I'm usually a very honest person. If I make a mistake, I own up to it. If someone asks me a question, I'll tell them the truth. If I break something, I admit to breaking it. At least, I
USUALLY admit to breaking it. Heh.
A girl in the office brought in some yummy hot chocolate yesterday. There it was, at her desk, a full, unopened box of hot chocolatey goodness. I gingerly ask permission to have some. She is generous and says help yourself. BONUS!
So there I am, in the office kitchen, embroiled in a bitter death match with the hot water knob thingy on the water cooler when
SNAP ...the damn thing breaks off in my hand. Picture me, standing dumbfounded in front of the water cooler, little red knobby thingy in hand.
Shit....Shit, shit, shit...
Maybe no one will notice. Maybe no one in this office drinks tea. Or hot chocolate. Or brings in Ramen Noodle Soup for lunch. Or ever uses this hot water...EVER. I glance down at the water cooler, little red stump where the knobby thingy should be. Shit. Someone will notice.
So, I'm like Speed Racer, flying around the office, rummaging thru drawers and closets trying to find some Krazy Glue to reattach the red knobby thingy. The only thing I find is a glue stick. Might work...might...maybe...only one way to find out.
I make my way back into the kitchen where I find almost
every attorney in the joint standing around the water cooler making idle conversation. Like they all decided at the
exact same time to go to the kitchen and have a little chat. Shit... And, all of them have coffee mugs in hand. Shit, shit, shit... Maybe they're here for coffee. Maybe they won't notice. Then...
Lawyer #1: Hey, what happened to the water cooler?
Lawyer #2: Why? What?....What the...Where's the hot water knob?
Lawyer #3:
(raising his voice) What the hell happened to the hot water knob?!?
Lawyer #4: Is it on the floor?
(yelling) DID SOMEONE BREAK THE HOT WATER KNOB ON THE WATER COOLER?????
Lawyer #5: Oh man, now I can't have my tea...
Lawyer #3: Look thru the garbage...let's move the damn thing and see if it somehow got kicked against the wall, look under the table...
Lawyer #4:
(still yelling) WHERE IS THE KNOB?? DID SOMEONE BREAK THE KNOB??
It was an official hot water knobby thingy search party. Soon, the party included every lawyer in the office and their secretaries. So I did what I thought was the best option given the circumstances...
I slipped the damn knob into my pocket and joined the party.
A girl in the office brought in some yummy hot chocolate yesterday. There it was, at her desk, a full, unopened box of hot chocolatey goodness. I gingerly ask permission to have some. She is generous and says help yourself. BONUS!
So there I am, in the office kitchen, embroiled in a bitter death match with the hot water knob thingy on the water cooler when SNAP ...the damn thing breaks off in my hand. Picture me, standing dumbfounded in front of the water cooler, little red knobby thingy in hand.
Shit....Shit, shit, shit...
Maybe no one will notice. Maybe no one in this office drinks tea. Or hot chocolate. Or brings in Ramen Noodle Soup for lunch. Or ever uses this hot water...EVER. I glance down at the water cooler, little red stump where the knobby thingy should be. Shit. Someone will notice.
So, I'm like Speed Racer, flying around the office, rummaging thru drawers and closets trying to find some Krazy Glue to reattach the red knobby thingy. The only thing I find is a glue stick. Might work...might...maybe...only one way to find out.
I make my way back into the kitchen where I find almost every attorney in the joint standing around the water cooler making idle conversation. Like they all decided at the exact same time to go to the kitchen and have a little chat. Shit... And, all of them have coffee mugs in hand. Shit, shit, shit... Maybe they're here for coffee. Maybe they won't notice. Then...
Lawyer #1: Hey, what happened to the water cooler?
Lawyer #2: Why? What?....What the...Where's the hot water knob?
Lawyer #3: (raising his voice) What the hell happened to the hot water knob?!?
Lawyer #4: Is it on the floor? (yelling) DID SOMEONE BREAK THE HOT WATER KNOB ON THE WATER COOLER?????
Lawyer #5: Oh man, now I can't have my tea...
Lawyer #3: Look thru the garbage...let's move the damn thing and see if it somehow got kicked against the wall, look under the table...
Lawyer #4: (still yelling) WHERE IS THE KNOB?? DID SOMEONE BREAK THE KNOB??
It was an official hot water knobby thingy search party. Soon, the party included every lawyer in the office and their secretaries. So I did what I thought was the best option given the circumstances...
I slipped the damn knob into my pocket and joined the party.