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"I see you got the memo!"
Chad Concelmo \| 6:36 PM on 09.24.2008	74 comments

If any of you have 9 to 5 office jobs you will probably relate (almost too well) to what I am about to tell you.

There are some ... er ... "jokes" that like to circulate the cubicle-filled hallways of office buildings every once and a while. (You will understand why I put "jokes" in quotation marks in one sec.) These "jokes", I guess, are supposed to be hilarious, help you forget about your daily duties, and make you chuckle with a whimsical glee as you clench your coffee mug and try to forget about the fight you just had with your wife last night over Dancing With the Stars.

I am here to say these "jokes" need to stop. They are not funny. At all.

The culprit today (one that I have heard many times over the years) was this:

I walk in and sit down in my office. A coworker walks by and peeks in at what I am doing. I happen to have the same colored shirt on as this coworker. Coworker says: “Oh, hey, I see you got the memo!” Coworker then laughs uncontrollably and walks away (assumedly to use the same line on someone else unlucky enough to have worn a yellow shirt).

Now, what part of that "joke" is funny? Is there an actual memo that goes out to people telling them what to wear to work that I mistakenly didn’t receive? If not, is it supposed to be funny to even think about a wacky memo like that existing? Wow, that is hilarious.

I know, I sound like a jerk saying this, but someone has to stand up for what is funny in this world. At least if said coworker told me a Knock Knock joke or recited a funny limerick I would have been impressed by the originality.

I love everyone I work with, but, man, these "jokes" are getting old.

How about you? Are you the daily victim of office "jokes"? If so, what are they? I have a morbid curiosity about these things.

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Dexter345 says:
(# 0) on 09/24/2008 18:43

Sounds like somebody has got a case of the Mondays...

SilverDragon1979 says:
(# 1) on 09/24/2008 18:46

Chad I know exactly what you are talking about and I agree these "jokes" have to stop. Probably 50% of the emails I get every day are stupid jokes from my coworkers which just really aren't that funny. UGH!

Colette Bennett says:
(# 2) on 09/24/2008 18:47

The best part of that story was that I could imagine you telling it standing in front of me. FUCK OFFICE JOKES! <3

DanMazkin says:
(# 3) on 09/24/2008 18:51

Office jokes are like "Dad Jokes". If they're ever funny, its only because of how lame they are. You should have responded by introducing your foot to his face.

fetusmilk says:
(# 4) on 09/24/2008 18:55

looks like someone has a case of the Mondays

The Young Scot says:
(# 5) on 09/24/2008 19:00

The jokes in my old office were good, because it was full of young people like myself who wanted to have a laugh.

However there were some... "office people" who acted almost exactly like that.

Also whilst filing one day, I saw this on the wall and had to take a picture.

To this day I still don't know what message it's trying to convey!

Hamza CTZ Aziz says:
(# 6) on 09/24/2008 19:00

Chad hates socializing, confirmed!

Harukai says:
(# 7) on 09/24/2008 19:01

My office colleagues are the same, I like having a nice talk to them about stuff but dear god they always laugh at nothing and say crap I don't care about, that annoys me but when I try and bring my own humour to the table that is a bit too smart for them they ask me to explain it to them so it's just pure fail even talking to these people!

AgentMOO says:
(# 8) on 09/24/2008 19:07

Agreed. Painfully bad office jokes become the norm when you have to interact every day with people who you share absolutely no interests with. That reminds me, I have to force myself to like football so I can start talking to people at work.

vexed alex says:
(# 9) on 09/24/2008 19:08

Usually the jokes that go around my office are vulgar sex jokes. It's not the typical office atmosphere though. If it was I think somebody would have sued for sexual harassment.

Scrixx says:
(# 10) on 09/24/2008 19:10

I see you got the memo.. that office jokes suck.

HAHAHAHAHA I CRACK MYSELF UP.

Someone Help Me ;_;

Kinji says:
(# 11) on 09/24/2008 19:10

I don't work in an office, but I have customers tell me the same "jokes" all the time. I don't think they're even jokes, but they think they're pretty funny and original.

Jordan Grim Devore says:
(# 12) on 09/24/2008 19:11

Punch the guy in the balls the next time you see him, then you can say "what, didn't you get the memo?"

Puppy Licks says:
(# 13) on 09/24/2008 19:12

I hate office chit-chat, since they know nothing about you (usually because they're self-absorbed) they'll just make a conversation based on what the see on you at that time. Like if you have a tuna sandwich they'll say "Tuna sandwich huh? Yeah good stuff".

It's completely infuriating because of how transparently shallow it is. Like the person feels obliged to make some sort of chit chat even though they don't want to know you.

Fuck office jokes, and fuck offices.

(Yeah I'm kinda pissed, sorry I just had to get that out and this felt like an appropriate time :P)

Puppy Licks says:
(# 14) on 09/24/2008 19:13

shit I didn't think that images was that big, oh well.

Spoiler: He says fuck.

Redzie says:
(# 15) on 09/24/2008 19:14

This why you should move that Chad Viggo painting into your office from Nintendo's.

liam2015 says:
(# 16) on 09/24/2008 19:19

I don't have a job.

='(

Technophile says:
(# 17) on 09/24/2008 19:22

Office jokes have taught me one thing: about 90% of the people that work in offices are not funny in the slightest.

consider this, the new memo.

Jim Sterling says:
(# 18) on 09/24/2008 19:24

What you should have said was "No, the cat pissed all over my fucking shit. But it's okay, I killed it."

aborto thefetus says:
(# 19) on 09/24/2008 19:25

Wait a second, Chad is expressing anger? Oh god the world must be ending.

QUICK WE NEED TEXT SMILEY FACES IN THIS BLOG STAT!!!

Gameboi says:
(# 20) on 09/24/2008 19:27

This happened to me just last week. My co-worker buddy and I ended up wearing green pants and a yellow shirt, and we heard that all day long. One guy even took out a camera and took a pic. Amusing this was. It's happened to us a couple of times over the years, and always gets a few chuckles.

the GAMEGOBLIN says:
(# 21) on 09/24/2008 19:30

Hey, you hate that joke too? I see you got the memo!

nebones says:
(# 22) on 09/24/2008 19:31

I'm 17

What's going on?

Brian Keljore says:
(# 23) on 09/24/2008 19:37

Chad, I am really going to need you to do those TPS reports.

DynamicSheep says:
(# 24) on 09/24/2008 19:39

I've worked in "cubicle environments" for a while, and everyone is usually at least five years older than me. I've always been under the assumption that anyone older than me just doesn't have a sense of humor, because these are the only "jokes" I've heard at work over the past 6 years. The shitty thing is that I'm finally at a place where even the bosses have a sense of humor, but the pay is shit and I'm going to have to quit for something that pays better.

That makes Sheep a sad panda...

DanMazkin says:
(# 25) on 09/24/2008 19:42

@Aborto thefetus:

Sign 3 of the Apocalypse: Chad Concelmo turns emo/goth and hates everything.

kawitchate says:
(# 26) on 09/24/2008 19:45

and this is just one reason i like working at a game company. like-minded people with (usually) the same sense of humor.

Alexradl says:
(# 27) on 09/24/2008 19:47

I don't work in an office, but what I hate is when customers feel the need to tell me about their day and why they are buying a certain product. I don't give a shit about what you did today, just give me the money you owe me and GTFO!

Evil Cheese says:
(# 28) on 09/24/2008 19:54

Working hard or hardly working? Ehur hur hur. No? How about that "hang in there" cat poster every lady older than 40 seems to have in their office? Come on, now that's clever.

This one lady where I work has a little sign that says something "I'm imagining duct tape over your mouth right now". It's only slightly funny because she's the type that would actually do.

Shakey1245 says:
(# 29) on 09/24/2008 19:56

Chad wear a yellow shirt, let him say the line and when he does go completely dead pan say:
"Yeah I know cutbacks, I can't believe all those people are getting fired. Hey I think I saw your name on there"
DO NOT break the dead pan and just pleasurably absorb the slow dawning of fear across this simpletons facial features.

manasteel88 says:
(# 30) on 09/24/2008 20:09

yeah office jokes suck as much as those damn fax machines do

Elitechief27 says:
(# 31) on 09/24/2008 20:12

I wore a yellow shirt today too, and I didn't even get the memo.

coffeesash says:
(# 32) on 09/24/2008 20:13

Have you seen my stapler?

NihonTiger90 says:
(# 33) on 09/24/2008 20:16

Chad, if they pull something that lame, it is acceptable to seek revenge on them.

Cataract says:
(# 34) on 09/24/2008 20:26

I'm just going to sneak into your office one day and say "I see you got the memo. The dolphin memo". Then, leave a live dolphin (complete with hat) and run.

Your move, Mr. Concelmo.

ghets says:
(# 35) on 09/24/2008 20:34

Everyone i work with is french and my french is pretty terrible. Problem solved

superflossy says:
(# 36) on 09/24/2008 20:34

i totally agree with you chad! sometimes when i have to participate in lame office conversations, i just want to stab everyone i work with!

Electro Lemon says:
(# 37) on 09/24/2008 20:47

i totally agree with you chad! sometimes when i have to participate in lame office conversations, i just want to stab everyone i work with!

Electro Lemon says:
(# 38) on 09/24/2008 20:48

@superflossy:

I see you got the memo!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Tubatic says:
(# 39) on 09/24/2008 20:50

My office . . . ok my team specifically doesn't stoop to regular office joke. If we do, we're being smart asses about them.

We skew toward "your face" jokes and horrible puns.

Brando says:
(# 40) on 09/24/2008 20:56

If they do it again then just show them your "o" face. Oh oh oh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

superflossy says:
(# 41) on 09/24/2008 21:01

ahhhh, fuck you lemon!!! :-P

Ascythopicism says:
(# 42) on 09/24/2008 21:19

Does Destructoid have a word filter? I've tried commenting (with some words that some douche-cunts might find "offensive") and it isn't showing up.

pheonix-blood says:
(# 43) on 09/24/2008 21:22

Chad hates FUN. Confirmed.

Brian Keljore says:
(# 44) on 09/24/2008 21:35

Chad, I am also going to need you to come in this weekend. Oh and don't forget about those TPS reports. I don't know if you got the memo.

Chad Concelmo says:
(# 45) on 09/24/2008 21:39

Nobody panic! I just ate a rainbow sherbet ice cream cone and ran through a field of poppies. Angry/Emo Chad has left the building. Phew! :)

Reeper says:
(# 46) on 09/24/2008 22:05

Chad going to storm his office with an AK killing everyone yelling "THAT FUCKING JOKE IS NOT FUNNY!"? CONFIRMED.

:)

johannhat says:
(# 47) on 09/24/2008 22:57

Completely agree. Everyone at my workplace is about ten years older than I am, so it's hard to relate in the first place. And as much as I think Officespace and anything Mike Judge does is great, the incessant quoting of it makes me gag. It's like they realize there's a problem in the system and *refuse to fix it*.

My buddy at work right now is Dragon Quest IV. It just speaks to me in strange accents.

Incidentally, they find my oh-so-real pleas for death at the system they make me develop for *hilarious*. Sick bastards.

wilbo says:
(# 48) on 09/24/2008 22:57

chad....if you didnt get the memo theres no reason to start a fuss about it, it obviously wasn't that important

deep breaths

CrocBox says:
(# 49) on 09/24/2008 23:05

Did you get that thing I sent ya...?

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