First I have to cover the phone for the lone secretary so she could go eat lunch or Librium or whatever she's on, and then had to endure 15 full minutes of chitchat with the Guy Who Talks to Me at the Urinal, who had an appointment to go to, but wanted instead to stand there and talk to me since I was captive.
AND THEN, just now when I got back to my desk and started sorting back through all of the stuff I had to put on hold, I checked my e-mail and found a message from NASA's own Steevil, who felt compelled to let me in on this little gem of information:
[...] BTW, Terry, I have a Ralph Lauren bathrobe. I noticed this morning that it has a pocket, just where the pocket on a shirt should be. The little polo player dude is on the pocket.
Oh, sure, Mr. Elitist Polo Playin' Ralph Lauren can put a pocket on a BATHROBE for rich swells to sit around drinking gin rickeys in while they beat their Honduran houseboy with a 9-iron, but can't see fit to put one on a SHIRT so a WORKING MAN can have a place to put a pen and a PEZ dispenser and that wheat penny he found on the sidewalk! NOOOO!I tell you what, it's enough to make me want to go take a nap or something!
Posted by Terry Oglesby at February 1, 2006 03:09 PMFrankly, I'm surprised Monsewer Lauren would even let you keep the shirt.
"Ah, non mom frere, thees shirt is not for the likes of you, you mcdonald's eating, Mayberrrrrrry watching, pencil using, work on your own car civil service type person! Thees fine garment is meant only for those with 7 figure incomes, who do not need such bourgeois, pedestrian frippement like 'pockets.' To hold things in? Bah - go shopping at Wal-mart, you Nascar watching, pulled pork eating, non-celebrity type individual!"
Anyway, that's what I imagine he'd say.
Posted by: skinnydan at February 1, 2006 03:32 PMThat's IT! He can't talk to me that way! I'm gonna go up to Rich Guy Land, and me and him are gonna go 'round and 'round!
After my nap, of course.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at February 1, 2006 03:39 PMYou found a wheat-back? Cool!
I mean, er, well, if you like that sort of thing, that is.
Posted by: LittleA at February 1, 2006 04:17 PMAND, not only that, but I found a 1965 silver dime a couple of weeks ago. LUCKY FOR ME I HAD A SHIRT POCKET that day!
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at February 1, 2006 04:46 PMI wonder if I could get a degree in Nap, for sure most days it's the best thing I do.
Posted by: Tony von Krag at February 1, 2006 09:38 PM