May 01, 2009 -
Casual Friday is reinstituted at Dunder-Mifflin on last night's episode of The Office, now that Michael is back in charge. Angela hates it because she thinks everyone looks inappropriate, and is especially bent out of shape about Oscar's sandals. Michael's interpretation of casual Friday is a hoodie, t-shirt, and jeans, Pam and Phyllis show up in the same khaki pants and purple plaid shirt, Meredith rocks a skimpy tube dress (with no underwear), and Kelly shows off her street style in overalls, metallic boots, and a hat.
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Apr 24, 2009 -
The Michael Scott Paper Company comes to terms with its goose-egg finances on last night's episode of The Office, but Pam is worried about her personal finances, too. She looks at Michael and says, "Want to hear something sad? So, Jim and I are getting married, and the wedding is really expensive, so I tried to get a job on the weekend to earn extra money.
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Apr 17, 2009 -
Dwight calls Dunder-Mifflin's new dress code a death sentence on last night's episode of The Office. He can no longer wear the short-sleeved button-downs that he wore with a tie every day, and he can't stop tugging at the long sleeves he's now forced to wear. Check out the clip below of Dwight having a fit and then tell me, was there ever a dress code that you despised?
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Apr 10, 2009 -
The Michael Scott Paper Company moved into its 165-square-foot headquarters on last night's episode of The Office, leaving Michael, Pam, and Comeback Ryan without any personal space. With no doors to close for privacy, the three colleagues adopt different corners of the office and have plenty of time to make calls because there's no work to do. Quarters are so close that Pam blatantly hears Micheal tell his mom, "P is being a B," and Ryan tells his friend, "Pam would be a six in New York, but she's a seven because it's Scranton."
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Mar 20, 2009 -
In last night's episode of the The Office the Party Planning Committee plots a 15-year anniversary celebration for Michael, while he sweats having the new vice president, Charles, in his hair.
After Charles suggests the committee and the idea for Michael's party are a colossal waste of office time, Michael heads to corporate to complain about the being managed and the loss of his figs (a crucial part of his fete, naturally).
As always, Michael is out of touch with what he has earned, but the tradition of celebrating employee anniversaries isn't reserved to the wacky antics at Dunder Mifflin — it's a common morale booster in many offices.
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Mar 13, 2009 -
In last night's episode of the The Office Michael comes up with the idea to put five discount tickets in paper shipments for lucky customers. In typical Dunder Mifflin fashion, his idea backfires when all of the tickets end up in boxes delivered to one of Jim's customers, causing Jim to lose out on sales and corporate to call Michael in search of the person behind the so-called golden ticket plan. After Michael panics and blames Dwight, the big winner calls thrilled and commits to making Dunder Mifflin its only paper supplier.
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Mar 06, 2009 -
Michael and Kevin throw a lonely hearts club mixer on last night's episode of The Office at the most logical venue for making love connections — the Dunder-Mifflin office. While there's not much that wouldn't be acceptable at this workplace, the episode got me thinking about how much our co-workers know about one of the most intimate parts of our lives. It's likely your colleagues are aware of your relationship status, but how much do they know about the details of your love life?
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Feb 13, 2009 -
Jim and Dwight took their party-planning responsibilities seriously in last night's episode of The Office, blowing up balloons, decorating a sheet cake, and even thinking of a theme for Kelley's birthday.
The demanding birthday girl got the cake no matter what, but the planning duo gave Kelley the option of taking a one-hour nap or watching one hour of TV for her birthday treat. Kelley went for the nap, which is exactly what I would choose without hesitation.
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Jan 23, 2009 -
Last night's episode of The Office was all about Michael realizing that he's more of a softy than a shark, but I loved the beginning scene when he makes fun of his boss for trying to fax something rather than email it. If you've ever been an assistant in an office or dealt with clients that demand a fax then you'll probably enjoy this clip. What's the point in dialing on the fax (and dealing with the inevitable paper jams) when you can just email?
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