beyondpanic's Diaryland Diary
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Yee Hah!
I am always so fascinated and horrified with how people react to free �stuff�.
Yesterday at work, the big shots had a luncheon meeting. The local caterer delivered hoagie bites, pasta and potato salad, a small veggie tray, chips, pretzels and cookies.
About an hour after management had finished picking their way thorough the food, we (the worker bees) received an email telling us to �help ourselves to the leftovers�.
How generous�metaphorically speaking, of course.
Let me tell you, if Moses could have emailed all of the Jews telling them to get the hell out of Egypt , they would have left a lot sooner.
That email wasn�t on our screens for a millisecond and suddenly the stampede began. Chairs went flying and people were literally racing each other through the cubicles in order to snag a withered carrot or a shredded end of a hoagie or a limp potato chip. I saw two women dive at the cookie tray and have a tug of war over the last chocolate chip cookie.
This morning someone brought in a bag of leftover Halloween candy. One of my coworkers started ululating �Hey everybody, there�s candy over by the coffee machine!!!�
Again, the chairs were thrown back from the desks and people were running like their lives depended on a half-melted Hershey Bar or a small bag of smashed candy corn.
I don�t get it! I�d rather go to the McDonald�s down the street and buy a cheeseburger and fries than eat anyone�s leftovers! It�s a matter of pride and my intense fear of salmonella.
I�m just saying�
Oh, thanks so much, my friends, for the positive vibes. I just do not understand what is going on with him.
8:45 p.m. - Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008
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