Submitted by: Jason Harwood (mate and fellow 80’s fashion icon)

The famous “nest” story. One we insisted he told when ever we were drunk.

Will guess at 1995. Trading desk at Merrill with Me, Munf and Briggsy (no wonder banks are now in trouble!). Knowing Briggsy was due his morning constitutional, Munf went off to trap 2 with the paper under his arm. There he proceeded to take his best shot at his biggest shit he’d ever done, but had taken the time and laid half a roll of loo paper in the pan first and laid said shit over the paper. The “nest” as was later known.

Without wiping (don’t ask) he didn’t flush but just shut the lid and noticing other traps busy, ran back to the desk. There he found Briggsy “touching cloth” waiting for the newspaper relay. Off Briggsy went upon which Munf told the whole desk of the trap that he had quite literally just laid. We then waited for Briggsy to return hoping that he had sprung the trap. He said nothing for a few mins. Munf couldn’t wait.

“Nice dump?” Said Munf.

” Yeah” said briggsy…….. “But u never guess what some animal had done”. Bingo !!

The whole desk roared with laughter for several minutes. We were actually crying. The boss then returned (a very straight American guy). “Hey what’s so funny?” he asks. Briggsy tells him. The Boss didn’t find it nearly as funny as the rest of the desk!

This particular party trick became a favourite of Munfs which I was on the receiving end of several times over the following years when ever we roomed together. He always found it hilarious. Very odd but so did I !!!