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Yes, Minister · Season 3, Episode 1

Bernard and Hacker in “Equal Opportunities”

[How to deal with a nonsensical complaint]

We can CGSM it.

CGSM?

Civil Service code, Minister. It stands for "Consignment of Geriatric Shoe Manufacturers".

What?

A load of old cobblers, Minister.

I'm not a civil servant. I shall use my own code. I shall write: "Round Objects".

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