# The Office" "WUPH.COM" (open spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 19, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204 "2010-11-19T05:47:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/1 "2010-11-19T05:47:32Z")
Not bad. An episode where Michael showed a little bit of growth, or at least some acceptance of reality about Ryan. I liked the way Pam talked to him, being direct and honest, but not snarky or mean. Just really telling Michael what he needed to hear. Ryan didn’t seem too offended about Michael saying he was self centered and lazy. The B story was kind of dumb, though it might be interesting to see if the Angela storyline goes anywhere, and I chuckled at Kevin getting lost in the maze. My favorite line was Michael talking about employees being “sent” to him: “Ryan was sent to me as a temp. Andy was transferred here. I have no idea where Creed came from.” Hasn’t Creed said that he basically took somebody else’s identity? ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/2 "2010-11-19T08:06:11Z")
[QUOTE=Michael] That was easy. Give me a hard one. :: pause :: That’s what Oscar said! [/QUOTE] Made me laugh ---
**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:** [November 19, 2010, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/3 "2010-11-19T12:26:40Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > “Ryan was sent to me as a temp. Andy was transferred here. I have no idea where Creed came from.” > > Hasn’t Creed said that he basically took somebody else’s identity? In the episode “The Carpet” (where Todd Packer took a dump on Michael’s floor), Creed said that Ed Truck hired him. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/4 "2010-11-19T12:41:32Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Hasn’t Creed said that he basically took somebody else’s identity? “He was never heard from again. And do you know what his name was? Creed Bratton” (While double checking this, I found that there is a musician named Creed Bratton…that looks just like him) Do all the branches have the same IT guy? I thought it was odd that Andy was familiar with the IT guy from 8 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/5 "2010-11-19T13:51:15Z")
BIGBOOBZ (with a Z). ---
**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:** [November 19, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/6 "2010-11-19T14:11:14Z")
Good episode, but could have used more Erin and Creed. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/7 "2010-11-19T14:24:39Z")
The IT guy wasn’t assigned to any particular branch, like a traveling salesman. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/8 "2010-11-19T14:25:18Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > BIGBOOBZ (with a Z). “Are you really trying bigb-” “I’m in” ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/9 "2010-11-19T14:42:03Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > (While double checking this, I found that there is a musician named Creed Bratton…that looks just like him) It is him. He was with a band before a lot of us were born. I think they might have only had one hit, but I remember reading an interview with him about it. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/10 "2010-11-19T14:50:17Z")
I liked Jim’s prank on Gabe after the credits. “I just wanted to say I think I had a really productive day!” ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/11 "2010-11-19T15:15:14Z")
> [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > It is him. He was with a band before a lot of us were born. I think they might have only had one hit, but I remember reading an interview with him about it. The Grass Roots were actually pretty big in the '60s and early '70s. They had three singles reach the Top 10 plus numerous lesser hits. “Midnight Confessions” and “Temptation Eyes” are probably their best remembered songs today. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/12 "2010-11-19T15:22:47Z")
Good to know. I don’t think I’ve heard of either of those songs. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/13 "2010-11-19T15:23:03Z")
> [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > It is him. He was with a band before a lot of us were born. I think they might have only had one hit, but I remember reading an interview with him about it. I suppose if I had spent 13 more seconds reading I would realized this. I even knew Creed Bratton was his IRL name. Is this him singing? ---
**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/14 "2010-11-19T15:24:52Z")
I liked the premise(s) in this episode, but the website name??? Come on, the spelling was stretching it just a bit. I think if most people were truly trying to spell it, they’d use “WOOF” or something of the sort. “WUPHF” was conveniently the acronym for Washington University Public Health Foundation. Maybe it’s just because I’m in public health, but as soon as Ryan said Washington University was interested in buying, I knew immediately it was for the domain name because it started with WU and told Mrs. Hollister it was Washington University Public Health Foundation. I don’t want Angela to dump Dwight. There’s too much good stuff there. Downtrodden Dwight is not nearly as interesting and entertaining as Dwight the Stud. He was just sad when Angela and Andy were engaged. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/15 "2010-11-19T15:28:05Z")
> [@Rafe\_Hollister](#): > > I liked the premise(s) in this episode, but the website name??? Come on, the spelling was stretching it just a bit. I think if most people were truly trying to spell it, they’d use “WOOF” or something of the sort. “WUPHF” was conveniently the acronym for Washington University Public Health Foundation. The Wuphf thing started last season, long before that joke. I think they worked that joke around WUPHF and not the other way around. “Ryan, you have a wuphf on line 1” ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/16 "2010-11-19T15:36:28Z")
My assumption was that “woof” was already taken, and that “wuphf” was the only iteration Ryan could find that was available. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/17 "2010-11-19T15:43:00Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > My assumption was that “woof” was already taken, and that “wuphf” was the only iteration Ryan could find that was available. IIRC it stood for something. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/18 "2010-11-19T15:54:26Z")
It’s _‘Washington University Public Health Funds’_ “The world shines on Mose.” Good episode. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/19 "2010-11-19T16:07:24Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I suppose if I had spent 13 more seconds reading I would realized this. I even knew Creed Bratton was his IRL name. > > Is this him singing? (Hmmm, thought I posted a youtube link) Here he is, he’s on the left [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hnFZsrs32Co/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC_gGKAgwIABABGFUgZShPMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBlSiyq_OLVXp4dElO4dEi_viJ3-w "Grass Roots - Let's Live For Today") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnFZsrs32Co) ---
**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:** [November 19, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204/20 "2010-11-19T16:07:57Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > “He was never heard from again. And do you know what his name was? Creed Bratton” > (While double checking this, I found that there is a musician named Creed Bratton…that looks just like him) > > Do all the branches have the same IT guy? I thought it was odd that Andy was familiar with the IT guy from 8 years ago. Andy was making a joke about his or her name being Lozenge, I think. Now that there’s a cap on commissions, might Jim be making more money as a manager?? Wasn’t that why he wanted the sales job in the first place? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-wuph-com-open-spoilers/561204.md?page=2)