority boxes.
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Mussels wrote: Sat Apr 19, 2025 11:41 am Anonymous emails are pretty simple as long as you remember there is a record somewhere, just make sure your email doesn't tick any of the police priority boxes.
Internal post envelopes can be useful.

Filly bought a house from a colleague. Who didn't change address for the 'contact' magazines when he moved out.

I took them into work, put them in an internal post envelope for him.

... After putting 'HR' in the previous recipient box.
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Well we already knew it was the strongest adhesive when joining blankets.

Now ...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn7x6z4gd1zo.amp

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Gonna go out on a limb and theorise that the lack of carbon supply probably isn't the thing which is holding back the mass adoption of Graphene...
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:12 pm Gonna go out on a limb and theorise that the lack of carbon supply probably isn't the thing which is holding back the mass adoption of Graphene...
No shit, Sherlock? :D
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Horse wrote: Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:21 pm No shit
Perhaps the problem all along?
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Skub wrote: Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:58 am
Wossname wrote: Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:56 am Do you still have pigeon holes nowadays? (I know - pigeons do). If so, how about a nice friendly anonymous note in his, explaining the problem and what he needs to do about it….
Wassa pigeon hole?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon-hole_messagebox
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Taipan wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 5:12 pm
Skub wrote: Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:58 am
Wossname wrote: Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:56 am Do you still have pigeon holes nowadays? (I know - pigeons do). If so, how about a nice friendly anonymous note in his, explaining the problem and what he needs to do about it….
Wassa pigeon hole?
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Oh,a work thing?

He's been retired for 15 years or more. :lol:
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Skub wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 5:46 pm He's been retired for 15 years or more. :lol:
I only started working "properly" 20 years ago and I've never had a pigeon hole :D

Just shove a note through his letterbox.

Using letters cut out from a magazine isn't strictly necessary, but it's a nice touch.
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My senior school had pigeonholes for the teachers outside the staff room, for you to leave them messages drop off homework, etc... that was 31 years ago tho'
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:54 pm Just shove a note through his letterbox.

Using letters cut out from a magazine isn't strictly necessary, but it's a nice touch.
He lives in a remote location and anyone coming or going would be easily spotted. :silent:
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How difficult is it to learn sky writing?
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Skub wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 8:56 pm
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:54 pm Just shove a note through his letterbox.

Using letters cut out from a magazine isn't strictly necessary, but it's a nice touch.
He lives in a remote location and anyone coming or going would be easily spotted. :silent:
Send him a box of nice toiletries and washing liquid (the clothing variety) or something from Amazon. Compete with a gift note saying 'Get yourself washed you old sod, I love ya, but you're starting to whiff a bit'.

Anonymous, and sorted. 👍

Often it's people's clothes that make 'em whiff. They don't realise that infrequent washing means they're building up a right stink. 🤢
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“…clothes…”. That. You need to add some washing powder/liquid to the toiletries, with an explanation of the reason.

Go on, Skub - time for the anonymous letter.😬
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Wossname wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:36 pm “…clothes…”. That. You need to add some washing powder/liquid to the toiletries, with an explanation of the reason.

Go on, Skub - time for the anonymous letter.😬
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Where I used to work one of the sales guys had a BO problem. One of the girls decided he needed to be told and we did the draw the short straw thing and guess who lost! They said to just take him aside and say its been noticed and you thought you'd tell him about it discreetly.

So he arrives at work and sits at his desk and the office girls are looking at me and nodding towards him iyswim? So I'm trying to muster up the courage and just as I stood up the Boss walks in and says, "Morning all"! Then looks over at the smelly sales guy and says, "Fucking hell is that you stinking Graham. Get some fucking deodorant mate, your killing us"! :D
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Re telling people: Xmas 'secret Santa's, guy walking to walk, no idea what to get his nominated person.

Walking past McFisheries ... Bought a brace of kippers

Recipient (female) was not impressed, took it as a personal insult!
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