It's Friday. And Steve Clayton writes today about how his Out of Office message has taken on a personality all of its own. Mine has too. We all get so many "OOFs" that the very least you can do is inject a little life into your own message. In the spirit of sharing, my most recent OOF is below. I received several blank emails from people just wanting to read my OOF. Weirdos. Some people really should get our more often ;-)

Hot diggety dog! I'm now out of the office until 14th August sheltering under a brolly at the Great British Seaside. I'll do my best not to check emails on my Windows Mobile Pocket PC but I cannot promise I won't have the occasional lapse. You'll have to wait until I'm back to join my wife in telling me I shouldn't read work emails while on holiday.

Who else might be able to help? LK's my right hand woman (email her at [email removed]) and for all other queries "The Other Superwoman" NT ([email removed]) is a goldmine of information. Bill Gates (billg@microsoft.com) probably also knows the answer to your question but he sometimes gets a bit busy so is unlikely to reply before I'm back.

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Warning: This Out Of Office message may contain nuts.

What will your next OOF say about you?