Well, That Was... Awkward

Supervisor IM:  I'm writing your going away email right now.  What should I tell people you'll be doing next?

Angela IM:  Hm.  Maybe just something along the lines of "pursuing job opportunities closer to home."

Angela IM:  Oh, and catching up on daytime soaps!

No response from Supervisor

Angela IM:  Just kidding...

Supervisor:  Okay, so I can highlight your commute time?

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Scene: Waiting at the elevator bank.

Big Boss: I really like that coat.

Angela:  Oh thanks!

Big Boss:  Yes it's very...

Angela: (Nods encouragingly)

Big Boss:  It's very... like the Gestapo!

A brief moment of silence passes.

Angela:  Except I'm not a Nazi. 

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Colby:  (Tugs on the back pocket of my jeans)  You've got big pants!

Angela:  WHAT?!

Colby: No, I mean, they're just...

Angela:  Did you just tell me I have big pants?!

Colby:  I mean, the pants aren't big, it's just you're so small--

Angela: (Casts a withering look)

Colby: --it just makes the pants look big.

Angela: ...

Colby:  I'm just going to shut up now.

Comments

[1218blog]

The conversation between you and Colby was cute and funny! Best he just stopped while he was ahead. There was no back pedaling from that!

[Miriam]

Don't you just love it when our husbands think they're complimenting us and it just comes out all wrong? :)

[Michelle & the City]

ok this is hilarious. the last one's my fave. i could totally hear the tones of voice and everything.

[Deutlich]

Oooh, I so love an awkward conversation.

Except not..

[JP]

Hehe... I don't think I would know what the Gestapo would look like. Poor Colby, he was just trying.

[Kateastrophe]

You just succeeded in making me snort with laughter.

[Ashley]

Thanks for making me laugh today! I needed it!!

[Molly]

Oh men. Don't they understand that the ONLY appropriate comments regarding pants are either "wow, your ass looks great in those" or "honey, you are so skinny those pants are just falling off of you!"

Boys.

[E.P.]

I agree with Molly. Boys don't understand what to say. Or that saying "I've noticed you have gained a little weight" or "You've got big pants" isn't going to work (and we probably won't be too happy, either).

Eeh, awkward conversations.

[E.P.]

I agree with Molly. Boys don't understand what to say. Or that saying "I've noticed you have gained a little weight" or "You've got big pants" isn't going to work (and we probably won't be too happy, either).

Eeh, awkward conversations.

[Anne]

Poor Colby, he just couldn't win.

And by the way, Pride and Prejudice was on last night on Masterpiece Theatre - channel 9? Anyhow, I forced M to watch and drooled over mr darcy the whole time. swoon!

[Dawn]

Heh. Smart man, that Colby. At least smart enough to quit before you had no choice but to beat the crap out of him.

[shani]

Hysterical. How the term Gestapo even figures into a compliment...

BTW, the date shows as April 3rd...

[Brittany]

Really? The gestapo? What? What coat is this? P.S. It makes me sad that it's April and you have to wear a coat...

Your supervisor sounds like a barrel of laughs, too...

[katelin]

I love Colby's comment, haha. That is so something my bf would say too. Foot in mouth.

[Operation Pink Herring]

Ah, yes. Did I tell you about the time that my boss said to me "You look great today!" and the followed it up with "Are you trying to look better?" That was awesome.

[slynnro]

These are all fantastic anecdotes.

[Tipp]

It is like something right out of The Office the TV show!

[Curlysue]

Poor Colby! He was just digging himself a hole now wasn't he? Good thing he shut the trap door huh? :)

[Larissa]

I'm glad you're not a Nazi.

[Fraulein N]

Oh but girl, those Nazis were glamorous.