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Microsoft's Raikes leaves

caffeine addict

Very punny 

Posted Friday 11th January 2008 09:14 GMT

That headline has been stuck away in a cupboard for years, just waiting, hasn't it?

A. Lewis

I've got to hand it to you... 

Posted Friday 11th January 2008 09:15 GMT

Coat

That team of an infinite number of monkeys working at an infinite number of typewriters in the room marked 'headline generation' (it's a big room, obviously) do come up with some corkers!

As per Reg Club rules, I shall now attempt to locate my coat.

John Angelico

Are we about to witness... 

Posted Friday 11th January 2008 09:15 GMT

Coat

a Raike's Progress?

Thanks, they're over there.

Andy Bell

Bet Billg wanted to drag a Raike over hot coals 

Posted Friday 11th January 2008 09:41 GMT

I'll be here all night.

Tom

Sheesh! 

Posted Friday 11th January 2008 09:49 GMT

Don't force me to laugh this early in the morning!

tim wright

will they hold a raike's wake for his departure? 

Posted Friday 11th January 2008 10:11 GMT

..or should we put a braike on all this punnery for goodness saike

Stu Reeves

and no doubt 

Posted Friday 11th January 2008 10:11 GMT

Coat

when he gets his retirement pay off, he'll be Raikeing it in.

Coat, door, I'm gone

Jonathan Powell

However 

Posted Friday 11th January 2008 10:11 GMT

Joke

...you'd have loved to say he was placed on garden leave.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_leave)

Mike Crawshaw

After he leaves.... 

Posted Friday 11th January 2008 10:26 GMT

Coat

Will he taike a braike?

The one with the garden tools catalogue, merci!

Anonymous Coward

COMOV 

Posted Friday 11th January 2008 16:27 GMT

Coat

If Microsoft has no gates, how's Raikes going to get out?