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    Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

    et me tell someone 'there is no spoon', but I think she unfortunately didn't get it".

    Re-reading a lot of sentences lately, and this one can be explained two-fold too; "she did not understand it" vs. "she did not fetch it". If the dude assumed the latter, you'd be coming across as impatient. Having worked in a place where no one had seen "Office Space", I feel your pain :thumbsup:

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    Nathan Minier
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    Eddy Vluggen wrote:

    Having worked in a place where no one had seen "Office Space", I feel your pain :thumbsup:

    What in the actual ... elephant?

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      Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

      et me tell someone 'there is no spoon', but I think she unfortunately didn't get it".

      Re-reading a lot of sentences lately, and this one can be explained two-fold too; "she did not understand it" vs. "she did not fetch it". If the dude assumed the latter, you'd be coming across as impatient. Having worked in a place where no one had seen "Office Space", I feel your pain :thumbsup:

      Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

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      Rajesh R Subramanian
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      Eddy Vluggen wrote:

      "she did not understand it" vs. "she did not fetch it". If the dude assumed the latter, you'd be coming across as impatient.

      Yup, he did assume the latter meaning. Which is kind of the second wasted opportunity.

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      • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

        None of your spoons are belong to us! Also, been there done that, the pain (and awkwardness) of a great joke wasted on the wrong public :laugh:

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        Rajesh R Subramanian
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        Sander Rossel wrote:

        Also, been there done that, the pain (and awkwardness) of a great joke wasted on the wrong public :laugh:

        OK, so it's not just me. Now, I feel better. :laugh:

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        • R Rajesh R Subramanian

          I picked up a few items for lunch at the cafeteria and there was this cashier woman who took my payment. The cutlery box is usually just beside the till, which I found only had forks and knives. I immediately had an ear-to-ear smile, and told her with gleeful eyes: "There is no spoon" (I did my best with the voice). The lady said "I'm sorry, I'm sorry", started backing away and went straight into the kitchen and shrieked "somebody bring the spoons from the dishwasher, please". She must have taken me either for some kind of a psycho creep, or a en entitled prick. I giggled at the dude behind me in line, and said "I can't believe there was a real-life scenario that let me tell someone 'there is no spoon', but I think she unfortunately didn't get it". This dude's face turned almost pale, and he responded confusingly: "Sorry mate, the cutlery comes from the dishwasher and the staff could sometimes be behind in replenishing it at the front. You could drop in a complaints/compliments form on the box as you go out". :doh: /FML

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          I had to google it to get it too. Maybe that'll be one of the benefits of cyber-devices: understanding other people's humor. ;)

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            • M Marc Clifton

              I had to google it to get it too. Maybe that'll be one of the benefits of cyber-devices: understanding other people's humor. ;)

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              Marc Clifton wrote:

              I had to google it to get it too.

              I keep hearing reading it but never bothered to look up the reference.

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              • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                I picked up a few items for lunch at the cafeteria and there was this cashier woman who took my payment. The cutlery box is usually just beside the till, which I found only had forks and knives. I immediately had an ear-to-ear smile, and told her with gleeful eyes: "There is no spoon" (I did my best with the voice). The lady said "I'm sorry, I'm sorry", started backing away and went straight into the kitchen and shrieked "somebody bring the spoons from the dishwasher, please". She must have taken me either for some kind of a psycho creep, or a en entitled prick. I giggled at the dude behind me in line, and said "I can't believe there was a real-life scenario that let me tell someone 'there is no spoon', but I think she unfortunately didn't get it". This dude's face turned almost pale, and he responded confusingly: "Sorry mate, the cutlery comes from the dishwasher and the staff could sometimes be behind in replenishing it at the front. You could drop in a complaints/compliments form on the box as you go out". :doh: /FML

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                  You need only 40 attempts more to reach the goal...

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                  Rajesh R Subramanian
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                  How poignant! :-D

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                    How many letters? Hang on, didn't we do that one ... and what's that groundhog doing?

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                    • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                      I picked up a few items for lunch at the cafeteria and there was this cashier woman who took my payment. The cutlery box is usually just beside the till, which I found only had forks and knives. I immediately had an ear-to-ear smile, and told her with gleeful eyes: "There is no spoon" (I did my best with the voice). The lady said "I'm sorry, I'm sorry", started backing away and went straight into the kitchen and shrieked "somebody bring the spoons from the dishwasher, please". She must have taken me either for some kind of a psycho creep, or a en entitled prick. I giggled at the dude behind me in line, and said "I can't believe there was a real-life scenario that let me tell someone 'there is no spoon', but I think she unfortunately didn't get it". This dude's face turned almost pale, and he responded confusingly: "Sorry mate, the cutlery comes from the dishwasher and the staff could sometimes be behind in replenishing it at the front. You could drop in a complaints/compliments form on the box as you go out". :doh: /FML

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                      Sadly, we're living in the matrix.

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