# The Office 1/11/2007 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 11, 2007, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544 "2007-01-11T14:19:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544/81 "2007-01-15T15:29:26Z")
[QUOTE=interface2x] I thought it was a combination of all three guys being black and older (just like Stanley), but also the uncomfortableness of Ryan having to give the entire sales pitch just standing right there in the lobby. He was probably all prepared to head into the office and get all professional, but he was totally taken off guard when they just stood there in the lobby and stared at him, waiting for him to make a move. [/QUOTE] Yes…he was probably expecting a boardroom or some sit-down conference room deal. He was always so arrogant about how he was better than Dunder-Mifflin; it’s interesting to see him with a lot to learn. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544/82 "2007-01-15T22:50:11Z")
[QUOTE=Hampshire] I liked how Phyllis knows her client so well that to make the sale she gets herself and Karen the “clown” makeovers so they look like the clients wife. [/QUOTE] Was it just my imagination, or was the client’s wife actually a hairdresser (and possibly the one they just went to)? I saw Dwight (Rainn Wilson) in “Sahara” with Matthew McConaughey, and he was very good. I loved Pam’s line to happy Angela, too. What a brilliant throwaway line. ---
**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544/83 "2007-01-15T23:55:29Z")
I hate those two more than anything in the entire world. ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544/84 "2007-01-16T03:18:55Z")
[QUOTE=Interrobang!?] Angela’s got to be feeling doubly guilty – at least, she should be. She’s the reason Dwight attempted his half-assed coup and ended up with Michael’s strike one in the first place. I’m not surprised she didn’t want to come clean for Dwight, though. Not only does it call her office competency into question, it outs her relationship with Dwight – and she loses a lot of high ground for calling people slutty at that point. [/QUOTE] Why would telling Michael about Dwight’s errand necessarily out their relationship? Dwight could have explained it away by saying that he realized the office would have been in trouble and dashed off to save the day as another way of atoning for the coup. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544/85 "2007-01-16T03:24:37Z")
[QUOTE=Fionn] Why would telling Michael about Dwight’s errand necessarily out their relationship? Dwight could have explained it away by saying that he realized the office would have been in trouble and dashed off to save the day as another way of atoning for the coup. [/QUOTE] Yes, but then Angela’s huge screw up would have been revealed. ---
**Author:** ![Mesquite-oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544/86 "2007-01-16T07:26:10Z")
Was it just me or did “Happy Angela” actually look beautiful when she was smiling and talking about “Kurt” when she was at the coffee shop? I was taken aback, she usually has that ugly scowl. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544/87 "2007-01-16T14:10:45Z")
[QUOTE=teemingONE] I hate those two more than anything in the entire world. [/QUOTE] 😕 ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544/88 "2007-01-16T14:37:57Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] 😕 [/QUOTE] Yeah, me too… Huh? ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544/89 "2007-01-16T14:41:25Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] 😕 [/QUOTE] That’s what Angela said when Dwight was explaining that it wouldn’t be that bad if people knew they were a couple. He said something to the effect of “Just look at Ryan and Kelly.” Angela responded with “I hate those two more than anything in the entire world.” ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544/90 "2007-01-16T14:59:16Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] Was it just my imagination, or was the client’s wife actually a hairdresser (and possibly the one they just went to)? [/QUOTE] I think it was your imagination. The payoff to the joke was that they got horrendous makeovers in the style of the guy’s wife. It wasn’t required that they got the makeovers FROM her. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544/91 "2007-01-16T18:09:15Z")
[QUOTE=Slacker] That’s what Angela said when Dwight was explaining that it wouldn’t be that bad if people knew they were a couple. He said something to the effect of “Just look at Ryan and Kelly.” Angela responded with “I hate those two more than anything in the entire world.” [/QUOTE] :smack: That’s exactly right! whoosh!!! :o ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544/92 "2007-01-17T03:25:36Z")
[QUOTE=Fionn] Why would telling Michael about Dwight’s errand necessarily out their relationship? Dwight could have explained it away by saying that he realized the office would have been in trouble and dashed off to save the day as another way of atoning for the coup. [/QUOTE] But how would Dwight have known about it? He wasn’t in the office yet that morning – he went to corporate first. So that means Angela would have either had to contact him or see him (or he would have to have the keys to her place or something) before he came in. Not quite as innocent as “Oh, I told Dwight about it when he came in, and he drove up there for me.” I think the implication is that either she called him before he came in, or perhaps told him the night before or something. At least, that’s my guess. (And if it was just calling him early that morning – why would she specifically call Dwight about it – that would possibly be the question in the minds of others). ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544/93 "2007-01-17T03:51:07Z")
In the season two episode with the Dwight’s performance review, he told Michael and Jan he had a key to the office made so he could come in on holidays. Assuming it hadn’t been confiscated, Dwight would have been able to get into the office before regular working hours and, really, how surprising would it be if he came into the office exceedingly early? ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544/94 "2007-01-17T05:28:43Z")
[QUOTE=Mesquite-oh] Was it just me or did “Happy Angela” actually look beautiful when she was smiling and talking about “Kurt” when she was at the coffee shop? I was taken aback, she usually has that ugly scowl. [/QUOTE] In publicity pictures, especially group shots of the cast (out of character), Angela Kinsey, who plays bitchy Angela Martin, is very pretty, and usually dresses nicely, wears makeup, and smiles a lot. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544/95 "2007-01-17T14:35:10Z")
[QUOTE=Monstre] But how would Dwight have known about it? He wasn’t in the office yet that morning – he went to corporate first. So that means Angela would have either had to contact him or see him (or he would have to have the keys to her place or something) before he came in. Not quite as innocent as “Oh, I told Dwight about it when he came in, and he drove up there for me.” I think the implication is that either she called him before he came in, or perhaps told him the night before or something. At least, that’s my guess. (And if it was just calling him early that morning – why would she specifically call Dwight about it – that would possibly be the question in the minds of others). [/QUOTE] She could have realized that it wasn’t in the last courier run of the day, too late for Dwight to take care of it at night. Dwight would have to wait until normal business the next day to hand-deliver. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-11-2007/387544.md?page=4)