# The Office - 9-25-2008 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 26, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298 "2008-09-26T06:29:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/41 "2008-09-26T15:20:29Z")
> [@myskepticsight](#): > > I dunno though. Because Pam was leaving before the weight loss contest really started - she couldn’t get on the scale for the first weigh-in because she was leaving in less than a week, and didn’t the episode span 7 weeks of the contest? If so, then the 3 months is already half-over unless she stays in NYC for some reason after the 3 months. Possibly. But she could be accepted to a special program and maybe she and Jim will get into an argument over her staying longer…there are lots of possibilities. Actually, I’d prefer that they let the two of them be in love and inject more drama to Dwight and Angela or any of the other sub-plots. ---
**Author:** ![Atomicflea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Atomicflea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomicflea)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/42 "2008-09-26T15:23:23Z")
> [@kingpengvin](#): > > Michael tearing up the tickets… now that is good Michael stupidity. Trying to help her out in a way that would only make sense to him. Haha, that was terrible. The look on poor Holly’s face. She was so gearing herself up for him to ask her out… ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/43 "2008-09-26T15:24:27Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > I thought I’d die when Michael took Computer Pam to the supply shelf to look for the colored paperclips. And he was just so…so…“Michael” to the female temp. Yep. One other favorite moment - Pam’s talking head moment on the webcam. “Can you bring me back to Jim now please?” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/44 "2008-09-26T15:27:49Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > Oh, one other thing that must have been left on the editing room floor… did anyone else notice that early in the episode, like the first two weigh-ins, something was terribly wrong with Meredith’s face? It was all red and blotchy. But she wasn’t in any other scenes… I think they had a sub-plot for her that got ditched. > > Poor, stupid Toby. In the first scene, at the end of the last meal, Dwight tried to stop people from eating anything else by spraying bug spray (I think) all over the food, and he got some on Meredith. I think the skin thing was a reaction to the spray. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/45 "2008-09-26T15:27:52Z")
God, this show just keeps it coming. I was cracking up the whole way through. My favorite moments: Creed cutting the rice rations on a scale with a credit card. Kelly’s first interview where she looks like she’s on death’s door. “I bought a bikini. I’m gonna look so awesome.” The pictures Michael ‘Klump’ hung up were priceless. When Michael ‘Klump’ has Kelly stand up and ask everyone what makes her beautiful… she starts letting go, “I hate diets, I don’t like [whatever], and I don’t like this worm inside me!” Which went right over everyone’s heads, except the show a shot of Creed almost loosing his poker face. When Dwight kicked the cake on Michael. When Michael was calling the old receptionist lady a weirdo. And walking Pam around on vidchat to fill people in on stuff. “Michael, put me down, I’m getting sick.” Basically every reaction shot from Jim. And others. Good start this season. Also, I hope they tame Michael back somewhat, as last season, they had him do stuff even children and psychotic people knew better not to do. It was just overboard. This last ep, so far so good… ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/46 "2008-09-26T15:35:12Z")
The crack-up moment for me was Dwight **hammering** the apple into the vending machine slot. The first dance to “The Little Drummer Boy”? Sure, says Andy! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/47 "2008-09-26T15:45:30Z")
This was a fantastic episode. It was season-finale quality! They really kept it up through the whole episode…I hope the whole season is this good! ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/48 "2008-09-26T15:47:04Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > I have a sinking feeling that the 3 months while she’s gone is going to cause someone to stray or think about straying. I just have a vibe that this will be an underlying story line for the season. ☹ Well, it’s been seven weeks already, so only five to go, right? I think an engagement is worth at least five weeks of fidelity! …and this has already been discussed! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/49 "2008-09-26T15:50:34Z")
When everyone first got on the scale, they announced a weight, Pam got off, they gave the new weight and you could see everyone pausing to do the math… bwhaa! ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/50 "2008-09-26T15:51:59Z")
> [@ArizonaTeach](#): > > …and this has already been discussed! ??? ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/51 "2008-09-26T15:54:34Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > The first dance to “The Little Drummer Boy”? Sure, says Andy! Well, she’ll be dancing with her cat, not the bridegroom, so what does he care? ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/52 "2008-09-26T16:04:25Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > So Kelly and a few others lost weight but there wasn’t a net change. Who do you guys think gained weight? Angela, because she is pregnant. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/53 "2008-09-26T16:05:23Z")
“Be more specific” “Her FINGERnails.” For some reason, that absolutely cracked us up! Also: "5 miles? That’s a deathmarch…? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/54 "2008-09-26T16:05:54Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > The one time Angela didnt rush to the back room to be with Dwight when he came out all confused his tank top looked VERY tight around the middle. I thought it was clear he was the one gaining weight, specially after he told Jim he was obviously not the one with the problem. I liked the earlier rendezvous bit…“This is the last time, Dwight! I have a fiancee who I like very much.” ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/55 "2008-09-26T16:11:34Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > ??? Maybe that I already made the seven weeks already has passed point. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/56 "2008-09-26T16:15:45Z")
> [@myskepticsight](#): > > Maybe that I already made the seven weeks already has passed point. Right, but there are other possibilities…that’s all I’m saying. ---
**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:** [September 26, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/57 "2008-09-26T16:31:34Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Right, but there are other possibilities…that’s all I’m saying. Eh, I doubt it. If they were going to go down that road they wouldn’t have skipped over more than half of Pam’s NY trip in one episode. And that look on her face when he got down on one knee has me pretty convinced that nothing will change that in the next few episodes. But if Michael screws this up with Holly I will be pissed. ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/58 "2008-09-26T16:36:26Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > ??? Sorry, yeah, I meant that while my post was sitting on preview for like half an hour while I was distracted doing something else, the point that I brought up (which I thought was brilliant, BTW, 'cause that’s how I roll) had already been discsused by you guys. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/59 "2008-09-26T17:04:51Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Right, but there are other possibilities…that’s all I’m saying. Well knowing this show, nothing is always 100% peachy keen. Something will go wrong somewhere. But I seriously doubt they would completely ruin Pam/Jim for us. They know a lot of viewers like them together and it really works. I don’t doubt there might be some trouble ahead but I also think in the end it will be all good. I just don’t think New York is gonna be the problem. The writers skipped over most of it already. I think the probable problem lies somewhere else now unseen. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298/60 "2008-09-26T17:09:46Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > And poor Andy, putting down four nonrefundable deposits at honeymoon destinations is nothing to him, but Angela’s rejection of Here Comes Treble as his collective best man is the dealbreaker. He is such a sap. I was wondering about the scene where Andy mentioned his a cappella group from Cornell. He said that he wanted the group to be the wedding band and to stay with them for three weeks (and for them to be his collective best man), and it was a “dealbreaker”. I think he finally realized that she really didn’t want to marry him and was using the a cappella group as a graceful way to end it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-25-2008/465298.md?page=4)