# The Office 11/6 - Customer Survey

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-6-customer-survey/471595>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 7, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-6-customer-survey/471595 "2008-11-07T04:24:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-6-customer-survey/471595/41 "2008-11-08T03:19:54Z")

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> [@voguevixen](#):
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> Everyone’s touched on a lot of my faves already, but I also wanted to add:
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> Kelly: “I have my bridemaid’s dress!”  
> Michael: “What, already?”  
> Kelly: “Yes! And you said I could pick the color, so I picked WHITE!” ROFL

Didn’t she also wear white to Phyllis’ wedding?

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-6-customer-survey/471595/42 "2008-11-08T16:35:03Z")

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This episode was fan-freaking-tastic (“That what’s she said! That what’s she said!”) but one thing really bothered me.

Why are they making a big deal about “Pam’s future”? I thought she was in NY for a three month intro session to Pratt’s design program. That means she has at least three and a half years to go before the job question is even an issue.

I will be mightily pissed if they break up Jim and Pam because all of the “tension” between them has been so fake and manufactured.

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**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-6-customer-survey/471595/43 "2008-11-08T17:20:44Z")

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> [@Justin\_Bailey](#):
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> I will be mightily pissed if they break up Jim and Pam because all of the “tension” between them has been so fake and manufactured.

I agree, but that’s what ALWAYS happens on TV shows-- they bust up perfectly functional relationships over stupid crap, because happy couples don’t make good TV, or they think we will enjoy watching more if there’s some sort of trauma/drama. I hope they don’t do that with Jim and Pam, but I’m not counting on it.

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-6-customer-survey/471595/44 "2008-11-08T22:31:52Z")

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> [@Rubystreak](#):
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> What was really hilarious about those mugs is that everyone’s picture had them looking pissed off-- nary a smile to be seen.

Except Andy’s. He had that big cheesy grin in his picture. That was one of my favorite parts of this episode. Andy is getting really frustrated because Jim is using his mug. He’s trying to convince Jim that the mug is his. Jim holds it up next to Andy’s face. Andy smiles big, just like in his mug picture. Jim says, “I don’t see it.”

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-6-customer-survey/471595/45 "2008-11-08T22:55:38Z")

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IMO, the “deleted scenes” for 3 out of the last 4 episodes (including this one) are funnier than most of the stuff left in the show. [Linky](http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/video/clips/customer-survey-deleted-scene-1/817001/) to such a video. “Now substitute paper for carrots.”

I just realized this: Michael, Andy, Dwight, Angela. These are people I hate to love. (Or something like that.)

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-6-customer-survey/471595/46 "2008-11-09T00:24:14Z")

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> [@ftg](#):
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> IMO, the “deleted scenes” for 3 out of the last 4 episodes (including this one) are funnier than most of the stuff left in the show. [Linky](http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/video/clips/customer-survey-deleted-scene-1/817001/) to such a video. “Now substitute paper for carrots.”

Yeah–nice analogy, Michael. And I loved Dwight’s scheme to keep increasing his bonuses!

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-6-customer-survey/471595/47 "2008-11-09T13:23:50Z")

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This was my favorite episode so far this season. I laughed more than once, which is rare for me and The Office.

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**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:** [November 9, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-6-customer-survey/471595/48 "2008-11-09T18:26:00Z")

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> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#):
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> LOVED this episode. Unfortunately my signal was going in and out (TWSS), so I might have missed a joke or two. Speaking of, what was it Dwight said? “Is this a joke? I’m getting that anxious feeling that often accompanies jokes,” or something like that. That had me on the floor, it says so much about Dwight.(snip)

Dwight reminds of a Pierson’s Puppeteer from Niven’s Known Space series. When one was told that laughter was the result of an interrupted defense mechanism he replied, “No sapient being ever interrupts a defense mechanism”.

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**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:** [November 9, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-6-customer-survey/471595/49 "2008-11-09T19:05:19Z")

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> [@shy\_guy](#):
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> I’m also confused regarding Angela’s motives. What, exactly, is she planning on doing when the wedding is over and she can’t use it as an excuse to get close to Dwight?

She probably isn’t thinking that far ahead. According to the wedding blog linked upthread, the wedding isn’t until Thanksgiving Day 2009, which is hilarious. Andy planned the wedding that day because that’s when nothing was booked up. Angela now has over a year of excuses to spend lots of time at the Beet Farm alone and at odd hours.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-6-customer-survey/471595/50 "2008-11-10T15:28:53Z")

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> [@Rubystreak](#):
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> What was really hilarious about those mugs is that everyone’s picture had them looking pissed off-- nary a smile to be seen. Must have been a really fun party…

I thought maybe they were favors she had made ahead of time…maybe from Dunder-Mifflin ID photos??

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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-11-6-customer-survey/471595/51 "2008-11-10T18:55:10Z")

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> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#):
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> Hahahaha! That is awesome. Andy’s so lucky - what with the modesty dressing screen, heavy duty bathroom deadbolt, and extra-thick, non-see-through shower curtain, you can tell she’ll be a wildcat in the sack.
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> I also love that there’s the karaoke machine, clearly for Andy, immediately followed by noise-canceling headphones for Angela.

So they are getting married on Thanksgiving Day 2009. That’s awesome!

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