Jocketty Excited by New Hire for GM's Office

by Man Mountain on Sep 24, 2008 3:39 PM EDT Comment 131 comments

"We're excited to bring someone of his knowledge into our organization," Jocketty said. "Over his career of more than 30 years, he has worked in almost every facet of professional operations, as a player, as a league officer and even as a member of the media. We will benefit from his experience and insights."

This hire might strike a few of you as strange, but you can't argue with the wealth of the man's experience. I think he understands the direction the Reds want to take and is emblematic of their current thinking with regard personnel.

Seems to me like a good fit.

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by jacob brumfield on Sep 24, 2008 4:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't get it.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 24, 2008 4:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Matt Millen = Bill Bavasi

but in all fairness to Bavasi, he never messed up 1st round picks quite like Millen. Bavasi never cared enough about the draft to mess it up.

"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker

by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 24, 2008 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

For the record, I would have drafted those WRs too. They were men among boys.

by Brian B on Sep 24, 2008 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

true

but its all moot if your O-line has more gaping holes than brendan’s .jpg folder.

"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker

by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 24, 2008 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs

I'm honestly the first person to rec this?

by Brendanukkah on Sep 24, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

(That's what he said)

by Brendanukkah on Sep 24, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of the Office

A little S.I.S. in honor of the new season. Rank ’em!

1. Creed
2. Kelly
3. Kevin
4. Dwight
5. Michael
6. Pam
7. Angela
8. Jim
9. Andy
10. Oscar
11. Phyllis
12. Stanley
13. Meredith

by Red Menace on Sep 26, 2008 12:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

1. Dwight
2. Creed
3. Kevin
4. Michael
5. Kelly
6. Andy
7. Angela
8. Holly
9. Jim
10. Pam
11. Phyllis
12. Oscar
13. Meredith
14. Stanley
.
..
…
….

Ryan Howard

by ken on Sep 26, 2008 7:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll play!

1. Michael
2. Dwight
3. Jim
4. Creed
5. Pam
6. Andy
7. Kelly
8. Kevin
9. Holly
10. Oscar
11. Phallus, I mean Phyllis
12. Merdith

I feel like Holly shouldn’t have been included since she is a new character and is only going to be there a couple of episodes. So I give Ryan Howard my number 9 spot, too. Also, I’m glad we didn’t include Toby, because he is the worst.

What's the ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks?

by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

"The Office" Week 1 Power Rankings

1. Andy
2. Angela
3. Kevin
4. Dwight
5. Ryan
6. Michael
7. Creed
8. Jim
9. Phyllis
10. Stanley
11. Oscar
12. Pam
13. Darryl! Darryl! Darryl!
14. Kelly
15. Holly
16. Meredith
4,249. Ronnie

The Angela/Andy/Dwight love triangle is awesome, and the “new and improved” Ryan character is freaking hilarious. The Jim/Pam engagement won’t last the entire season, you heard it here first. Holly is okay, but unproven and probably won’t last, as much as I’d like her to. Any chance they bring Rashida Jones back as Karen’s identical twin?

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wet Tuna!

What's the ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks?

by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jim is inconstant

He’ll break it off to get with Ronnie

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wait, who's ronnie?

Crap, I need to pay better attention.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ronnie was just introduced last night

She was the temp receptionist hired to replace Pam. Then Michael got rid of her to bring back a familiar goatee’d face.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

poor dwight grew a goatee to be like michael

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

... who grew a goatee to be like Ryan

who is the new receptionist. Awesome.

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

it was pretty great that the goatee preceded Ryan's appearance

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

also that michael didn't bother to hire Ryan directly

but he told the temp agency he’d pay whatever they wanted to hire him. heh.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

There's something about that doesn't seem like it would happen in real-life

A dude gets arrested for fraud or whatever, and gets hired at the same company, even as a temp?

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and i think his plan to get back on top is flawed

even if he does get a better job, it won’t be with that company, so there is no point in keeping the list.

What's the ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks?

by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

For saying that

You just made the list.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i'm on a lot of lists

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

wait, it isn't realistic?

crap.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Takes away from the mockumentary aspect

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I know.

They could possibly have that backfire on Michael when someone higher up finds out.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

when discussing the show with my uncle this morning

that was our speculation

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

or he might just cycle out after temping

and go to work for a competitor or something.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree

Guys coming off of fraud convictions will take a similar job elsewhere, not a downward position at the same company. But I’ve never liked that character anyways so anything related to him annoys me.

by ken on Sep 26, 2008 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He strikes out too much

And his defense is suspect. And his friend, the hobbit, might have a drug problem.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah

chan said what the hell is with that goatee?

and then later it all maid sense

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I said the same thing

in the game thread.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes

i believe you and her had a lot of overlapping commentary last night…

i remember her saying awwww at the same time you posted it

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

nothing elicits an awwwwwww

like a gas station marriage proposal.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He had to have been kneeling in oily water, right?

So gross.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's what she said.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought maybe he was an evil Michael from a parallel universe

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I miss futurama.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

...or Star Trek

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i am spock

i am not spock

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did anyone else notice that Michael's goatee was gone when they were eating lunch

But back when he gave his Michael Klump speech?

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

maybe it was part of the fat guy costume

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, i saw that.

I was confused as well

"Yes, and it's so important in this sport that the athletes be able to train in the same location." -Cynthia Potter, NBC Synchronized Diving Analyst

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 26, 2008 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh, right.

she was hotttt.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope you're wrong about Holly

I’d like to see her stick around for the whole season. She’s got sleeper potential and could climb this chart quickly.

Somehow, you hating Toby makes a lot of sense.

by ken on Sep 26, 2008 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree that Holly will be a good character

I’m betting her inner bitch will really be released one of these days when she interacts with Jan. Shame about her taste in bands though…

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i read an interview where she said she was only doing like four episodes...

and my hatred for toby comes more from thinking it’s so funny when michael is incredibly mean to him…

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

where did toby go?

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Costa Rica

He broke his neck a few days after he got there and has been in the hospital for the last 5 weeks

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ahhhh

I had assumed that Holly was the new HR person.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

She is

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i annapropriately touched pam and got embarrassed and announced

he was moving to costa rica.

the season 4 finale was about his going away party, and included a lot of michael hating toby, including having him escorted out by security at the end of the day so that he wouldn’t steal anything

What's the ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks?

by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And a reworking of the Supertramp song "Goodbye Stranger" to send him on his way.

It was very good, although certainly no “Beers in Heaven.”

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

A buddy of mine gave his brother

a rock with a note attached to it that said “Suck on this!” as a birthday present last year. My friends are a bunch of freaking nerds, but I thought that was an awesome idea.

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i hope he didn't accidentally do it in front of a new girl that he was trying to impress

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You can pay him back at Halloween

Charlie Brown style, bitches!

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh

I do think it’s funny how Michael is irrationally mean to Toby, the ultimate HR wet blanket. I was in sales for a couple of years and saw a lot of that sentiment.

by ken on Sep 26, 2008 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

who doesn't hate HR?

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

But really, Karen is #1

1. Kevin
2. Creed
3. Mose
4. Dwight
5. Michael
6. Karen
7. Jim
8. Pam
9. Kelly
10. Toby
11. Oscar
12. Angela
13. Andy
14. Darryl
15. Stanley
16. Ryan
17. Jan
18. Meredith
19. Phyllis
20. Ronnie
21. Roy
22. Todd Packer
23. David Wallace
24. Hunter

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't even know who Hunter or David Wallace are.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do you remember that night when someone made you a man?

Hunter perfectly encapsulates that moment. In song.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

david wallace was on season three

he’s the boss who had the party that jim played basketball with

and then hired ryan howard after firing jan.

hunter is jan’s assistant, and michaeld doesn’t think he’s aware of motorboating

What's the ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks?

by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ahhh, I remember both.

Had David Wallace been mentioned again in season four?

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes i believe so

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Primarily in "The Deposition" episode

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

of course!

Michael has to make a tough decision

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whoops, I forgot Holly

I’d put her at 12.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

still queer Halpert?

Todd Packer is great

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

has he come back since season three?

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i don't remember the last time he was on there

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Packer at 22 is a travesty

“You a big William Hung fan?”
“Why does everyone always ask me that? Who the hell is that!?”

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

methodology

Yeah, I didn’t rate Holly or any non-Office personnel (warehouse, corporate, Karen Fillipelli).

by Red Menace on Sep 26, 2008 10:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

so you didn't...

i was going off of ken’s rankings and just assumed that he had used the same people that you did…

you know what happens when you assume…

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

on second glance, my rankings are all screwed up

i’d like to delete my post.

I forgot stanley entirely. And menace ranked 13 while ken ranked 14, and i only ranked 12…

stupid me

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

this is of utmost importance

We need to come to an agreement about which Office characters are suitable for ranking.

Seriously it’s hard to rank those who exist only to look insulted by Michael’s antics (Stanley, Oscar, et al).

by Red Menace on Sep 26, 2008 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

agreed

really what’s the difference between phyllis and meredith?

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

a dozen drinks?

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Even then

I don’t think I’d be up for it.

by ken on Sep 26, 2008 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

hey oh!!!

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Phyllis has a personality while Meredith is an angry drunk who isn't that funny

And Phyllis’s interactions with Michael, Stanley, and Dwight give her way more value to the show

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you are probably right

plus she did get karen that makeover that made her really hot!

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Alas, not as hot as Karen

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

from behind

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Meredith does say something hilarious every now and then

but Phyllis is good for more developed scenes.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

"SHUT UP, ANGELA!"

Also, when Dwight trapped that bat on her head… one of the top three funniest moments of the show.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I liked the abovementioned

makeover/sales call with Karen.

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by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

for me the funniest moment of the office

is when michael and dwight are giving out the gift baskets and michael listens to the gps system and drives into the lake

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Phyllis also exists to show what Michael is trying to distance himself from

Phyllis is the same age as Michael, and I believe went to the same high school. But she is fat and ugly and in sales, while Michael sees himself as striving for a glamorous, attractive life in management. Don’t be mistaken, he loves the people of Scranton, but when they show him a side he is uncomfortable with, he thinks himself above them. Yet it is Phyllis who is happily married and has risen up to be head of the Party Planning Committee. So which of them has the better lot in life?

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just want to say how impressive this thread is for a Friday morning

And point out how we’re all avoiding work by talking about a show about … work.

by ken on Sep 26, 2008 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and yet we were too lazy to start a thread in a new post.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

honestly...

I was planning an office S.I.S. diary for Monday…

My topic hasn’t been hit upon yet though…

I wanna know about dwight.

Someone the other day said that Leonard from the Big Bang Theory was a poor man’s dwight schrute. Which led me to question. How intelligent is dwight? Is he really a genious that no one gives the proper credit to, or is he a moron that only thinks he’s the smartest guy in the world?

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes.

I don’t think he’s a moron, but he has no basis for thinking he’s the smartest guy in the world.

But he still does, obviously.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

when he thought shotgun weddings were the number one cause of death

i thought i had my answer

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He doesn't have a very broad range of experiences.

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by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Personally

I just really like his enthusiasm for fireworks.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 26, 2008 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

errr...

i meant sheldon anyway

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That was me, and I stand by it

Dwight may not be smarter than Leonard, but he’s easily funnier

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dwight smarts

Dwight’s a master of highly specialized knowledge. There’s some situations where he would prove incredibly handy to have around. The rest of the times he’s an idiot. I’ve known a few like that.

by Red Menace on Sep 26, 2008 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

why are you looking at me when you say that?

"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling

by Slyde on Sep 26, 2008 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

/pan to Slyde in the background, slight zoom in on him looking insulted

by Red Menace on Sep 26, 2008 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

/laugh track

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

/Fox studio audience "Woooos"

by Red Menace on Sep 26, 2008 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

/cut to JG Wentworth commercial

‘cause it’s your money, use it when you need it.

Vote Pops in '08. I promise nothing and I'll do it!

by Pops Daniels on Sep 26, 2008 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

/opens window

/yells “it’s my money, and I need it NOW!!!!!!!!”

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Sep 26, 2008 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Still yet

Both could leave the show and it wouldn’t really matter

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by chandrathan on Sep 26, 2008 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think you'd notice Phyllis's absence more

but it’s not like the show would collapse or anything.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Sep 26, 2008 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't think there was much between Phyllis and Meredith

but I bumped Phyllis up based on her interactions with Angela when she googled “How to deal with difficult people.” Also she had some moments at her wedding.

by Red Menace on Sep 26, 2008 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs