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heard around the architectural studio #018

November 14, 2014 by Bob Borson 16 Comments

The new guy has an idea.


Blob: Ooo-Whee! I done almost worked my way through all ‘dem piles on my desk!

Styler: You shore-do got a lot of stuff on der.

Blob: Yeah, but I almost done worked through it all, I can start to actually see dat desk surface under der.

Styler: You need a bigger desk – you done need a “Bunk Desk”

…

…

Styler: … a desk on top of another desk.

Blob: I got it.


The names of the “Blob”, and “Styler” have done been changed so you don’t know who dey arr … and made to sound like Cajuns

… or Norwegians. Maybe Pirates.

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