Tales from the Workplace: Mommy?

July 13, 2004

Mommy?

When Number Two refers to his wife in our office, he calls her "Mom." With a big wad of chewing tobacco in his mouth he says things like, "Mom says that the highway is closed up north so you should all take an alternate route."

I swear. I can't take it anymore.

Posted by Demon at July 13, 2004 11:08 AM

Comments

There's always a way around the smoking law; just use tobakky. Annoying though.

Posted by: travel angent at July 14, 2004 11:49 AM

Ew. There are few things more disturbing than a boss with an open Oedipal complex.

Posted by: K at July 16, 2004 10:51 AM

Yes, K, a few, and one of those more-disturbing-things is when those who chew at work leave whatever cups or bottles in which they've been spitting all day around the office for the rest of us to clean up. I once found one in the refrigerator, for God's sake!

Posted by: S at August 22, 2004 10:11 AM

As the victim of grabbing the "wrong beer can" at a party once, I can totally relate to your revulsion. I used to manage a communications center on a Navy ship. Believe me, every time you picked up a soda can, you tested its weight and listened for the fizz...

Posted by: BP at September 9, 2004 01:47 PM



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