# The Office 5.14 - Season Finale **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 15, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481 "2009-05-15T01:37:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/81 "2009-05-17T01:28:42Z")
I think the kid said “Up yours, Meredith!”, but otherwise that’s a good description of the scene. I’m not sure who the mystery character you referred to was, though – did you mean Meredith’s son? Has he been on before? (I haven’t seen every Season 2 episode.) ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/82 "2009-05-17T01:34:12Z")
Yes, played by the same kid, Spencer Daniels, Who was in season 2’s “Take your daughter to work day”. Which was a Great episode BTW, (the puppet’s reaction). Another mistake I made was Michael was in the parking lot still when he was talking to the camera. And: “U-Sucks-ti-ka!” Should be; “U-Sucks-ti- **C** a”. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/83 "2009-05-17T01:44:35Z")
I think they also referenced Jake after Michael hit Meredith with his car. They were trying to think about where the proceeds for the “fun-run” were going to go to, and someone came up with the idea to put it in Jake’s college fund. Then someone else replied: “College fund!? Have you met the kid?” ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/84 "2009-05-17T02:17:14Z")
Anyone incredulous that people from Scranton, New York, Akron, Buffalo, etc. all came to this crappy picnic? Some even brought family. ---
**Author:** ![mshar253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/85 "2009-05-17T02:20:53Z")
> [@newcrasher](#): > > Anyone incredulous that people from Scranton, New York, Akron, Buffalo, etc. all came to this crappy picnic? Some even brought family. Yes. That didn’t make sense. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/86 "2009-05-17T02:26:58Z")
Yeah. Poor Buffalo only made the trip to learn they lost their jobs. We just can’t win. ---
**Author:** ![Baraqiyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/87 "2009-05-17T02:46:49Z")
I just saw the episode. I loved the fact that Michael and Holly reenacted the torture scenes from Slumdog Millionaire in their “Slumdunder Mifflionaire” skit, then Stanley commenting that he “Doesn’t usually enjoy the theater”. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/88 "2009-05-17T03:00:06Z")
Anyone think the writers are going to give us more Holly sooner than we think? It would be just like the show for Michael to say that, and then get with her in the season premiere. I don’t know… just thought I would throw it out there. Then again, Michael getting with Holly could resort in fans that aren’t left hungry to tune in over long stretches of time to see what developments, (if any), are made. ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/89 "2009-05-17T04:48:59Z")
> [@Dante](#): > > Preparing the steamed hams. You call hamburgers “steamed hams”? ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/90 "2009-05-17T10:28:38Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > No Prob! Cheers. (Really all I wanted was just an explanation of who you meant, but great job!:D) ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/91 "2009-05-17T12:50:33Z")
> [@GameHat](#): > > You call hamburgers “steamed hams”? Yes! Now, please excuse me while I tend to the aurora borealis in my kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/92 "2009-05-17T12:51:17Z")
> [@Mr\_Shine](#): > > Cheers. (Really all I wanted was just an explanation of who you meant, but great job!:D) Hey, I feel bad that you guys can’t see the cut scenes! So no problem! ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/93 "2009-05-17T12:57:07Z")
I thought Pam’s supposed volleybal skills were pretty lame… but I loved the grunts every time she served. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/94 "2009-05-17T13:00:19Z")
I read the ball was CGI for Pam, (same place I read about the season two character) > **[The Office Season 5 spoilers and news](https://www.officetally.com/the-office-season-5-spoilers)** > > ATTENTION: this page is no longer updated. Go to The Office Season 9 spoilers. Last updated: May 20, 2009 This post contains spoilers and news about The Office Season 5. May 20: Inside Sources I've confirmed that there I can’t cut and paste so there’s the link. It’s nice not to have to worry about spoilers for once. ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/95 "2009-05-17T17:45:13Z")
> [@Mach Tuck](#): > > Yes! Now, please excuse me while I tend to the aurora borealis in my kitchen. Aurora borealis? At _this_ time of year? At _this_ time of day? In _this_ part of the country? Localized _entirely_ within your kitchen? ---
**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/96 "2009-05-17T20:05:42Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > I thought Pam’s supposed volleybal skills were pretty lame… but I loved the grunts every time she served. I found it odd that the same Pam whose memories of her high school gym were faking her period to get out of gym class would be such a skilled and experienced player. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/97 "2009-05-17T20:34:43Z")
> [@aktep](#): > > I found it odd that the same Pam whose memories of her high school gym were faking her period to get out of gym class would be such a skilled and experienced player. Umm…okay. Maybe she didn’t skip out on the ones where they were doing something she enjoyed…like volleyball? Nah. Impossible! -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/98 "2009-05-18T01:24:43Z")
> [@Soapbox\_Monkey](#): > > Aurora borealis? At _this_ time of year? At _this_ time of day? In _this_ part of the country? Localized _entirely_ within your kitchen? … Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/99 "2009-05-18T02:13:14Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I’d bet good money that we don’t see Pam in labor at all. What if they were actually slightly realistic in that even today pregnancies early in term often don’t work out, and have it not be some big emo sob-fest. ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-14-season-finale/496481/100 "2009-05-18T02:24:50Z")
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