The Surplus
Meme It!Michael:Guess what, everybody? Christmas has come early this year. Oscar, very smartly, has discovered an extra $4300 in the budget. Thank you, Oscar. And I have decided with that money I am going to buy a new, drum roll please... [imitates drum roll] Can anybody guess?
Pam:New chairs?
Michael:No, a new copier! [only Oscar applauds] Unless everybody can agree on something better?
Oscar:No, no, please. Please do not do this.
Pam:Yes, Michael, new chairs. These chairs are terrible. We were supposed to get new ones last year.
Michael:So... we all agree to get new chairs then. Good?
Pam:[over indistinct conversation] Good? Yeah, he said good, I'm good...
Oscar:Now listen, we are a paper company. How can we take pride in our jobs if we have to put our fine paper in this wretched machine?
Pam:Oscar, no. This is not the time for one of your principled stands.
Oscar:Pam, you make more copies than anyone.
Pam:Exactly. That should tell you how terrible the chairs are.
Michael:Okay. Okay, good suggestions. All good suggestions. Uh, let's just decide and agree upon one.
Stanley:I'm with Pam. Chairs.
Michael:Alright, so, teams forming.
Toby:We should really have the office's air quality tested. We have radon coming from below, we have asbestos in the ceilings. These are silent killers.
Michael:You are the silent killer. Go back to the annex.
Toby:You'll see.
Pam:Michael?
Michael:Yes.
Pam:I've talked to Meredith, Stanley and Jim about the chairs. I know they're with me on this.
Jim:Uh, actually, I'm gonna go with copier.
Pam:What? Jim.