"Good morning, young lady!"
...
"Whatcha working on?"
(brief summary of my task list)
"The correct answer was: 'same
****, different day.' HA! HA!"
(blank look)
STALE
...
"I can't connect to the network. Why can't I connect to the network?"
...
"I can't connect to the network printer. Why can't I connect to the network printer?"
...
(cheerful whistling.)
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(cell phone, ringing away on desk, unattended.)
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"Is the wifi down? I can't connect to the wifi. Did somebody forget to pay the electrical bill?"
...
"OH HI, HONEY! I'm here at work! WORKING! That's right! ... Yeah! Remember Tom? I talked to Tom today! He said I should have stayed retired! HA! HA!"
OLD PEOPLE
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I feel like there must be a tired office humor bingo card that I should have at my desk. If he says "Working hard, or hardly working?" or "Is this a safety meeting? Nobody moves, nobody gets hurt?" I am going to throw my arms in the air and shout "BINGO!!!"
-k