FabSwingers.com forum: Work Christmas Parties

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Each year we usually go for lunch at a local restaurant, nothing special but still nice and we never have to pay. We have been to the same place for 3 years so we thought we would suggest an alternative venue. Our FD told us last week that the MD had already arranged it but wouldn't tell us anymore.

We spent a week trying to guess where we are going and the general consensus was that we were all probably going to be very disappointed.

So, today, MD makes an announcement on the intranet and guess what, he has only gone and pulled it out the fucking bag!!

He has booked a very, very nice hotel (where we will mingle with other firms). He made a point of saying that it was very posh! We have our annual Christmas company meeting in the afternoon with canapes and champagne. Then at 7 we are having a drinks reception followed by a lovely 3 course meal and disco. Tab behind the bar all night too!. He has also managed to wangle reduced rates for rooms. So for £40 each we can have a room, breakfast and use the spa facilities the next day.

Can you believe some people in the office are moaning!!

Has your Christmas party been arranged yet?

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Sounds brilliant, what on earth are they moaning about?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wow that sounds amazing.

Last xmas works do I went on we were given £15 each to spend. Was a good night @ Jimmy Spicers to be honest. Nobodys mentioned anything for this year yet x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think people in my factory would moan at that. They prefer an indian and free beer lol last year it was arranged in a hotel resteraunt and half the staff refused to go because it was a shirt and no jeans dress code

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh not the 'c' word

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

OP: your Xmas party sounds fab! Bah! humbug! to the moaners!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhh not the 'c' word"

What Christmas ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhh not the 'c' word

What Christmas ?

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lalalalalalalalalalallalalalalalalalalalal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love works parties like that,how can anyone moan about it,for me there is nothing worse than only having workmates around,its great to mingle with other parties too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhh not the 'c' word

What Christmas ?

lalalalalalalalalalallalalalalalalalalalal

111 days, 5 hours, 58 minutes and 44 seconds till CHRISTMAS

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By *each_PittWoman
over a year ago

Belfast

That sounds amazing!

Ours is normally a last minute thing in the tea room but I love a get together so couldn't care less.

Unfortunately there is always someone who gets way to d*unk and takes things too far . . . last year that person was me :o/

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I love works parties like that,how can anyone moan about it,for me there is nothing worse than only having workmates around,its great to mingle with other parties too

Me too! My boss did tell me today that he thought I would be pleased as there may be a selection of tasty men there for me!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

C word mentioned and no sign of Minxie yet?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can hear the singing.................

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"That sounds amazing!

Ours is normally a last minute thing in the tea room but I love a get together so couldn't care less.

Unfortunately there is always someone who gets way to d*unk and takes things too far . . . last year that person was me :o/"

Its generally me too!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"That sounds amazing!

Ours is normally a last minute thing in the tea room but I love a get together so couldn't care less.

Unfortunately there is always someone who gets way to d*unk and takes things too far . . . last year that person was me :o/

Its generally me too!!"

Do you get to sit on Santa's lap? And if so....do you need a Santa?!?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I love works parties like that,how can anyone moan about it,for me there is nothing worse than only having workmates around,its great to mingle with other parties too

Me too! My boss did tell me today that he thought I would be pleased as there may be a selection of tasty men there for me!!"

I like the sound of your boss

Ours this year is at a conference centre,pantomime theme,dodgems,champagne reception,dinner,dancing,It'll be great fun

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"That sounds amazing!

Ours is normally a last minute thing in the tea room but I love a get together so couldn't care less.

Unfortunately there is always someone who gets way to d*unk and takes things too far . . . last year that person was me :o/

Its generally me too!!

Do you get to sit on Santa's lap? And if so....do you need a Santa?!?

you can be my secret Santa!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I love works parties like that,how can anyone moan about it,for me there is nothing worse than only having workmates around,its great to mingle with other parties too

Me too! My boss did tell me today that he thought I would be pleased as there may be a selection of tasty men there for me!!

I like the sound of your boss

Ours this year is at a conference centre,pantomime theme,dodgems,champagne reception,dinner,dancing,It'll be great fun

That does sound fun!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My work Christmas party is the same every year. I can invite five quests. Early arrivers can have their pick of seats. There's no eating or drinking allowed though and you'd better keep your feet off the seats.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My work Christmas party is the same every year. I can invite five quests. Early arrivers can have their pick of seats. There's no eating or drinking allowed though and you'd better keep your feet off the seats. "

Nah! I know a better way to party

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The company i work for doesn't organise them or contribute in anyway towards them.

If we want to go out for a staff meal its done between ourselves

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"The company i work for doesn't organise them or contribute in anyway towards them.

If we want to go out for a staff meal its done between ourselves

I feel your pain, I worked for a company like that once. do you want to join mine? Everyone will be so pissed, nobody will have a clue who works for who!!

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

As it stands I'm a self-employed jobsharer and so it won't happen. However, I'm more than happy to go to someone else's Christmas Party in full on Tina Mode and cause chaos and mirth

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhh not the 'c' word

What Christmas ?

lalalalalalalalalalallalalalalalalalalalal

111 days, 5 hours, 58 minutes and 44 seconds till CHRISTMAS

oh my giddy id betta flaming move my ass..... havnt even started present hunting.......... got me all in a pickle now.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The company i work for doesn't organise them or contribute in anyway towards them.

If we want to go out for a staff meal its done between ourselves

I feel your pain, I worked for a company like that once. do you want to join mine? Everyone will be so pissed, nobody will have a clue who works for who!!"

thinking about it ive never even had a xmas bonus or anything.. ive only been employed by 3 employers in my working life and only ever received a xmas card from one of them.

This year im gonna be cheeky n ask if we do have a budget for a party.. we can call it 'team building'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"That sounds amazing!

Ours is normally a last minute thing in the tea room but I love a get together so couldn't care less.

Unfortunately there is always someone who gets way to d*unk and takes things too far . . . last year that person was me :o/

Its generally me too!!

Do you get to sit on Santa's lap? And if so....do you need a Santa?!?

you can be my secret Santa!!"

It's a deal! You can empty my sack any day!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The company i work for doesn't organise them or contribute in anyway towards them.

If we want to go out for a staff meal its done between ourselves

I feel your pain, I worked for a company like that once. do you want to join mine? Everyone will be so pissed, nobody will have a clue who works for who!!

thinking about it ive never even had a xmas bonus or anything.. ive only been employed by 3 employers in my working life and only ever received a xmas card from one of them.

This year im gonna be cheeky n ask if we do have a budget for a party.. we can call it 'team building'

We get a party but I've never had a Christmas bonus. In fact....I've never had a bonus of any kind

Maybe it's because I'm crap at my job...!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The company i work for doesn't organise them or contribute in anyway towards them.

If we want to go out for a staff meal its done between ourselves

I feel your pain, I worked for a company like that once. do you want to join mine? Everyone will be so pissed, nobody will have a clue who works for who!!

thinking about it ive never even had a xmas bonus or anything.. ive only been employed by 3 employers in my working life and only ever received a xmas card from one of them.

This year im gonna be cheeky n ask if we do have a budget for a party.. we can call it 'team building'

We get a party but I've never had a Christmas bonus. In fact....I've never had a bonus of any kind

Maybe it's because I'm crap at my job...!

must be rap at mine too then... care work.. pffttt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We're really lucky as we generally get to have a day at Cheltenham Races in early December. It's all paid for including lunch and afternoon tea whilst watching the Races on Tele or can go down to the track side. Then we all carry on into Cheltenham for a curry. We just pay for our transport and any bets we place.

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

My weird and grumpy demeanour means nobody misses me when I don't show.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The company i work for doesn't organise them or contribute in anyway towards them.

If we want to go out for a staff meal its done between ourselves

I feel your pain, I worked for a company like that once. do you want to join mine? Everyone will be so pissed, nobody will have a clue who works for who!!

thinking about it ive never even had a xmas bonus or anything.. ive only been employed by 3 employers in my working life and only ever received a xmas card from one of them.

This year im gonna be cheeky n ask if we do have a budget for a party.. we can call it 'team building'

We get a party but I've never had a Christmas bonus. In fact....I've never had a bonus of any kind

Maybe it's because I'm crap at my job...!

must be rap at mine too then... care work.. pffttt "

Don't envy you that one...that's a tough job!

I'm just a geek with a keyboard

Maybe I should get a bigger keyboard

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

must be crap at mine too then... care work.. pffttt

Don't envy you that one...that's a tough job!

I'm just a geek with a keyboard

Maybe I should get a bigger keyboard

geeks are sexy ya know

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

must be crap at mine too then... care work.. pffttt

Don't envy you that one...that's a tough job!

I'm just a geek with a keyboard

Maybe I should get a bigger keyboard

geeks are sexy ya know

We need more people like you in the world!!

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go and polish my hard drive...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Opening post was too long to read, but good luck anyway with whatever it was!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A few years running, me and my team got the train to Bredbury Hall in Stockport and spent the weekend there.........

It was like Disneyland for the shagger as one colleague put it!!

Unfortunately, we don't go there anymore as most have wives and kids now so don't want an overnighter

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

where i used to work we would have christmas parties but end up getting banned from everywhere we went so it was a different venue each year

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"The company i work for doesn't organise them or contribute in anyway towards them.

If we want to go out for a staff meal its done between ourselves

I feel your pain, I worked for a company like that once. do you want to join mine? Everyone will be so pissed, nobody will have a clue who works for who!!

thinking about it ive never even had a xmas bonus or anything.. ive only been employed by 3 employers in my working life and only ever received a xmas card from one of them.

This year im gonna be cheeky n ask if we do have a budget for a party.. we can call it 'team building'

We get a party but I've never had a Christmas bonus. In fact....I've never had a bonus of any kind

Maybe it's because I'm crap at my job...!

I can be your Christmas bonus!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Opening post was too long to read, but good luck anyway with whatever it was!"

You can be the Christmas grinch!!

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Not tjis year, the company I work for the shifts organise thier xmas do's. After last year trying to organise a meal for a team of 4 and it fell flat on its face, I will pass this year.

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By *oddyWoman
over a year ago

between havant and chichester

we dont have a staff party but we do have a party for the residents and the boss gives us all 25.00 m&s vouchers for christmas and birthdays

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do my best to avoid all works 'functions'

The people I work with are great, but I don't want to spend my free time with the people I work with, regardless of who's paying and/or for what.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I do my best to avoid all works 'functions'

The people I work with are great, but I don't want to spend my free time with the people I work with, regardless of who's paying and/or for what."

You seem a real hoot!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do my best to avoid all works 'functions'

The people I work with are great, but I don't want to spend my free time with the people I work with, regardless of who's paying and/or for what.

You seem a real hoot! "

I have fun with my colleagues in work

I have fun with my friends & family out of work

Never the twain shall meet

I don't think that makes me a misery arse

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I do my best to avoid all works 'functions'

The people I work with are great, but I don't want to spend my free time with the people I work with, regardless of who's paying and/or for what.

You seem a real hoot!

I have fun with my colleagues in work

I have fun with my friends & family out of work

Never the twain shall meet

I don't think that makes me a misery arse

I think it does, its one night in 12 months!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do my best to avoid all works 'functions'

The people I work with are great, but I don't want to spend my free time with the people I work with, regardless of who's paying and/or for what.

You seem a real hoot!

I have fun with my colleagues in work

I have fun with my friends & family out of work

Never the twain shall meet

I don't think that makes me a misery arse

I think it does, its one night in 12 months!"

Well thanks for the casual objectification

Much appreciated

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By *lwaysup4it69Couple
over a year ago

Kirkby in Ashfield

Company I work for are very generous. Last years party the bar bill alone was over 20k then there was food, venue cost and entertainment. Some people still moaned as they had to sit through a 30 min business update. This years is ment to be bigger and better

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I do my best to avoid all works 'functions'

The people I work with are great, but I don't want to spend my free time with the people I work with, regardless of who's paying and/or for what.

You seem a real hoot!

I have fun with my colleagues in work

I have fun with my friends & family out of work

Never the twain shall meet

I don't think that makes me a misery arse

I think it does, its one night in 12 months!

Well thanks for the casual objectification

Much appreciated "

Do work in a morgue?

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By *lwaysup4it69Couple
over a year ago

Kirkby in Ashfield

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I worked from home for a few years so my Christmas party was a handjob and a room temperature can of Stella.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I worked from home for a few years so my Christmas party was a handjob and a room temperature can of Stella. "

Was there loads of gossip the next day?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't think i'll bother this year

But then I work for myself, so it would be a pretty quiet one, lol

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

Its a good christmas if I don't have to smash the ice on the troughs with an axe and pull the worst bits out before I go home.......

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Its a good christmas if I don't have to smash the ice on the troughs with an axe and pull the worst bits out before I go home......."

Is that a euphemism?

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

We usually get a drink or two off the boss...I won't be making it this year as I'm going to Rekjavik to (hopefully) see the Northern Lights that week

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

"Its a good christmas if I don't have to smash the ice on the troughs with an axe and pull the worst bits out before I go home.......

Is that a euphemism?"

No.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"We usually get a drink or two off the boss...I won't be making it this year as I'm going to Rekjavik to (hopefully) see the Northern Lights that week

Think I would pass on my Xmas do to do that!!! Amazing!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I worked from home for a few years so my Christmas party was a handjob and a room temperature can of Stella. "

Just like any other night in the Lib household then.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do my best to avoid all works 'functions'

The people I work with are great, but I don't want to spend my free time with the people I work with, regardless of who's paying and/or for what."

This.. Exactly. Im in a large workplace but im not part of the teams near me...

Xmas parties are on my avoid list.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I do my best to avoid all works 'functions'

The people I work with are great, but I don't want to spend my free time with the people I work with, regardless of who's paying and/or for what.

You seem a real hoot!

I have fun with my colleagues in work

I have fun with my friends & family out of work

Never the twain shall meet

I don't think that makes me a misery arse

I can understand this. I was very much the same in most of my past jobs.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I worked from home for a few years so my Christmas party was a handjob and a room temperature can of Stella.

Just like any other night in the Lib household then. "

That made me laugh but only because it's fairly accurate.

*sigh*

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

"I do my best to avoid all works 'functions'

The people I work with are great, but I don't want to spend my free time with the people I work with, regardless of who's paying and/or for what.

This.. Exactly. Im in a large workplace but im not part of the teams near me...

Xmas parties are on my avoid list."

If I had the misfortune to actually work with other people, I imagine this would be my policy.

Why would you want to socialise with the people who circumstance threw you into a work environment with? Haven't you got your own friends?

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

"We usually get a drink or two off the boss...I won't be making it this year as I'm going to Rekjavik to (hopefully) see the Northern Lights that week

Think I would pass on my Xmas do to do that!!! Amazing!!"

Fancy coming with me? It'd save me £100 on the single fecking supplement

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My employer employees 107,000 people and does nothing as they say there is a tax liability for benefits in kind and none business meetings. The hmrc limit at £70 a head with the company liable to pay tax if over....

So, I think its stay with a small firm if you want great Xmas parties.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"We usually get a drink or two off the boss...I won't be making it this year as I'm going to Rekjavik to (hopefully) see the Northern Lights that week

Think I would pass on my Xmas do to do that!!! Amazing!!

If I had the money I would!!x

Fancy coming with me? It'd save me £100 on the single fecking supplement

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My employer employees 107,000 people and does nothing as they say there is a tax liability for benefits in kind and none business meetings. The hmrc limit at £70 a head with the company liable to pay tax if over....

So, I think its stay with a small firm if you want great Xmas parties.

I wonder if the people who decided on this rule keep to £70 a head or are happy the tax payer picks up the extra tab?

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