Man with camera and mic off in Zoom call projecting air of alluring mystery

A MAN has cultivated an enigmatic cult of personality by dialling into a Zoom call with his mic and camera off, it has emerged.

Sales manager Martin Bishop sent his co-workers into a frenzy of gossip and erotic longing after attending a weekly catch-up meeting without sharing his face and remaining shrouded in digital silence.

Colleague Joanna Kramer said: “It’s like having James Bond or Carlos Santana on the call. Even though they’d never be the sorts to give a f**k about Q2 revenue updates.

“Who are they? What do they look like? Are they single? I might have to turn my own mic and camera off as my mind runs rampant with sexual speculation.

“Perhaps he’s a brooding Heathcliff type, or maybe he’s a Banksy-esque figure whose cachet thrives on anonymity. Either way, it’s working. Nobody better tell him he’s on mute and shatter the steamy illusion.

“Even when he was asked to share his feedback he remained stubbornly silent, like a sexy dissident intellectual in 60s Prague. I’m ready to shitcan my husband and kids over him.”

Bishop said: “My laptop’s knackered. So I just sat in my pants eating Doritos and watching videos of dogs riding skateboards on my phone.”

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Couple cleverly uses money from shit house in nice area to buy nice house in shit area

HOMEOWNERS who previously purchased an awful house in a good area are moving up the property ladder by buying a good house in an awful area.

Couple Stephen and Emma Malley have owned a crap two-bed in a sought-after part of town for the past five years, but have shrewdly moved into a larger property by relocating to a place most people cannot drive through fast enough.

Stephen said: “Our current area’s amazing. Vibrant community, great restaurants, nice neighbours. The only downside is our house, which is tiny and needs shitloads of money spent on it.

“It was always meant to be a starter home. We thought we’d be able to afford something with rooms large enough for us to both use at the same time in a few years, what with property prices going up. Sadly our plan was undermined by every other property price going up too.

“Luckily we’ve found a gorgeous four-bed with a large garden that looks out onto a tip. And seeing as it joins onto a bowling alley that burned down in the Nineties, it’s an absolute bargain.”

Emma added: “Will this have a knock-on effect and screw aspiring locals out of an affordable starter home? I don’t give a shit. I need a spare room to store a Peloton I’ll never use more than them.”