There was a time, not long ago, when a working knowledge of the
Simpsons was a prerequisite to fitting in around the GTFF office. By "working," I, of course, mean "encyclopedic." It was the bridge that spanned all. From Paul to Dave to Ash to Goff to Lindgren. We may not have agreed on
everything much, but we could all appreciate a nice
Simpsons reference. Not to say that you weren't valued if you didn't speak
Simpsons or you were thought any less of, it was just that entire conversations could, and did, consist entirely of
Simpsons references.
Inevitably, we come to the part of the post where I inform you that times have, sadly, changed.
During yesterday's Board meeting, we were discussing the upcoming brown bag lunch series and it was suggested that it could be a "BYOBB" series. I, of course, was sitting there waiting for someone to point out that this particular gag had
already been used. No one did. When I pointed it out, the room reacted with what can only be described as pity. Pity for an old man who remembers an old show.
4 comments:
Blasphemy! That is one of my favorite episodes. The Meat Council? "I have a crazy friend who says eating meat is wrong. Is he crazy?" Are you going to marry a carrot? Come on, people, that's good stuff!
Here children, have some tripe.
*sniff*
Next thing you'll tell us is that none of the Board members were planning on going to Tashi Station to pick up some power converters.
ash: My crazy friends have definitely not heard of the food chain.
wobs: You know I don't even try with that one. The casual knowledge of that particular subject drives me even more crazy than the lack of knowledge.
...You don't win friends with salad...
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