Oh, just bite me

This week I've been 'engaging with stakeholders'. This means taking really early flights on those shonky little aircraft to places that dont really have airports. Sometimes I wish I were a 'stakeholder'.Stakeholders tend to develop a knack for asking questions that are at a complete tangent. The tape in my head is awesome. It goes like this: "OMG. What the fuck ever. Bite your tongue Polly. Bite your tongue. Fuck, did she even read the background document. Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah. Wrong hui mate. Bite your tongue Polly, bite your tongue.

My favourite stakeholders are the ones that say "Well, the Minister wrote to me and she said that she plans to ....." And I'm like, Lady do you really think the Minister read your letter and sat down at her computer and personally typed you out a reply? Do you seriously think that? I wrote that letter. I know what the Minister said to you. Do you think if the Minister where here, she'd remember your letter?

"Oh Hello Mrs Smith. Thanks for your lovely note the other day. I *do* so like your letterhead, with all those pretty little flowers. It was really special."