Friday at work - damn it

And on the 5th day, Friday, James rested as all was good. Then the phone rang, James answered and all was good. Then a customer emailed a question, James answered and all was good. The the phone rang again and 5 emails sneaked into his inbox and then he had a conference call reminder pop up and the bloody phone rang again and all was ...not bloody well good.
I need a beer - already
Happy Poets Day

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