From Not Always Right : This Whole Story Is Garbage
Our office has a cleaner who comes in twice a week to clean up, empty the bins, and so on. She was on holiday, so as my bin was now full, I decided to empty mine and my colleagues’ bins. I collected a couple of large bags and got to work.
When I reached the Quality Manager, he gave me a smile and commented:
Quality Manager: “[My Name], you’re rubbish at this job.”
Me: Light-heartedly “Oh, ha, ha, ha.”
Admin Assistant: “Yeah, [My Name], where you bin?”
This got a little cheer from across the room, as she is usually the loudest one for groans and other exasperated noises whenever a pun war starts.
Admin Assistant: “I got one in! I’ve never done that before, but I got one in!”
Me: “I always knew she’d join in if we would litter.”
Design Engineer: “This is a waste of [My Name]’s skills.”
Quality Manager: “Did you get training for this, [My Name], or did you just pick it up as you went along?”
Technical Manager: “He read the manual litter by litter.”
Design Engineer: “If he doesn’t watch out, he’ll get the sack!”
Admin Assistant: “How do you all do it? I can’t think of any more puns!”
Quality Manager: “I’m surprised [My Name] hasn’t joined in.”
Me: “Hey! I did one earlier; you didn’t hear it.” In an obviously fake indignant voice “I think I’ve had enough of this trash talk!”
And as I had now finished the collection, I left the room with two very full bags to the sounds of a lot of groans. Sweet…
Yakety Sax 10 months ago
From Not Always Right : This Whole Story Is Garbage
Our office has a cleaner who comes in twice a week to clean up, empty the bins, and so on. She was on holiday, so as my bin was now full, I decided to empty mine and my colleagues’ bins. I collected a couple of large bags and got to work.
When I reached the Quality Manager, he gave me a smile and commented:
Quality Manager: “[My Name], you’re rubbish at this job.”
Me: Light-heartedly “Oh, ha, ha, ha.”
Admin Assistant: “Yeah, [My Name], where you bin?”
This got a little cheer from across the room, as she is usually the loudest one for groans and other exasperated noises whenever a pun war starts.
Admin Assistant: “I got one in! I’ve never done that before, but I got one in!”
Me: “I always knew she’d join in if we would litter.”
Design Engineer: “This is a waste of [My Name]’s skills.”
Quality Manager: “Did you get training for this, [My Name], or did you just pick it up as you went along?”
Technical Manager: “He read the manual litter by litter.”
Design Engineer: “If he doesn’t watch out, he’ll get the sack!”
Admin Assistant: “How do you all do it? I can’t think of any more puns!”
Quality Manager: “I’m surprised [My Name] hasn’t joined in.”
Me: “Hey! I did one earlier; you didn’t hear it.” In an obviously fake indignant voice “I think I’ve had enough of this trash talk!”
And as I had now finished the collection, I left the room with two very full bags to the sounds of a lot of groans. Sweet…
(NOT my story, but groan at will)
GROG Premium Member 10 months ago
There is life out there – but intelligent? That’s debatable.
cdward 10 months ago
Which just goes to show, intelligence and morality (or just plain politeness) are not necessarily connected.
Doug Taylor Premium Member 10 months ago
They’re just returning the garbage we left on the Moon and Mars and Venus and Titan and a couple of asteroids.
Frank Burns Eats Worms 10 months ago
♪ Looook heeeere brother…who you jivin’ with that cosmik debris ♪
ladykat 10 months ago
Take your garbage home with you!
Mike Baldwin creator 10 months ago
And they speak our language!
the lost wizard 10 months ago
Organics. :)
Impkins Premium Member 10 months ago
What happened to “Pack Out Your Trash?” :)
wconer 10 months ago
we are ALONE in the Universe !!
Shikamoo Premium Member 10 months ago
They are just returning our trash.