A Story In
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They're Cheap
After Victor finished laying into his subordinates, he always took a long sip from his diet coke. The sucking sound he made with the straw drove everyone crazy. He found great pleasure in their discomfort.
"Well? Do any of you jizzbags have any ideas how to turn around this colossus clusterfuck?"
"We could shave costs if we automated some of the more dangerous tasks. Insurance is up 13% over last year."
"We're insuring those motherfuckers? Get rid of that. It's cheaper to pay off families after an accident."
Victor used air quotes when he used the word accident. Everyone laughed.
Budget Costs
The detective leaned back in the seat, stretched expansively and roared. “Lazy fucking bastards!”
There was a sudden flurry of papers being shuffled, phones being lifted, and desk drawers being opened and closed.
“Aggghhh, not you useless lot,” he growled. “Not this time anyway.”
“Who’s offended the mighty Sergeant Prick, this time?” an attractive female police officer drawled.
“That’s Pryck … like dyke.” She’d rebuffed his many advances.
She merely generated a smug smile...pausing it for greater effect.
“Hrrmph, thought I’d a break on the Couples Killer...but the council couldn’t be bothered cleaning the CCTV lenses.”
From Guest Contributor Perry McDaid
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