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Old 12 June 2003, 10:23 PM
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I'm going... Shirley Bassey is the rumoured headliner...
Old 12 June 2003, 10:35 PM
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Sado





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Old 12 June 2003, 10:38 PM
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Lets hope they don't **** up like last year ball's up

Been there had the t-shirt sat in the traffic at earls court got limmo for the last ball we went to much better arrive in style

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Old 12 June 2003, 10:50 PM
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Last year was OK, I first went back in '95 and it just keeps getting bigger... The Alexandra Palace bash was the best, totally mad... wildest of them all... the Earls Court dos' were a little too dull and gave one a miss...

Jools Holland was cracking last year and the Tom Jones impersonator was better than the man himself...


PS, there is nothing 'sado' about free booze and free entertainment.


Old 12 June 2003, 10:53 PM
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Did I turn up at the wrong one last year then?? I went to Newbury Racecourse!!!???

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Old 12 June 2003, 10:56 PM
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Were you the disgruntled looking waitress with the zits or the roller-skating panda?
Old 12 June 2003, 11:06 PM
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I was the rear of the ruddy horse!!

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the roller-skating panda
nah! - that was me

Vodafone Ball indeed LOL - What load of old corporate claptrap

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Old 12 June 2003, 11:22 PM
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Is this the staff do they have every year that is supposed to be the biggest company party ever?

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Yeah, 'tis fun...
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If your 3G phone works you'd better say Thank you!
Old 13 June 2003, 07:05 PM
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Vodafone and 3g don't equate

The biggest mobile phone company in the world and they can't get 3g working IIRC

No but o2 can just goes to show the small fish can be better
the big fish on rollout

And don't even mention the Jorden sponsorship deal what a **** up that was do I hear a £150 million **** up time will

I see our crap staff shares going even lower [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]


As for the ball it's always been a tax thing that's why you have to pay £5


Edited to add your a dedicated company man then Mycoft

The event, organised by Skybridge on behalf of Vodafone, was attended by nearly 11,500 guests and saw Earls Court One and Two transformed into a giant beach party.

Catered by 1,500 Beeton Rumford kitchen and waiting staff, the event ran up incredible quantities of food including 15,000 bread rolls, 1,375kg of chicken and 1,375kg of potatoes.

Following the dinner the guests enjoyed a variety of entertainment, including a full sized funfair, a comedy and blues club and performances by some of the UK's leading pop acts including The Corrs and Ronan Keating.

In its 18th year, and held at Earls Court for the past four years, the Vodafone UK Ball has become a keenly anticipated event for all the company's UK staff.

Andrew Morris, Earls Court and Olympia Group chief executive was invited to attend the event and commented: "What an incredible event! Superb organisation, great food, amazing entertainment. I was proud to host the event and be a guest."

"The development and production of an event of this size is a yearlong exercise," said Skybridge chief executive Randle Stonier.



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[Edited by Huxley - 6/13/2003 7:11:51 PM]
Old 13 June 2003, 07:46 PM
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Not at all... I was a lone voice that said the 3G licences were a rip-off and that Vodafone should use its muscle to turn its back on the entire fiasco, let the others pay a fortune for the licences and then buy them on the cheap... I was right, nothing newthere then.

I do not 'work' for Vodafone, I have in the past been of some value to them...
Old 13 June 2003, 08:40 PM
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I do not 'work' for Vodafone
That's what i like to hear

Welcome to Vodafone the only UK company with the worlds best and efficiant HR department

And I Know ???

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Old 14 June 2003, 07:26 AM
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Yes 3G licenses were a ripoff but ALL the operators here managed to throw £27Billion at the government for the honour of having a license for WCDMA bandwidth.
How sad they didn't realise they would have to change their hardware, basically all of it, in the process.
O2 have 3G working? Interesting ... Is that the same company who recently knocked billions off there share prices?
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Default Vodafone Ball - 1997/1998 & 2001??

Originally Posted by Mycroft
Last year was OK, I first went back in '95 and it just keeps getting bigger... The Alexandra Palace bash was the best, totally mad... wildest of them all... the Earls Court dos' were a little too dull and gave one a miss...

Jools Holland was cracking last year and the Tom Jones impersonator was better than the man himself...


PS, there is nothing 'sado' about free booze and free entertainment.
Hi, I worked for Vodafone 1997-2002. I went to a few ***** with them but can't remember where it was in 1997, 1998 and 2001. Could someone tell me where these were held please?
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Originally Posted by Paul Glover
Hi, I worked for Vodafone 1997-2002. I went to a few ***** with them but can't remember where it was in 1997, 1998 and 2001. Could someone tell me where these were held please?
Your 17 years too late Sir.
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