http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1155 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:22:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=1155#post-2912 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:12:48 +0000 Crow 2912@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Financial green shoots were indicated today following reports from office workers that Canary Wharf colleague Jonathan Leadbetter had paid for a round of drinks without poncing off his mates.<br /> Leadbetter's legendary borrowing in the current financial year slowed from a record high of £50 to £10 despite fellow drinkers forecasting he could never cut his deficit.<br /> "We're accustomed to Jonathan ordering at the bar, albeit belatedly, then patting his pockets and saying: 'Can you help me out here, I'll see you all right tomorrow'," said a colleague. "When we saw he was about to splash the jolly old cash we all fucking ordered Flaming Ferraris. Woohoo! Recession? What recession?" </p>