Can anybody say 5-0! HAPPY DAYS!!!

Christmas is fast upon us which means the general peasantry comes out in force. Great for the cash register at the end of the day, but bad for your mental health and your own enjoyment of the festive season. This means a little bit of pampering is sorely required on the weekend. Not sure about yet another trip over the river though…

Circa, The Prince
2 Acland St, St Kilda

‘Have you booked a table for brekky?’. The only response I could muster on an already sweltering Melbourne sunday was ‘What do you mean I had to fucking book?!?’. And so began our highly anticipated journey to what is reputedly one of Melbourne’s finest on the breakfast scene. Friends have raved about Circa for as long as I can remember and I’m amazed I’ve never ventured in for dinner, St Kilda location notwithstanding. So it was with a certain amount of other-side-of-the-river sheepishness that I ambled up to the maitre-d looking for a table.
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You’ve seen and loved David Brent in “The Office“… well now he comes to you discussing “Business Values And Career Development”. Which company would be the lucky recipient of such a vast well of knowledge and wisdom? None other than Microsoft!

In the same vein as the repackaged iPod spoof, Microsoft UK produced a series of in-house training videos featuring the afore-mentioned David Brent. The vidoes have, however, leaked onto the internet. Now, the vidoes are lengthy (approx 21 and 17 minutes). Do take the time to watch them in full. Gold! Comedy Gold! Look out for David discussing his heros. Nelson Mandela… “proof that prision works because he hasn’t reoffended”! Also, check out the out-takes at the end of Part Two. They are hilarious.

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