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Report from our special correspondent Keith (Stormin' Norman) Cain On Saturday 22nd September 2001, a serious case of rivalry broke out at
the Paintball Centre in Hook, Hampshire. Thirty-one members of the
Dial-a-Cab Staff and ten associates, joined Keith Cain's 'Delta Force' or
Brian Rice's 'Omega Squad' in a battle that was only fit for the faint
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DIAL-A-CAB GO PAINTBALLING
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With the order given toenter the war zone and collect their guns, the
adrenaline levels of the female members of staff increased to such a level
that the only way to keep them quite was to shoot them! Excitable ladies in
full paintball kit holding guns that were capable of damaging the manhood of
any male from thirty yards, was a picture that many on the day wanted to
forget. The first game found Delta Force defending their base from the attacking Omega Force. After thirty minutes of continuous sniping and a bombardment of paintballs, loud screams came from the female kamikaze attackers that sounded like "I've been shot in the arrr..." and what b****** did that!" Delta Force held their base to cheers of jubilation. From the rivalry that followed throughout the day between the two teams, it was clear the first game had set the tone. Then four o'clock came and the battle ended. This is the moment when the organisers see just how enjoyable the day has |
been. With pods of one hundred paintballs costing £6, the average
number used by each person totalled six. That's six hundred paintballs per
person colouring the Hampshire woods, a work of art that even Picasso would
have been proud of...! Looking exhausted and weary, the conversation on the return coach trip found everyone comparing bruises and explaining who they shot and how. But before we had even reached the M25, nearly all were asleep. The excitement before and for many days after, proved a tremendous boost for the staff. Already the next venue for battle has been located and is under surveillance. It may just be possible that next time the staff play paintball, they may wish to challenge a group of drivers? They will not be holding their breaths though, as they don't believe that the drivers have enough (paint)balls! If you think otherwise, contact Keith Cain and leave your name... |
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THERESA SAYS GOOD MORNING TO THIS MORNING! |
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When Board member Tom Whitbread received a phone call from Carlton
Television asking for a female volunteer to appear on ITV's This Morning in
a section on 'Television Exercising and Diet', he sent a message up to the
Dial-a-Cab Call Centre knowing that the one thing that cannot be pointed
against our ladies is shyness! Supervisor Theresa French immediately stepped
forward and volunteered to appear on the live transmission! Although This Morning no longer has Richard and Judy, it |
probably has the largest viewership of any daytime TV programme, so on October 11th Theresa turned up at the London studios for the show that was being compared that day by John Leslie and Colleen Nolan. Theresa's section involved the type of exercises you can do while watching TV and the sort of snack foods that will do you least damage in the weight department - although Theresa hardly looked as though she had a problem anyway. Included in the advice from health expert Joanne Hall was to manually change channels rather |
than using the remote control (anyone know how you do that!), put a wine bottle on the floor and exercise around it and the stunningly brilliant revelation that you can substitute Jaffa Cakes for choccy biscuits - ok, so it's in moderation, but everyone loves Jaffa Cakes! With the occasional crudités to munch on, prepare to see a whole new you while not missing the latest Corrie goings-on! "I'll volunteer for most things," Theresa told Call Sign after the broadcast, "and I really enjoyed being on This Morning." |
