Vanessa Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 We have threads for annoyances and what made us cheerful, but then there's those weird things that happen..... My workplace is particularly fertile ground for the surreal. 2 current examples: At a health & safety meeting this morning the security manager reported that a chef had head-butted a first aid box in the kitchen Earlier in the week a committee gave permission for dodgems on the cricket field for a bar mitzvah in October v 34 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vanessa Posted September 23, 2004 Author Share Posted September 23, 2004 Another: Last Friday evening, cutting across Leicester Square from Chinatown to get to Waterloo, I think to myself: 'no Londoner would ever be in this godforsaken place of a Friday evening', look up, and there are Johnboy and David standing side by side, jaws slack in true tourist-style, staring at the chiming clock thingamybob on the former Swiss Centre. v Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clb Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Another: Last Friday evening, cutting across Leicester Square from Chinatown to get to Waterloo, I think to myself: 'no Londoner would ever be in this godforsaken place of a Friday evening', look up, and there are Johnboy and David standing side by side, jaws slack in true tourist-style, staring at the chiming clock thingamybob on the former Swiss Centre. v clb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yumyum Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 How's this... today at the office (fairly large site of a majorly HUGE computer software/hardware/services company) a co-worker complained that her lunch has been stolen from the common refrigerator every day for the past week. She is on a strict diet and cannot just go down to the crappy cafeteria like the rest of us to get a crappy salad or crappy sandwich. She is so upset that she was thinking of *poisoning* her lunch tomorrow. I kid you not. I mean, I would be mad if someone took my lunch, sure, but poison the poor sod? I suggested she keep her lunch in her office until the "thief" gets over it. She looked at me like I'm nuts. I mean, she's right I am nuts, but poisoning a colleague? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
9lives Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 were her lunches any good? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yumyum Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Delicious! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ngatti Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 At a health & safety meeting this morning the security manager reported that a chef had head-butted a first aid box in the kitchen yeah, so? What's your point? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vanessa Posted September 23, 2004 Author Share Posted September 23, 2004 At a health & safety meeting this morning the security manager reported that a chef had head-butted a first aid box in the kitchen yeah, so? What's your point? So Alpine first aid boxes are all dented? I had a problem a while ago with someone helping themselves to my yoghurt (before I decided again that yoghurt isn't really for me) and considered labelling it 'rat poison'. We also have somebody at work with a blue plaster fetish. The poor guy that has to replenish the first aid boxes has replaced at least 500 in the last month v Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cathy Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Don't get me started... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vanessa Posted September 23, 2004 Author Share Posted September 23, 2004 Well you did.... might as well carry on.... v Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cathy Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Wild-looking guy comes into the office (we're in a storefront, so all manner of strange folk just walk in), asks for DeNiro , then for Drew. I tell him neither is available. Guy sits down, tells me he just recovered from open-heart surgery, needs to catch his breath. I run next door to get him some water. Once he recovers, he asks if he can leave something for Drew. Sure, I say. The guy pulls out a sheaf of grubby paper, asks for a staple remover, then asks me to copy about 50 pages. I request a summary instead. He launches into a long rambling story, "to give me the context," the upshot of which is he's trying to start some kind of limo company and has endorsements from (get this) Colin Powell and Condi Rice. Boy, did he wander into the wrong place. I keep interrupting, politely OC OC, to ask what the fuck he wants from us, knowing full well he wants money. Did I mention that I'm all alone with this nut case? Finally, he winds up by saying all he needs is a few million bucks to get going until a) Bush is elected, and good ol' Condi will send him a big fat check or b) Bush loses, in which case he'll get a big fat grant. I manage to get rid of him once he realizes that I don't work for DeNiro. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
omnivorette Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Oh my. Don't you have a buzzer or something for the door? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leslie Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 I got caught up at the part of the story when he first asks for DiNiro...I'm thinking to myself, Cathy also works for DiNiro? How lucky can one girl get? . And then I read the rest of the story. Me (the worrier) hopes you do not get approached by any more nuts, especially when alone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cathy Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Oh, this is one in a series of space cadet visitors. There is a buzzer, but it's not well-wired and only works half the time. Fortunately (or not), there are usually a number of loud burly men in the office as well. Thanks for the concern, Leslie dear. And I am SO glad I don't work for DeNiro... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leslie Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Thanks for the concern, Leslie dear. And I am SO glad I don't work for DeNiro... Uh oh... what's wrong with DiNiro? (or does this belong in Clueless questions)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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