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A big foxmurphy welcome to Janine who joins us today as Management Accountant (we are extra nice to the people that look after the finances...)
Janine has two cats and one husband, he's going to DisneyWorld in October (under duress from her niece and nephew), she doesn't like dawdlers in the supermarket and her favourite food is currently Mexican.
Hi Janine!
There's actually a name for people scared of Friday 13th and the unpronounceable title of this post is it. The sixth day of the week and the number 13 both have foreboding reputations, and their inevitable conjunction from one to three times a year portends more misfortune than some can bear.
It is said: Never change your bed on Friday, it will bring bad dreams. Don't start a trip on Friday or you will have misfortune. If you cut your nails on Friday, you cut them for sorrow.
There are 13 witches in a coven. Many buildings don't have a 13th floor. The Turks so disliked the number 13 that it was practically expunged from their vocabulary. And if you have 13 letters in your name, you will have the devil's luck (think Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson…). Whether you’re one of the afflicted or not, there’s an interesting article on it here.
Enjoy your day!
Happy birthday to Chris, happy birthday to Chris, happy birthday dear Chriiiiiiis...happy birthday to Chris! It's just a shame that, thanks to our incredible bash on Wednesday, we're a bit partied out! Enjoy your weekend with your family Chris!
You have waited patiently and now the time has come...
(Thanks Neil!)
And so it all started rather sedately. We cruised along the broads, pimms in hands, with a little ragtime playing gently in the background. By the time we hit the shore however, (in true foxmurphy style), things got a little rowdier...
Greg won the glory title of Bronco King by staying on the longest (Frannie's effort could only be construed as cheating)...Chris learned to fire a gun (when he eventually figured out where the trigger was!)...Lee W broke a rib on a Spacehopper...Caroline S played inflatable guitar like only a rock chick can (we weren't sure whether the song would ever end)...and Tom's attempts at pole dancing climaxed in a couple of rather nasty falls (ouch). It's all on camera, have a look at our little album on the right.
It was a celebration to be proud of. We were reminded of the people past and present that have contributed to making foxmurphy the success it is today. It was a fitting tribute to the last ten years of success, talent, hard work and friendship.
There might be a few sore heads in the agency today but we haven't heard any complaints. Here's to the next ten years!
Not everyone gets a happy birthday message bellowed through the streets - but today we got just that. Jodie sweet-talked Town Crier David Bullock into an impromptu performance on St Georges Street...
What a lovely fellow.
We're getting ready for our 10th birthday celebration later today. We've all got the afternoon off to go frolic somewhere. Frannie and Jodie won't tell us where we're going (it's a surprise) but they think they've managed to book the sun, so that's ok. (They also managed to accidentally paint the carpet earlier this week, but that's another story...!)
For now then, we've got a magical mystery tour bus to catch. We'll see you in the morning, probably with hangovers...
Instead of his usual self-indulgent fishing trip, Chris H this year opted to do a charity walk as his Do Different Day (we get £20 and an extra holiday to go and, umm, do something different for the day).
He walked the Wherryman's Way - from Great Yarmouth to Norwich - which sounds like a nice little jaunt until you realise its 35 miles...then it sounds more like a perilous trek.
It took an early morning start, eleven and a half hours and plenty of plasters but Chris raised £550 for Build.
We were delighted to pick up the gold Public Sector Award for our ‘Don’t Be A Loser’ campaign at the CIPR Excellence Awards last night.
What made us even happier was that it beat off stiff competition from some really big budget campaigns and it’s also the second award we’ve won for the work this year. Helen and our client James went down to collect it…and enjoy a good few celebratory drinks!
Some of us went along to help at Build's 40th anniversary celebration on Saturday. We manned stalls so that everyone else could concentrate on enjoying themselves. It also gave us the perfect opportunity to try our new SOS Day tshirts for size (although in Caroline's case it was more of a dress!)
A good excuse to get out of our normal weekend routines, we enjoyed ourselves too - although perhaps Jakki and Zara got the bum deal with the 'Throw the Welly' stall out in the rain. But we overheard someone saying what a great day it had been, which is what it's all about.
