Cancel Netflix, Spotify, Sky..buy BUPA

[Tilly]

Flagellation?

Good

Out of the door

Line on the left

One stick each

Next

 

[Cue]

Unless you have a pre-existing condition of course

Then it’s useless

 

[Gramaisc]

In the mid 80s, GEC started offering employees the possibility of paying for BUPA subscriptions at a 'special' rate.

The bloke I worked for took up the offer.

He had absolutely no sense of humour, which was ideal for taking the piss out of.

One day, driving me back from Manchester in his company car, an Austin Ambassador, he had a sudden urge to tell me about it - I think there was still a vestige of 'hope' that I could be converted to join the 'clique' at that point.

I had heard a neat BUPA-based joke on the radio a few days before and it was too good to waste, even though humour was not his strong point.

"Actually, I have joined the company's BUPA scheme recently, although I don't really know what BUPA means?"

"Well, John, it's an Arabic word for 'queue-jumping."

This was just south of Junction 19 and he didn't speak to me again the whole way back to the factory - or for another three weeks.

 

[Mikinton]

I don't subscribe to any of the four mentioned, though I did used to use Spotify when it was free, and was in BUPA for three years back in the 70's through my employer.

 

[BobClay]

Who needs private medical cover when you've got the internet ? I've done research on all 4372 diseases that I've realised I've got since I started Googling.

 

[basil]

Who needs private medical cover when you've got the internet ? I've done research on all 4372 diseases that I've realised I've got since I started Googling.

Same here, plus I've got my name down for any new ones that they bring out ......

 

[Withnail]

I have it on rather good authority that after January there will be an extra £350 million per week ploughed directly into the NHS in what will become known as the Get Brexit Done Bonus.

No need for private health insurance at all.

Honest.