Waiting for a meeting the other morning, I spied a small sign behind the reception desk:
Beaustreet House operates a no-spanking policy.
Only it actually read ‘no-smoking’, of course, but the combination of forgetting my glasses and my inate perversity made for far more interesting reading. Especially when I started to think of the neighbouring offices, presumably lacking such enlightened policies. For, there, spankings doubtless continued apace.
Why, at that very moment there was a young lady lifting her smart skirt before bending over her boss’s knee, behind a closed office door on the first floor. The spanking would be long and hard: it would be the last time *she* made a proofreading mistake in a document sent to a client. And her colleagues would *know*, of course: they’d say nothing, but would smile in rueful sympathy as she sat painfully back down at her desk afterwards.
A no-spanking policy definitely sounds like something to be encouraged. Where can I sign the petition? :p
Spanked for proofreading errors, you say?
Oh dear, Abel. Perhaps you could look back through your post and then tell the nice readers what “inate” means? A new word, perchance? Or simply a typographical error that hasn’t been proofread?
Muahahahahaha – Abel needs spanking 😉
Oh, I do *so* love it when someone catches Abel making a spelling mistake. Especially in a post where he’s talking about proofreading. Thank you Catherine, that’s made my evening 😀
Well obviously Abel was refering to his perversity in relation to the International Network in Advanced Theological Education (INATE – University of Oslo)… after all, I’m quite sure that over the years there’s been an abundance of spanking brought about by young ladies falling asleep during theology lessons 😉
I definitely to work in some other office that doesn’t have a no-spanking policy!
I’d rather work in an office that has a spanking policy…
LOL – couldn’t possibly make a proofreading error even for a spanking! I’m too good at spotting errors in spelling and grammar.
Now, a typing error, possilby.
Hugs,
Hermione