# The Office: Pool Party **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 20, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136 "2012-01-20T16:01:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [January 20, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/1 "2012-01-20T16:01:11Z")
Liked it besides the cold opening. No Kelly Erin Hannon and Andy Bernard aren’t the same as Pam and Jim… but I would still like to see them together. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/2 "2012-01-20T16:14:36Z")
It had some funny moments - but I have trouble distinguishing the new office girl (can’t even remember her name) from Andy’s girlfriend. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/3 "2012-01-20T16:16:22Z")
They do look similar. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/4 "2012-01-20T16:22:10Z")
I was expecting Meredith to be in an inappropriately tiny bikini, but I’m grateful she wasn’t. Erin, on the other hand, looked spectacular. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/5 "2012-01-20T16:35:05Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > It had some funny moments - but I have trouble distinguishing the new office girl (can’t even remember her name) from Andy’s girlfriend. I must have missed more episodes than I thought, because I’d never seen the new office girl nor Andy’s girlfriend before. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/6 "2012-01-20T16:35:25Z")
erin, especially at the end explaining how she understands confused was just inexplicably stunning. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/7 "2012-01-20T17:12:32Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > I must have missed more episodes than I thought, because I’d never seen the new office girl nor Andy’s girlfriend before. I think we only saw the girlfriend in the Christmas episode and we rarely see the office new girl. I think she was in one scene in last week’s episode. I did like that they are setting her up to actually have a crush on Jim (we had joked about it on the board at the beginning of the season.) maybe they will actually give them a plot line. The junk with the ring was lame. I did like Robert California’s house tour and the bits with Ryan and Gabe and Toby and Oscar. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/8 "2012-01-20T17:14:10Z")
Loved every line from Robert California in this one – “Total waste of two bears.” Toby: “I guess I’m through the gateway now!” Meredith: “No top scum, no bandaids. This pool is choice!” Loved Erin’s squeal when she described Andy as a stalker. Another week that I’m not missing Pam at all! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/9 "2012-01-20T17:18:29Z")
Dwight and Stanley conning free meatballs out of Jim… I love stuff like that. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/10 "2012-01-20T17:18:40Z")
Erin rendering Dwight unconscious with the power of her thighs. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/11 "2012-01-20T17:40:33Z")
Merged duplicate threads. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/12 "2012-01-20T17:41:21Z")
I think this was the best episode in a while. James Spader is the second best thing to happen to The Office. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/13 "2012-01-20T17:42:51Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > I was expecting Meredith to be in an inappropriately tiny bikini, but I’m grateful she wasn’t. Erin, on the other hand, looked spectacular. I’m surprised Meredith wasn’t one of the people disrobing at the end. I would’ve thought she’d be down to her bare-nudeness before Robert’s shorts hit the floor. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/14 "2012-01-20T17:52:46Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > I think this was the best episode in a while. > > James Spader is the second best thing to happen to The Office. The first? ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/15 "2012-01-20T17:54:31Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I’m surprised Meredith wasn’t one of the people disrobing at the end. I would’ve thought she’d be down to her bare-nudeness before Robert’s shorts hit the floor. Yeah, I was sure she would do _something_ grossly inappropriate. No dice. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/16 "2012-01-20T18:04:06Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > The first? Steve Carell leaving. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/17 "2012-01-20T18:12:35Z")
I loved Dwight and Stanley scheming to get Jim to buy them meatballs. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/18 "2012-01-20T18:14:01Z")
Mr. California is about as interesting as a five pound sack of fertilizer. ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/19 "2012-01-20T19:51:31Z")
I didn’t care for Jim’s drunk driving in this episode. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136/20 "2012-01-20T19:53:40Z")
> [@SmellMyWort](#): > > I didn’t care for Jim’s drunk driving in this episode. I had the same thought. “Didn’t he just drink a bottle of wine?” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-pool-party/610136.md?page=2)