# There's a group of office workers playing bongo drums on the roof opposite us **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 24, 2005, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-group-of-office-workers-playing-bongo-drums-on-the-roof-opposite-us/332551 "2005-11-24T05:25:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-group-of-office-workers-playing-bongo-drums-on-the-roof-opposite-us/332551/1 "2005-11-24T05:25:03Z")
I assume it’s some sort of sad “team building” exercise. They don’t look particularly enthusiastic, I must say. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-group-of-office-workers-playing-bongo-drums-on-the-roof-opposite-us/332551/2 "2005-11-24T05:48:06Z")
Could be the Australian Rugby Union fine-tuning their response to the Kiwis’ allegations of unneighbourly conduct regarding the destination of the 2011(?) World Cup. I noted while watching lumberous England preparing to fail to beat the All Blacks that the South Sea Islanders had developed a new and very boring Haka. It was almost as misplaced as many of their passes on the green sward. Perhaps then - an alternative theory - the Green and Yellows are planning their latest pre-match “entertainment” routine. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-group-of-office-workers-playing-bongo-drums-on-the-roof-opposite-us/332551/3 "2005-11-24T06:01:57Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > Could be the Australian Rugby Union fine-tuning their response to the Kiwis’ allegations of unneighbourly conduct regarding the destination of the 2011(?) World Cup. Nice try. But no. The ARU headquarters are over the bridge in North Sydney. I wish they’d stop. The noise is becoming quite bothersome. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-group-of-office-workers-playing-bongo-drums-on-the-roof-opposite-us/332551/4 "2005-11-24T07:06:01Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > Nice try. But no. The ARU headquarters are over the bridge in North Sydney. Any penalty for an attempted conversion? I have a big boot. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2005, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-group-of-office-workers-playing-bongo-drums-on-the-roof-opposite-us/332551/5 "2005-11-24T07:10:48Z")
I was going to ask what the heck are those guys (and you) doing at the office at midnight. Then I realized that you weren’t in America (I’m an American, the world revolves around me yay!) But then I thought…why are those guys doing that in the middle of the day!!! ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-group-of-office-workers-playing-bongo-drums-on-the-roof-opposite-us/332551/6 "2005-11-24T08:53:56Z")
Some people a clueless and think doing something extremely annoying will help motivate the employees. The only thing it motivates them to do is plot against management to end the practice they hate. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-group-of-office-workers-playing-bongo-drums-on-the-roof-opposite-us/332551/7 "2005-11-24T09:07:51Z")
Take it you’re no fan of the classic of management-speak _Who Moved My Cheese?_, **HD**? Amusing review originally published on Epinions as [Who Moved My Cheese? I Did, You Pompous Ass](http://www.thebookhaven.net/Z_who_moved_my_cheese.html). ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-group-of-office-workers-playing-bongo-drums-on-the-roof-opposite-us/332551/8 "2005-11-24T11:51:32Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > Take it you’re no fan of the classic of management-speak _Who Moved My Cheese?_, **HD**? Amusing review originally published on Epinions as [Who Moved My Cheese? I Did, You Pompous Ass](http://www.thebookhaven.net/Z_who_moved_my_cheese.html). Not if it’s like the review. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-group-of-office-workers-playing-bongo-drums-on-the-roof-opposite-us/332551/9 "2005-11-24T13:31:31Z")
Maybe it’s a secret Morse Code signal. I’ll try to decipher it for you… _scribbles numbers and letters down, mumbling_ …oh my God! :eek: **Cunctator**! _Duck_!