# How did they clean the area of carpet Kevin ruined with chili on the Office? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [January 17, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-clean-the-area-of-carpet-kevin-ruined-with-chili-on-the-office/930758 "2021-01-17T22:07:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-clean-the-area-of-carpet-kevin-ruined-with-chili-on-the-office/930758/21 "2021-05-01T01:33:18Z")
If you were in the western hemisphere at the time, you probably heard the curses I screamed. That was ten years ago and, to this day, I move the blender with the assumption that the threaded collar has broken while I gingerly tiptoe blenders of stuff around. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-clean-the-area-of-carpet-kevin-ruined-with-chili-on-the-office/930758/22 "2021-05-01T01:44:43Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > For reasons I can’t explain, this phrase delights me to no end. A tiff, not a squabble, you say? You’re sure it wasn’t a dust-up, or a spat? I wish it were mine, but I lifted it from a movie. One of those movies with a great cast but just didn’t gel for some reason, [Yellowbeard](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086618/?ref_=ttqt_qt_tt). John Cleese, as Blind Pew is surrounded by enemies in a disreputable tavern. Extinguishing the light, he uses his advantage in the dark to kill everyone in the room. Later when questioned he claims innocence but says, “It sounded as though there was a bit of a squabble.” Peter Boyle, as Moon replies; “Squabble? They’re all dead!” and he answers; “Oh! Must have been more of a tiff then.” ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-clean-the-area-of-carpet-kevin-ruined-with-chili-on-the-office/930758/23 "2025-03-01T03:57:04Z")
Didn’t know where to put this bit of awesomeness but I decided to go with here because it includes Kevin’s chili spill among its many details: > **[The Office Polly Pocket Set Crams Dunder Mifflin Into a Mug](https://comicbook.com/gear/news/the-office-polly-pocket-set-crams-dunder-mifflin-into-a-mug/)** > > Following highly successful Polly Pocket collabs with The Addams Family and Monster High, Mattel has launched their biggest crossover yet with The Office. The set celebrates the 20th anniversary of the iconic NBC television series, and it allows you... ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-clean-the-area-of-carpet-kevin-ruined-with-chili-on-the-office/930758/24 "2025-03-01T21:10:51Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Didn’t know where to put this bit of awesomeness Dang, if only it weren’t $50. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-clean-the-area-of-carpet-kevin-ruined-with-chili-on-the-office/930758/25 "2025-03-04T17:11:27Z")
Office carpet is cheap, they replaced Michel Scott’s office rug when Todd Packer left the bad thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-clean-the-area-of-carpet-kevin-ruined-with-chili-on-the-office/930758.md?page=1)