Parallel Johnny

At my job, things can get mind-numbing. Its a lot of internal research and … I’m going to stop right there about what I do. Point is, I could go crazy sometimes. I have a few things to keep me sane: my ipod, the occasional break to read my news and blog feeds, blogging. But if there is one thing I enjoy the most, its listening to the man that shares a cubicle wall with me. I’ll call him Bob.

Everyday without disappointment, Bob unknowingly entertains me with every outburst to his wife over the phone, watercooler-type talk with colleagues, frequent call to tech support and (my favorite) conversation to himself of his computer.

I call these things ‘Bobisms’.

So from now on, I will share the wonders of Bob and his Bobisms. Hopefully daily (possibly more) I will have a little Bobism to share. If OverheardInTheOffice.com wasn’t blocked here, I’d probably post them there. I wish could record his outbursts, because transcription just doesn’t do him justice. I must say, they’re not all insulting to himself. Sometimes he’s quite funny and that brings us to our first Bobsim:

On the phone with his wife about a puppy for sale through work.

“She has all her shots, is house trained and understands most general commands…which is more than I can say about our kids.”

Not the best one I’ve heard but its only Monday and there are still 4 hours left in the day.