Pat in London works for a large office, where, unfortunately for the many java addicts on staff, the coffeemaker has a habit of breaking down. Also, Pat says, “It’s an advertising agency, so there are lots of grammar pedants.” The result?
related: Just be glad you don’t know what’s in the coffee
30 responses so far ↓
#1
NeonDreams
Might I suggest, that since over-use seems to be an issue, why don’t they purchase a second coffee machine; to lighten the first machine’s load?
May 5, 2012 at 1:47 pm rating: 90
#2
BeQui
My favorite is LOUD NOISES!
May 5, 2012 at 1:48 pm rating: 90
#3
JK
There’s coffee in that nebula.
(Trekkies, make yourselves known.)
May 5, 2012 at 2:07 pm rating: 90
#4
FeRD
Can I just say how happy I am to learn that, in an ad agency of all places, there are “a lot of grammar pedants”?
May 5, 2012 at 2:49 pm rating: 90
#5
Leorale
This one makes me happy. It sounds like my family.
May 5, 2012 at 3:40 pm rating: 90
#6
kermit
Affixing Post-it notes to the thing makes it work better, right?
May 5, 2012 at 8:47 pm rating: 90
#7
BrookeDiz
Well of COURSE it doesn’t work – there are all those damn notes stuck all over it!
May 5, 2012 at 9:00 pm rating: 90
#8
SeeYouInTea
This is truly fantastic. They seem like a fun bunch.
May 5, 2012 at 9:49 pm rating: 90
#9
sleeps
I yearn, deep in my soul, to work in this office. Seriously, I would work in the mail room if it paid a living wage and I got to hang out with people like this on a regular basis, instead of the live-action version of Joe vs. The Volcano that is my work environment.
May 5, 2012 at 10:43 pm rating: 90
#10
Poltergeist
(BBC narrative) “Exhausted and overworked, the coffeemaker sings a loud and rattling swan song before finally passing on. Within hours of its untimely death, the machine is swarmed by post-it notes, and in just a few days, all that will remain of the decaying carcass is a light dusting of coffee grounds ready to be carried off by the wind. Life has come full circle.”
May 6, 2012 at 7:57 am rating: 90
#11
AuntyBron
“Valuable Stationary”? Dude – they’re pos-it notes.
May 6, 2012 at 11:29 pm rating: 90
#12
mari
omg i’m dying lmao! :snort:
May 7, 2012 at 9:19 am rating: 90
#13
sonnybishop
Who left the milk out?
May 7, 2012 at 11:58 am rating: 90
#14
Kris Hunt
Too bad the grammar pedants didn’t do anything about the dangling adjective “everyday” at the end of the sentence on the coffee maker sign.
“Everyday” = “ordinary”
“Every day” = “each day”
Jun 18, 2012 at 9:34 am rating: 90
#15
Schaerer
how people manage to break a Schearer espresso machine is a complete riddle to me.
Jun 19, 2012 at 8:14 pm rating: 90
#16
Jody
I worked in advertising for several years, and this seems about right.
…Fun bunch of folks.
We always had the day off before a long weekend, along with the entire Christmas “season”. We had all sorts of entertainment (pool table, basketball court, a DVD library and viewing lounges, gym & showers, etc.). Creative staff were strongly encouraged to be themselves, and look and dress uniquely. We had…get this…A BEER CART…that went around from office to office at the end of the day on Fridays. (Money collected went to charity.) Pretty much every agency employee had his/her own office. Loads of gifts and freebies. Un-PC jokes were fully accepted. Overall, it was just a great place to work.
I became a consultant specializing in the advertising industry, until I retired early. I OFTEN consider going back to work in advertising.
Aug 3, 2012 at 5:13 pm rating: 90
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