In these tough economic times, parties are the first thing to go


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?


7 Responses to In these tough economic times, parties are the first thing to go

  1. K says:

    Hahaha!! I think interns generally need a better sense of humor; ours are all freaked out and uptight, too.

  2. Korinna says:

    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.

  3. Alice says:

    wow. radishes AND month-old (opened) wine? that’s.. um… well. those poor interns. ;-)

  4. Jess says:

    Wait, nobody ate the lime tortilla chips? Because those things are GOOD.

  5. I, too, love the radishes. It made me smile.

  6. Emily C. says:

    … 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?

  7. Swistle says:

    I laughed literally audibly when I got to the radishes.