Link.
Mr Neville’s desk chair sometimes makes farting noises when he shifts in it (or at least that’s what he says 
). I wonder who we can sue- there’s a lot we could do with a million pounds.
Hey, I have one of those chairs too! And a couch, and a bed, and a truck seat, and a…
I have a dog like that…
That is so lame, blaming the chair for her smelly ass.
Sexual discrimination, huh?
I guess they have no problem finding room in the budget to replace squeaky chairs for male teachers who complain about them. That sounds typical of most school boards to me.
No problem replacing the light fixtures when Mr. Henderson complains that the fluorescents are unflattering to his complexion, but when Ms. Thompson needs an electric pencil-sharpener because the kids laugh at the way the crank-operated one makes her boobs jiggle, that’s another story.
On the one hand, this sounds ridiculous.
On the other hand, it isn’t hard for me to imagine a workplace in which this really was part of an intentional harassment, refusing to replace her chair so they could mock her whenever she sat down.
Are we dealing with an oversensitive and deranged plaintiff, or a cruel and unprofessional defendent? I guess that’s why we have jury trials, with evidence and stuff.
Yeah, you’ve got a point.
But it’s FUNNY! (at least if, like me, you are still amused by fart jokes) I’m glad there’s no way I could get called up for that jury- there’s no way I could keep a straight face during the trial.
Now I know why my company only ordered 239 of those chairs for the staff.
I have a chair like that too.
Actually I just fart a lot.
She sure made a lot for a secondary school teacher, doesn’t she? 48,000 pounds?
My class bought my AP European History teacher a really nice chair because we liked her so much. And she made us sign the back in silver Sharpie. It was optional donation of a couple bucks each. Everyone donated.
Unless it’s really sexual discrimination or whatever, she can buy her own damn chair.
No kidding! I wish our teachers made the equivalent of £48,000. Is that standard pay over there? No wonder you lot are so much smarter!
And am I the only one imagining the first day of the jury trial:
“The defendant will be seated.”
BRAAAAAAAPPPPPP!
Dammit! I meant plaintif! I shouldn’t try to be funny when I’m tired.
This is the first time I’ve ever really wished I could edit my posts.
::Hangs head in shame::
Relax. It was still funny.
Deputy head teacher, apparently. BBC linky
First the google ads are about gas stations. <snerk> When you open the link in the OP it says “Breaking” news from England. <snerk> There is no way this could not appeal to the inner ten year old swampbear.
Yes, here’s one for
**Fart Machines $12.95 ea
5 farting noises. **
Strange, I’m only familiar with one.
What, 48K pounds and she couldn’t just buy her own chair for work?
Huh? I can’t believe the stories true.
You need a special chair when you weigh that much…
…oh, nevermind.
It’s a man, dammit! All teachers aren’t women.
Am I the only person who immediately thought of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin?