Tales from the Workplace: The Killer Pistachio

July 30, 2004

The Killer Pistachio

I have a colleague who is very excitable -- let's call her Squeaky. The other day she was eating pistachios. One nut was not quite open so she tried to bite the shell open. Instead, the shell pinched on to her inner lip. She started running around the office squeaking, "Get it off! Get it off!" I tried to get it off, but I was afraid I'd rip a big chunk of lip off along with the shell. Fortunately, The Only Guy In The Office whipped out his Swiss Army knife and pried the pincher off without drawing blood. It was quite exciting. Beware, pistachio-eaters!!!

Posted by Radio Lizzy at July 30, 2004 06:44 PM

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Wow-- what an image. Thanks for giving me the only laugh of my work day (which mainly consists of checking emails and following political blogs.)

Posted by: keely at August 5, 2004 10:53 AM



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