# The Office. 3/11 (Open Spoilers)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-11-open-spoilers/532244>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 12, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-11-open-spoilers/532244 "2010-03-12T15:32:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-11-open-spoilers/532244/21 "2010-03-13T04:34:08Z")

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> [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#):
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> Jaysus Christmas, THANK YOU. I am continually amazed at how many people come into these threads expecting this show to be a damned documentary on modern American offices.

Well, I tend to think the criticisms aren’t necessarily without merit. But what I don’t get id the over-the-top anger. It’s just a TV show fer chrissakes.

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**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-11-open-spoilers/532244/22 "2010-03-13T16:42:04Z")

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**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-11-open-spoilers/532244/23 "2010-03-13T22:25:51Z")

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> [@Sigmagirl](#):
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> I liked Michael when he finally manned up and said “It is late and I am going to dismiss my staff.”
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> And Jo said “OK then.”

I loved that moment too. As ridiculous and buffoonish as his character is, he has those rare moments where he stands up for himself and actually acts like a responsible adult. There was another one like that in the “Did I Stutter?” episode where he finally confronts Stanley and tells him he just can’t talk to him like that. Gives his character some redeeming quality.

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**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-11-open-spoilers/532244/24 "2010-03-14T16:59:24Z")

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> [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#):
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> I am continually amazed at how many people come into these threads expecting this show to be a damned documentary on modern American offices…

😕

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-3-11-open-spoilers/532244/25 "2010-03-16T13:58:21Z")

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Please don’t change text inside quote boxes, **Sleeps With Butterflies**.

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