We once had a co-worker who viewed me as some kind of nut-case; one who thought I wasn't as bright as the others and would fade into the background in a group.
Now it is true that I may not be the type to come up with one-liners to keep the group laughing, but when I did, the co-worker in question would always say, "Every once in a blue moon, you come up with a good one!" What followed would generally be the mother of all sarcastic laughs, but at least I knew I could be original and funny once in awhile.
One of those interesting lines came today on the bus ride back to the employee lot. Very nice driver, though he's like me when it comes to work: not there for the fun of it. So I made simple light of the situation:
"Work: It pays the bills, yet offers no thrills."
What a resounding statement from the working man, eh?
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Tomorrow's the roommate's birthday: Anyone corner the market on black balloons?
