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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Neil McIntosh

Don't tell me to calm down

A hilarious story comes in from the Scottish Daily Record. A hospital "stress-buster" thought it would be a great idea to send calming poems round by email to all the staff. But the email system was nearly brought to its knees by the furious response from over-worked employees. Typically, management have chosen to pay no attention to the flood of ire which has greeted their touchy-feely initiative. "The poetry is a great idea ahead of its time, and it will continue," said a spokeswoman.

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