Little known but surprising facts about colleagues.

[Linford]

I once went on a skiing trip with Eddie the Eagle...he was in the year above me in school.

 

[theclaud]

I once went on a skiing trip with Eddie the Eagle...he was in the year above me in school.

How suitably crap.

 

[Tim Hall]

On the theme of musical connections - one of my work colleagues was briefly in Mud.

That's neat.
That's neat.
That's neat.
That's neat.

 

[jackm]

I had lunch on Sunday with Nicky Grist and Mark Higgins........you may need to look them up

 

[srw]

[QUOTE 2381003, member: 45"]Once, at band camp,...[/quote]
Mister Paul?

 

[Trickedem]

I uses to work for David Watts, hero of the song by the Kinks, also covered by the Jam. He has plenty of stories to back up the song really being about him. Nice guy as well.

 

[Star Strider]

A colleague vandalized the Blue Peter garden

This is a true story.

 

[Minotier]

I uses to work for David Watts, hero of the song by the Kinks, also covered by the Jam. He has plenty of stories to back up the song really being about him. Nice guy as well.

What's it like to be liked by David Watts?

 

[User169]

I worked with an Israeli guy who had a sister called "Galia". Galia melons are named after her.

 

[Minotier]

I worked with an Israeli guy who had a sister called "Galia". Galia melons are named after her.

Where's Fnaar?

 

[AndyRM]

My latin teacher at school played for Queen of the South.

I took a life drawing class with Michelle Pfeiffer. I didn't realise who she was until a friend of mine joined me at the class. Her jaw nearly hit the floor when I introduced Michelle and offered to make a round of tea.

 

[Fnaar]

Where's Fnaar?

Never far away, and my melonometer was twitching.

 

[Sara_H]

I used to work with a teacher who was the sister in law of Rowan Atkinson. Her husband looked like Mr Bean.

 

[Linford]

[QUOTE 2381477, member: 45"]There's so much horlicks on this thread.[/quote]

That band camp one is a tall tale for sure

 

[Star Strider]

I worked with a guy who's aunty was on that Scottish island with Ben Fogle in the very early reality TV show Castaway.

I also worked with a chap who made the local news for carrying out a string of corner shop robberies in Nottingham, armed with an axe. He is now serving life in Rampton IIRC.