DAnnisms

The Joke of the Day?

So we have this empty office at work, and we’ve papered the windows so no one can see in.  The women with nursing babies at home use the office to pump breast milk into little bottles.  The office used to be in one corner of the floor, but someone moved in there, and they had to move the milking station over by my desk. 

So when I spotted a dude coming out of the office, I said the first thing that came to my mind, and I said it loud:  “Are you milking?” This was followed by loud jeers of laughter and the instant embarrassment that I had yet again blurted something inappropriate at the office.

It happens to be bowling night, so lots of people change into their jeans and team shirts before they head out to the lanes. The guy was just using the milking room to change clothes.  But he and his buddy were ready for some brewskies, and they thought this was the funniest thing they’d heard all day.  I didn’t stay embarrassed too long, especially after they told me I’d just said the “joke of the day.”

At first I thought it might be bad since one of the nursing mothers was probably in hearing distance, but then I realized I didn’t really care if she was offended.  After all, she’s the one with the racist baby pictures flashing across her screen saver. But that’s another story altogether.