Fri 5 Jun 2009
In these tough economic times, parties are the first thing to go
Posted by pseudo under work
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Two of our spring semester interns left today, so we had a little get together in the conference room to thank them for their contributions, and have snacks.
The spread:
- Lime flavored tortilla chips
- Cheddar cheese and caramel popcorn, mixed together
- Kalamata olive and dill cheddar cheese
- Chocolate chip cookies
- Red wine (half a bottle; already-open, leftover from our annual dinner a month ago) and pink wine (also already opened; warm), both served in paper cups
- Radishes
I shit you not. Truly, it was the oddest assortment of foods and drinks I have ever encountered.
As we were all looking at the weird array of foodstuffs, my boss, who is over 70, said “man, that must have been some really good weed I was smoking when I picked out this stuff.”
And then the departing undergrad interns scarfed down some cookies as fast as possible and made a run for the exit. Thanks for coming, interns! Sorry about the nausea-inducing party food and the inappropriate drug jokes from your boss! Also: welcome new summer interns! Aren’t you excited for what the next two months will bring?
Hahaha!! I think interns generally need a better sense of humor; ours are all freaked out and uptight, too.
I love the addition of the radishes at the end. Poor buddies. They’re like the weird uncle no one wants to be around at a party.
wow. radishes AND month-old (opened) wine? that’s.. um… well. those poor interns.
Wait, nobody ate the lime tortilla chips? Because those things are GOOD.
I, too, love the radishes. It made me smile.
… Radishes? (Also, pardon my total lack of knowledge about wine–I’m underaged–but if the bottle had been open for a month was it not likely to have gone vinegar-y?)
But, I mean, hey, cookies! Who doesn’t like cookies?
I laughed literally audibly when I got to the radishes.