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“Yes,” she said with

a note of concern.

“His cardiologist just

died.”

—Aaron Webster

Rocklin, California

I was on a business call

when I realized I was

late for a class at the

gym. I must have

sounded rushed, be-

cause the woman on

the phone said, “Am

I keeping you from

something?”

I replied, “I have to

leave for tai chi.”

“Oh,” she said,

sounding intrigued.

“What country is

that in?”

—Linda Platt

Omaha, Nebraska

An esteemed colleague

told me he hard-boils

eggs in the morning,

uses them as pocket

warmers, and then has

them as a little mid-

morning snack when

he gets to work. Truly,

the line between ge-

nius and madness is

very thin.

—@CuriouslyEmily

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THE 8 PEOPLE YOU

WILL MEET AT WORK

(AND THE JOKES THAT

EXPLAIN THEM)

the lazy guy

My boss told me to

have a good day. So

I went home.

—@JokeAuthority

the helpful colleague

The “high priority” e-mail

notification loses a bit of

its meaning when used to

announce leftover birth-

day cake every week.

—meetingboy.com

the grazer

Adorable idea.

Colleagues have been

writing names on their

food in the office fridge.

I am currently eating a

yogurt called Debbie.

—@FussySaffa

the complainer

Oh, you hate your job?

Why didn’t you say so?

There’s a support group

for that. It’s called

EVERYBODY, and they

meet at the bar.

—Drew Carey, comedian

the outsider

It’s weird how many

people at my office are

named “Hey.”

—@PinkCamoTO

the perky one

Is there ever such a

thing as too much coffee?

I’m about to find out.

—@aalexandru12

the annoying guy

I wonder how many

consecutive Mondays

Todd will respond “Not

long enough” in regard

to how his weekend was.

We’re at seven.

—@melowens

the suck-up

Our boss just banned

overly specific nicknames,

and the whole office is

staring at Rat Snitch Brian

the Good Time Ruiner.

—@ceejoyner

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