Which comes first and we ain’t talking chicken and eggs

Which comes first?

On a scone:  cream or jam?

In a cup: tea or milk?

In a shandy: beer or lemonade?

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My name is Gemma and I am the newest member of the Laundry team, as of about 3 weeks ago in fact.  I am settling in just fine and just thought I’d add a bit to the discussion that goes in these ere parts…  So I was flicking through the TV channels last night, after an exhausting resettlement into my sister’s flat, and was drawn in by one of those random, but sometimes quite interesting documentaries on channel 5; this one was going by the title of “My Brilliant Brain” – who could resist?! 
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BioRegional (the Laundry’s mummy) is an environmental charity.  I sit opposite one of the founders – my desk buddy Pooran Desai (OBE!).  Two weeks ago I gave him a tin of spam. Last week he gave me a free ticket to go and see Live Earth in a box seat right at the centre line of Wembley Stadium.

Is that the best swapsie you’ve ever heard of?  (more…)

Last week was about words, this week is only about pictures.  Take a look at what we get up to behind the scenes here: (more…)