I was a lumberjack .....

[excelsior-1]

.... But i was given the axe

[DTCwordfan]

Just tear up the old contract, burn it and then throw away the ash.

[tonyav]

Perhaps you need to spruce your self up a bit, excel.

[excelsior-1]

I really miss that job

I must be pine-ing

[marval]

What have yew started excel?

[boxtops]

I thought you'd have twigged by now

[DTCwordfan]

I've twigged it, tony, "spruce excel up", remove that facial fir.

[Bazile]

I saw you , with a load of timber falling off your lorry - you were shouting to warn passers by .

[Cruciformist]

Oh, not that hoary old chestnut!

[marval]

Leaf it out everyone

[Psybbo]

TIMBER

[excelsior-1]

I need to start logging some of these responses

[DTCwordfan]

You could take Holly on a nice vacation, excel........

[Cruciformist]

Time to log off, excel!

[DTCwordfan]

(and no puns about Cherry either)

[tonyav]

I think you need to hedge your bets.

[boxtops]

Don't rest on your laurels!

[Cruciformist]

Why didn't you branch out? Too busy making trunk calls, I suppose.

[Psybbo]

You can't see the wood for the trees Excel

[tonyav]

Perhaps you need to conCEDAR another job.

[sunny-dave]

Just keep your chopper nice and shiny ...