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  1. Bob is fit and well. He is BACK ON HIS FEET AGAIN and fully recovered. He is JUMPING FOR JOY and very excited about a new job opportunity.
  2. Frog flu is quite serious. Your throat is croaky, you can't sit still and hop everywhere. Plus you look green.
  3. Following diagnosis of his illness it has been discovered that Bob has frog flu.....
  4. Bob has COME DOWN WITH (contracted) an illness. Further investigation is being done....
  5. Bob has had a little vacation. The holiday DID HIM GOOD. Now he is ready to fight another day!
  6. Bob has surfaced and is back in the public eye.
  7. Bob has surfaced and is now being briefed. He is explaining to MI5 what he saw and heard whilst under cover. Some HOT things!
  8. Keep this UNDER YOUR HAT and don't tell anyone. Mum's the word. Say nothing.
  9. For the next week Bob is a MOLE inside a tech company. He is disguised as a maintenance worker and wants to DIG UP SOME dirt on its owners.
  10. In order to improve staff motivation and effectiveness I am of the opinion that a change in office furniture would be good.
  11. Bob is going UNDERCOVER for a while and will be OUT OF CIRCULATION for some time. He has RESIGNED from work and will now vanish!
  12. Bob is very SLEEPLESS tonight. HE has been TOSSING AND TURNING all night. So he has decided to GET UP and do some work.
  13. Bob is ON A DATE tonight. Mary from accounts, who sent him a Valentines card has agreed TO DINE with him tonight. Bob thinks SHE IS HOT!
  14. Bob is now IN THE KNOW. One of the women he REALLY GETS ON WITH, has sent him a card. He really FANCIES her and finds her very pretty.
  15. Bob has received 12 Valentine cards IN THE POST. He's shocked. He's JUMPING FOR JOY. So many admirers. The question is. FROM WHOM?
  16. Bob has had a STROKE OF LUCK. He had a WINNING lottery ticket today. He won £5. A nice surprise. How should he spend it?
  17. Bob is in HIGH SPIRITS today. His life is due to CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. Lucky Bob. He deserves it. He is ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS!
  18. Bob is KNACKERED, totally exhausted. He has been THROWING UP all day. He`s AS SICK AS A PARROT. VOMITING every hour.
  19. Bob is still TUCKED UP IN BED, trying to SWEAT OUT his fever! He feels at DEATH`S DOOR.
  20. Bob feels UNDER THE WEATHER today. He has PICKED UP a slight cold and feels DRAINED of energy. He plans to CALL IN sick today and rest.