Handwritten 200-year-old dismissal notice found on roof tile

 (bbc.co.uk)

19 points | by nephihaha 2 days ago

5 comments

  • zkmon 40 minutes ago
    What's the purpose? Is it for communicating? or a signed document?

    Maybe the clay composition, the process of firing it and the final product serve as the signature of the company? Also tile can't be burnt while paper can be. Interesting idea.

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    • cyberax 0 minutes ago
      Perhaps it was a joke?
    • bryanrasmussen 6 minutes ago
      It's amusing to think this was that company's loser boss version of firing by voicemail. New load of tile, you put all the tile on the roof, hey there's one extra, hey there's writing on it, aw what the hell!!?
  • LoganDark 44 minutes ago
    I miss the days when people would bring their animals on the job <3
  • indrex 42 minutes ago
    Blue tile, pink slip.
  • mjlee 5 minutes ago
    I do wonder if British roofers in the 19th century had a similar sense of humour to British roofers today.

    "Psst, pass this tile up to that useless so and so John..." or "Hey, John, there's one tile left over, you can have it."

  • jareklupinski 32 minutes ago
    > Once the inscription had been made, the clay was fired to create a finished roof tile and was then put to its intended use.

    fun fact: this is the origin of being 'let go' coming to be known as "getting fired"

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