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Top Secret New Crayola Color

eavesdropdc — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:57:33 +0000

In the cafeteria at the headquarters of a national intelligence agency:
Young Cool Professional Guy 1, indicating his dark yellow dress shirt: “…it’s dusky saffron.”
Young Cool Professional Guy 2: “No. It’s Champagne baby shit.”

I guess that’s better than a Remulak Conehead

eavesdropdc — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:58:10 +0000

At the headquarters of a US Government agency, overheard from another room:
“…national priorities…mumble…United States Government policy…mumble mumble…your ideas make you sound like an Amish conehead…”

You stay classy, State Department

eavesdropdc — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:55:00 +0000

In the men’s room at the State Department:

Man in stall, sitting on toilet, talking on cell phone:

“My friends and I are all about projecting an image as high class intellectuals, you know, like philosophers….”

End of statement obscured by the sound of a toilet flushing.

Not a snow day :(

eavesdropdc — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:27:00 +0000

Headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security (Nebraska Avenue Complex), on the frigid morning of Monday, 5 February 2007. Longstanding office whiner approaches a senior manager in his office to talk about the relative chill (maybe about 55) in the workspaces.

Whiner: The weather conditions in here are unacceptable.
Manager: Huh?
Whiner: This office has been climatically compromised, and I have to go home to be warm, and with full pay.
Manager: Sorry, that’s not an option.
Whiner: Well, then, I deserve hazard pay for working under these conditions.
Manager: Again, I’m sorry, but that’s not going to happen.
Whiner: (more agitated) Well fine! But I don’t like being cold! (stomps off to cube)
Manager: Neither do I.