One of the joys of the people I work with is our continuing struggle to make each other uncomfortable. The other morning, I managed to thoroughly creep out my boss.
"Hey, did you see the new message on the Hooters sign? It made me think of you immediately."
She was a bit disturbed. "I'm not sure I want to hear the rest of this..."
"It says, 'Red meat isn't bad for you -- green fuzzy meat is.'"
(Did I mention she's a vegetarian?)
But later that same day, another of my colleagues got me even worse. I was complaining about the muzak. I described it as "like a TV theme show -- but a bad 70's TV theme show."
He listened carefully. "Nah. That's Michael Jackson's 'Never Can Say Goodbye' in E-Minor."
The same guy later told me he had just bought the first season of "Diff'rent Strokes" on DVD.
I think I need to keep my distance from him...
J.
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I'll never eat another unde... (Below threshold)1. Posted by McGehee | February 18, 2005 10:40 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I'll never eat another underripe peach.
Wait a minute -- I've never eaten an underripe peach.
1. Posted by McGehee | February 18, 2005 10:40 AM |
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Posted on February 18, 2005 10:40
2. Posted by Paladin | February 18, 2005 3:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
2. Posted by Paladin | February 18, 2005 3:41 PM |
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Posted on February 18, 2005 15:41
3. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | February 18, 2005 7:26 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Maybe he justs likes the notion of young black men turning white?
That's slightly less creepy than being a pederast.
Ask him what his favorite episode is. If it's the one where the maytag man/Mr. Carlson/bike shop owner tries to get Arnold nekkid, then you'll have your answer.
3. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | February 18, 2005 7:26 PM |
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Posted on February 18, 2005 19:26
4. Posted by Mark | February 19, 2005 2:02 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Being misunderstood is awful, isn't it?
4. Posted by Mark | February 19, 2005 2:02 AM |
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Posted on February 19, 2005 02:02
5. Posted by -S- | February 19, 2005 3:58 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yeah, well, just imagine having to work with Darth Vader! I swear, he d.i.d...n.o.t....h.a.v.e....a....s.e.n.s.e....o.f....h.u.m.o.r....all that heavy breathing and dark moody environment, I mean, just TRY working with THAT.
Ha.
5. Posted by -S- | February 19, 2005 3:58 AM |
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Posted on February 19, 2005 03:58
6. Posted by triticale | February 19, 2005 10:31 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"Diff'rent Strokes"? This would have been a show for auto racing fans which dealt with crankshafts and displacement, right?
6. Posted by triticale | February 19, 2005 10:31 AM |
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Posted on February 19, 2005 10:31