Thursday, July 21, 2016

Winning bid

Dr. Grumpy: "How's the diet going?"

Mrs. Atkins: "It's on hold. I ordered that diet book you suggested, but the person I bought it from on eBay screwed up."

Dr. Grumpy: "What happened?"

Mrs. Atkins: "They sent me this instead. I'm actually going to the post office to mail it back later."


She reached into her bag, took out a book, and held it up. It was called "Working with a Transsexual: A Guide for Coworkers."


Dr. Grumpy: "That's definitely not the diet book I recommended."

Mrs. Atkins: "No. And you just know someone out there was hoping to get this book to help them at work, and is instead staring at my diet book."
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11 comments:

  1. PackerJuly 21, 2016 at 9:31 AM

    Given recent events I am sure It is a NY Times Best Seller List contender.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 21, 2016 at 12:27 PM

    This begs the question: are there guidebooks for working with homo- and bi-sexual coworkers as well? Especially ones on diets?

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  3. HeatherJuly 21, 2016 at 1:36 PM

    What we really need is a guide for working with an artisanal coworker.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 22, 2016 at 7:15 AM

    Personally, I need the guide for working with the dieting co-worker...

    "I can't have a lunch like that, do you know how many points that would be???" --'No, but I get 2 points if I can get your expensive microwaved meal in the trash w/o hitting the sides.'

    MBee

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  5. mostly cajunJuly 22, 2016 at 8:07 AM

    When nobody's looking, leave the book in the breakroom. Nobody will say anything, but it will be food for thought forever after.

    MC

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  6. staceyJuly 22, 2016 at 2:29 PM

    Perhaps the book was meant for transsexuals who want to know how to deal with trans fats?

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  7. ronstewJuly 22, 2016 at 4:33 PM

    The stories with the reasonable patients are among Grumpy's funniest.

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  8. AmyJuly 22, 2016 at 5:17 PM

    mostly cajun, that is a fabulous idea!

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  9. ShashJuly 22, 2016 at 8:23 PM

    Ronstew, I'm with you. She sounds like a relatively sane patient; she even put herself in the other recipient's shoes. Sane people ususally tell good tales.

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  10. bobbieJuly 23, 2016 at 11:04 AM

    Ronstew ~ Amen!

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  11. AnonymousAugust 22, 2016 at 10:44 PM

    At last an intelligent, witty patient! Keep that one!

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So wadda you think?