Hundred and Twenty One

BRAZIL HAVE BEEN BEATEN PIPS BRAZIL HAVE BEEN BEATEN!
'Has the match finished? George? Where are you going?'


'Philippa have you got those spreadsheets I asked you to do?'
'I thought they were for next week'.
'No I need them for the meeting first thing tomorrow'.
'Oh. Right. Sorry I thought... well I'll do them now'.
'And can you get Nahindu up here to look at my computer. He said he'd sorted it.
'Yes, I'll call him'.
'And I need a coffee'.
'OK............... ...... Mahinder? Hi it's Philippa. Can you come up here and take a look at Simon's computer? It's the same thing apparently........ Well I think maybe now would be better than in 10 minutes. By the way is George with you?'


'Philippa?'
'Yes?'
'This coffee tastes disgusting. Where did you get it?'
'The us/'
'No-one makes decent coffee anymore'.
'Right'.
'It tastes like bilge water'.


Pips?
'There you are George. Where have you been?'
I've been chatting with Nadine. She's met someone new which is why she's wearing her sparkliest shoes. Isn't that terrific? It's home time. It's home time Pips. What are you doing?
'Philippa? Why is the column on the right-hand side bright red?'
What column is that Pips?
'I thought it would help to make the chart clearer but I can always change it if/'
'Can you tone it down a bit. It doesn't have to be so bright does it?'
'Well.. no. I mean...'.
'Perhaps it could be blue or green or something'.
'Sure'.
What difference does it make if a column is red or blue or spotty orange and purple Pips? It's home time, let's go. Can we play fetch in Bloomsbury Square?
'Oh God we're going to be here all night George. I know you want to go home but I just have to do this and/'
'Philippa!'
'Yes? I'm just coming. Will be with you in a second...........Be good George OK? I'll try not to be long but I have to finish these spreadsheets and Simon is in a really bad mood'.
It's because his team are out of the World Cup Pips and some people are such bad losers, they really are.