The following is an excerpt from an actual conversation between two co-workers, which I happened to overhear.  Names have been changed to protect the guilty:

Tina and Stan sit in cubicles opposite from each other.  They’re working away like good workers.

Tina sneezes once.  Only once.

Stan:  Oh, I see you’re a single sneezer?
Tina:  (confused)  Well, I’m single and I sneeze.
Stan:  Oh I just meant that you only sneezed once.
Tina:  Oh.  Oh!  Right.  Yep, I usually only have single sneezes.  Pretty rare that I have more than one sneeze.
Stan:  Yep, me too, just single sneezes.  Now my wife on the other hand, she almost always has multiple sneezes.
Tina:  Really?
Stan:  Yep, she’ll just sneeze and sneeze and sneeze, over and over and over again, ‘til she’s completely worn out. 
Tina:  Yeah, I know a lot of girls who are able to have multiple sneezes.  I think it’s more common for women.
Stan:  I think you’re right.  Now that I think about it, most women I’ve known have been able to have multiple sneezes. 
Tina:  Yep, I believe it.  And most guys I know only sneeze once. 
Stan:  Yeah, if I sneeze once, it’s usually at least fifteen minutes or so until I can sneeze again.
Tina:  I’m pretty happy with my single sneezes though.  There’s only one, but they’re usually really intense.  I don’t know what I’d do if I had multiple sneezes all the time.  I’d probably be completely laid out. 
Stan:  Yep, that last one you had sounded pretty good.

All is quiet for a moment, just the sound of fingers striking keyboards, mouse buttons clicking and double-clicking. 

Tina sneezes again.  Everyone in earshot bursts into laughter.

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Comments

Jeff

2004-04-19T01:41:05.000Z

Oh, why don’t they just fuck in the supply closet and get it over with? Much better than embarrasment and recrimination after the office xmas party.