Paper Monitor
11:24 UK time, Thursday, 20 September 2012
A service highlighting the riches of the daily press.
"FUNNIEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR"
So shouts the front page of the Daily Express.
With a billing like that, how can it fail to be anything other than laugh-out-loud hilarious. What is it people say nowadays - LOLH, is it?
The photo in question is of a , each at individual patio tables next to their van. With proper cutlery, plates and chequered tablecloths. And a cheeky glass of vino. And orange hazard cones.
A charmingly incongruous photo to be sure. But your humble columnist did not LOLH.
This may be down to the late-running of one's morning coffee, but Paper Monitor suspects it is because any joke prefaced with "THE FUNNIEST ______ OF THE YEAR" arrives with heavy baggage attached. This is a shame, because the accompanying article on page three is a delight.
Headlined "It's coq au van for gourmet gang", it explains how the "labourers who lunch" have a cooking rota, a playlist so they can listen to jazz or classical music while dining, and their signature dishes.
- "I usually like to cook fresh fish," says Bob, 58.
- "Mine is chorizo pesto pasta with rocket salad and parmesan shavings," says Matt, 49.
And there is even a homily for those whose lunch break tends to be a deskwich:
"I've been working for BT for 20 years and we've always taken turns to cook. We don't get paid for our lunch break so we might as well enjoy ourselves and take time over it," says Matt.
The trio may like the Magazine's recent feature on making lunch breaks compulsory.
Right. Who here in Magazine Towers can cook - and who packed the wine glasses in the move to New Broadcasting House?
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