Offices. We all know that what passes for coruscating badinage in the soul-sapping abyss of the average office bears little relation to anything that could realistically be termed "interesting conversation" in any other circumstances, but can anyone explain why the following must occur on a daily basis:
1) Someone answers the phone with "Good Afternoon" instead of "Good Morning", and is instantly met with a guffawing chorus of "I wish it was!".
2) You ask someone if they want a drink (of the tea/coffee variety) and are met with "Yeah, I'll have a gin & tonic ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha................." (particularly popular after 3:30pm on a Friday)
3) Drinking a glass of water evokes a chorus of "Oooooh! De-toxing are you?? Few too many last night, eh? Eh? De-toxing, eh?" Repeat to fade.....
And why is lunch ("is it almost time for lunch?", "what are you having for lunch?", "I don't know what I fancy for lunch", "maybe I'll work through lunch", etc, etc, etc) a source of perpetual fascination for all office hostages? Maybe it used to be the most exciting part of the working day, but with non-stop internet access feely available at your desk there's got to be something more to office life than egg savoury sandwiches?
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