FoxTrot by Bill Amend for January 31, 1996
Transcript:
Woman: Mr. Fox, what's this?! Roger: Um, a pencil? Woman: It's a no. 2 1/2 pencil, to be precise. I found it on your desk. Roger: I like no. 2 1/2 pencils. So what? Woman: Mr. Fox, I've checked and no one else in this department uses no. 2 1/2 pencils. Efficiency demands that all pencils in this office be the same and purchased in bulk. Your little pencil indulgence is unnecessarily costing this company pennies each month, pennies! Let's pick this up later. Your boss is treating me to lunch at the Ritz in 10 minutes. Roger: About you "One paper cup for the week" policy...
Maxo64537 about 4 years ago
I guessing paper cups cost like 2c each?
OwenR about 4 years ago
She nags him for not buying a pencil in bulk then gets lunch at the ritz?
MJ J about 4 years ago
his boss is wasting money.
Captain Price almost 3 years ago
the company will not go bankrupt because he uses a different kind of pencil
lguanoman almost 2 years ago
Pennies have no worth. The materials in pennies are worth more than the actual currency itself.