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"We're big sharpeners."
Posted by: Richard H | June 23, 2008 9:38 AM
“Blah, blah, Claes Oldenburg, yadda yadda yadda.”
“Your job would be to sharpen these pencils. What experience do you have sharpening pencils?”
Oompa Loompa Doompadee Dah
If you're not greedy you will go far
You will live in happiness too
Like the Oompa
Oompa Loompa doompadee do
Posted by: Deborah | June 23, 2008 9:40 AM
"At the Big & Tall School of Constipated Mathematicians, no problem's so big it can't be worked out with a pencil."
Posted by: Richard H | June 23, 2008 9:40 AM
"How do you feel 'bout wood shavings?"
Posted by: Tim H | June 23, 2008 9:41 AM
"Apparently Moore's law does not apply to pencils."
Posted by: Richard H | June 23, 2008 9:41 AM
The Dixon Ticonderogas here are obscene.
Posted by: kejo | June 23, 2008 9:42 AM
"No, you may not
stick your penis in it."Posted by: Tim H | June 23, 2008 9:44 AM
"It's generally quiet, except when the servers go down."
Posted by: Richard H | June 23, 2008 9:44 AM
"Properly maintained it is our belief that the pen-cil is mightier than the sword."
"I'm a character all right!"
"My arms used to be normal length but, well, as you can imagine, I got a little tempted. Twice."
Posted by: TG Gibbon | June 23, 2008 9:44 AM
"But enough about my new novelty paperweights. Bill, you're fired."
Posted by: gary | June 23, 2008 9:47 AM
"Is . . . is someone there? I can't see over these gigantic pencils. Is someone there? Speak up, why don't you! Stop torturing me!"
Posted by: gary | June 23, 2008 9:49 AM
"Did I ever tell you I was a child actor? Yup, I appeared on 'Land of the Giants' as a kid. Got some great souvenirs, too . . . anyway, you're the last firm we're hearing from before making our decision. So tell me how you'd handle the Daffodil Douche account."
Posted by: gary | June 23, 2008 9:53 AM
"Nobody's perfect. That's why giant pencils have giant erasers. And that's where we come in."
Posted by: TG Gibbon | June 23, 2008 9:53 AM
But, in retrospect, I'm kind of glad the genie misunderstood my wish when I asked for gigantic "number twos".
Posted by: kejo | June 23, 2008 9:54 AM
"Word of advice: There's a lot of sexual tension in the office. You just have to find a way to sublimate it."
Posted by: Richard H | June 23, 2008 10:01 AM
Honey I Shrunk The Stuffed Shirts, in theaters NOW!
Posted by: Sandy | June 23, 2008 10:07 AM
"They can make a desk in our size, why not a friggin' pencil?"
Posted by: Joshua | June 23, 2008 10:21 AM
So, what's your point?
Posted by: simsburybear | June 23, 2008 10:22 AM
Jeff Koons
Posted by: simsburybear | June 23, 2008 10:23 AM
No, wait...hang on! Just a sec' I've got it...hold on! Oh no...damn! Jeff Koons. Again. Crap.
Posted by: simsburybear | June 23, 2008 10:27 AM
“The test consists of placing, turning, displacing and one-hand turning while placing and displacing. In short--if you can’t sharpen a fucking pencil we’re not hiring you.”
Posted by: dwilk | June 23, 2008 10:27 AM
Surreal? Why no....what's wrong with you? Are you on drugs?
Posted by: simsburybear | June 23, 2008 10:29 AM
"I know! Big pencils? It seemed idiotice to me too. Then it just took off like pet rocks."
"We're pencil pushers. We start people on the small ones and then, later, they need these big ones to make it through the day."
Posted by: JohnnyB | June 23, 2008 10:36 AM
"John, you've been a great employee here at the novelty pencil factory. But the truth of the matter is, corporate's been nagging me for quite some time to let go of one of my workers to save some money for the company. Unfortunately, you've had the lowest level of productivity on your branch over the last year, so we're going to have to let you go. I know you and your wife have a baby coming within the next month, but I'm sure there are plenty of other job opportunities on the market."
Posted by: Trotman | June 23, 2008 10:40 AM
"They're actually even longer than they look. The pencil holder has no bottom, and my desk has a big hole in it."
Posted by: Francis | June 23, 2008 10:47 AM
Have you seen that one with Daffy Duck where Bugs Bunny is the animator at the end? Well, sir, I am a stinker.
Posted by: WillM | June 23, 2008 10:49 AM
If you're surprised to see the novelty pencils and eraser, wait till you see this! (Stands up, isn't wearing pants)
Posted by: Trotman | June 23, 2008 10:49 AM
They come 8 to a pack, but I ate one. Get it? That's clever.
Posted by: WillM | June 23, 2008 10:50 AM
"We're a really big publication."
Posted by: Brian L | June 23, 2008 10:51 AM
The supplies orderer asked me why I required such a huge desk, and long story short, I killed him and took his catalog.
Posted by: Adam G | June 23, 2008 10:54 AM
"And yet whenever I need an eraser they're always rubbed off."
Posted by: Brian L | June 23, 2008 10:55 AM
"That, 'old bitch receptionist,' is my wife!"
Posted by: Trotman | June 23, 2008 10:57 AM
“How are you at getting the lead out?”
Posted by: dwilk | June 23, 2008 11:03 AM
Ticonderoga No. 2 . . . is people!
Posted by: Arthur | June 23, 2008 11:06 AM
You know what they say about big pencils, don't you?
Posted by: David Scrimshaw | June 23, 2008 11:07 AM
Standardized tests here are big.
Posted by: Stoo | June 23, 2008 11:09 AM
"Well, I hope you realize you're going to have some big shoes to fill...with pencil shavings from big pencils."
Posted by: Francis | June 23, 2008 11:15 AM
"You see, Flauntingshoff , here at Bigg's School of Business nowadays, we go right at developing in you students a proper deference before all things 'office'. There's too much of this egotistical, 'creative' stuff going on, you agree ? Take the case of this one Cheney, an old graduate ! Thought he was big stuff, doodling all over the place, like he was some god ! Huum ? Flauntingshoff-- an interesting name."
Posted by: Sam L. | June 23, 2008 11:24 AM
"It's all from the new Ikea in Red Hook. The desk is a 'Markör', the chairs are both 'Ingolfs', the giant decorative pencil sharpener is a 'Plufank', and the decorative pencils are a set of 'Fropps' inside a 'Sagån' wastepaper basket."
Posted by: Francis | June 23, 2008 11:25 AM
I believe the pencil sharpener now has a question for you.
Posted by: Stoo | June 23, 2008 11:32 AM
"Any potential drain on old-growth forest will be entirely offset through the application of pencil shavings in the fire-place arena."
Posted by: Sam L. | June 23, 2008 11:45 AM
"There is a large pencil sharpener on my desk, and also a large container, with large pencils inside."
Posted by: Damon | June 23, 2008 11:57 AM
"Go on and hop into the giant cup. You're eighth in line."
Posted by: Vance | June 23, 2008 11:59 AM
Right?! That's exactly what I told her: How was I supposed to know the baby had crawled inside? And can you believe this, after I hosed it down and brought it here to work, she STILL wants a divorce!
Posted by: Stoo | June 23, 2008 12:01 PM
"OK, let's get started. I suppose you're all wondering why I called this meeting - Eberhard, would you pipe down, please? We're starting now, and I think you're upsetting Mr. Winchler."
Posted by: Vance | June 23, 2008 12:06 PM
What if I didn't have freakishly large office supplies. Would you fuck me then?
Posted by: Stoo | June 23, 2008 12:08 PM
"You haven't met your quota for the past two quarters, and your current pipeline isn't promising...please, pay attention! I would've removed the novelty desk items before our discussion if I had known they'd be so much of a distraction."
Posted by: Anonymous | June 23, 2008 12:08 PM
They were made in China, so they actually do have lead in them.
Posted by: therblig | June 23, 2008 12:09 PM
"Welcome to Jameson Creative Agency - Guaranteed to Help You Make it Big! ...Now, what household object did you need help with?"
Posted by: Vance | June 23, 2008 12:11 PM
"Why, even monkeys have shown more curiosity when presented with this display, Dooby ! No, there's no place at NBC News for the likes of you, I'm afraid-- not any more !"
Posted by: Sam L. | June 23, 2008 12:14 PM
"The boss's wife called him a pencil dick - guess he showed her."
Posted by: jim M | June 23, 2008 12:16 PM
"I use the pencils to write the last name of every Vice President on the lower left hand corner of my floor."
Posted by: Trotman | June 23, 2008 12:38 PM
"How is it that everyone has heard of Big Oil, but no one has heard of Big Graphite
? That's where you come in...."Posted by: Kathy H | June 23, 2008 12:46 PM
"When I say 'Polish surge', as you can readily understand, it is only in reference to their renewed interest in three-man writing teams. ....Iraq-wise, not so much."
Posted by: Sam L. | June 23, 2008 12:52 PM
"I'm sorry, but we're really looking for someone with experience sharpening comically large number 3 pencils."
Posted by: Patrick Broderick | June 23, 2008 12:59 PM
"It's not legal for me to ask you this, but will you suck my dick?"
Posted by: Nicola | June 23, 2008 1:06 PM
"So yeah, you just sharpen them when the big man in the office upstairs needs them."
Posted by: Dave W | June 23, 2008 1:08 PM
"...so, after the Tom Thumb Society picketed Letterman..."
Posted by: shadysidelantern | June 23, 2008 1:11 PM
"Hold or crank?"
Posted by: shadysidelantern | June 23, 2008 1:13 PM
"The ergonomics are hell. The feeder has to stand on his toes. The cranker has to climb on the desk and bend over."
Posted by: shadysidelantern | June 23, 2008 1:17 PM
"We'll need to check your references."
Posted by: shadysidelantern | June 23, 2008 1:19 PM
"He died of lead poisoning. Why?"
Posted by: shadysidelantern | June 23, 2008 1:22 PM
"The government doesn't create currency as spelled out in Article One of the Constitution. Instead it somehow "borrows" money that doesn't yet exist from the Federal Reserve, a shadowy group of private "bankers." The government "repays" this "loan" from the proceeds of the personal income tax, which has never paid for any government service the way most people think. Both the Fed and the income tax were instituted in 1913 through dubious Congressional maneuvering. JFK took steps to dislodge the country from the "central bank" criminal syndicate, as did Garfield and Lincoln, and look what happened to them. My giant pencils help keep me from thinking about this too much, as do the threat of terrorism and Barack Obama's charisma. And no, I am not an anti-semite. Walt Disney was an anti-semite, and now his company is run by Jews. Hahaha. I do believe circumcision is messed up though."
Posted by: J.D. | June 23, 2008 1:28 PM
“We don’t fire people. We flush them.”
Posted by: dwilk | June 23, 2008 1:31 PM
"May I borrow a pen?"
"Yeah, it was too big for drinking, and my doctor said I should cut back to thirty cups a day. But it makes a great pencil holder."
"We attempt to transform the traditional ideas about what defines 'normal.' In fact, I just pooped my pants, and you are encouraged to do the same."
Posted by: MAtt | June 23, 2008 1:33 PM
"I'm sorry to inform you that our biggest customer -- Evrolet Girl -- has just died. And, consequently, we're in deep shit."
Posted by: Tim H | June 23, 2008 1:34 PM
"Let's see how you handle 'florida florida florida' on a large white boa.. , oh, hell, try the wall behind me there !"
Posted by: Sam L. | June 23, 2008 1:41 PM
"Very funny. And no, the guy you're replacing didn't get stabbed to death by a giant pencil. He was kidnapped and buried alive by a psycho."
Posted by: David John | June 23, 2008 2:02 PM
Welcome to hell week freshman! I'm gonna blindfold you and stick your cock in the sharpener
Posted by: Jersey City Mike | June 23, 2008 2:15 PM
"Are you SURE you don't have questions? About this shit on my desk, I mean. You're sure? Really?"
"Excuse me, do you have a pen I could borrow?"
Posted by: Leppo Softboy | June 23, 2008 2:23 PM
"This job requires taking a lot of big-ass notes."
Posted by: David John | June 23, 2008 2:25 PM
"Before you ask...I couldn't afford a nice car to compensate for my extremely small penis."
Posted by: Trip | June 23, 2008 2:42 PM
"We'd like you to come up with some catchy phraseology for the upcoming 'launch', I mean, besides BIG, or like that(he! he!),infringing trade laws. You know, you 'lit' majors so clever,it's a wonder there's anything left to the schools ! These six-figure salaries-- man, oh man ! ....Anyways,we got to have this before Superbowl !"
Posted by: Von Go | June 23, 2008 2:55 PM
Welcome to Pennsylvania.
Posted by: therblig | June 23, 2008 3:06 PM
No, the hours here aren't obscene. But every week, two or three people get eaten by the cat.
Posted by: Urgh | June 23, 2008 3:12 PM
It's a giant ham with a crank. Any other questions mister nosey parker?
Posted by: inky tea | June 23, 2008 3:30 PM
"It's a big SPAM with a handle. What with the price of everything on the rise these days, Hormel forecast greater demand for the product; but the stuff still tasted as bad as ever , so we got it cheap ! Picasso did the same with 'found' objects. .... Take his 'Baboon', for instance."
Posted by: Von Go | June 23, 2008 3:50 PM
"So this is your idea of atoning for backing over my child with your car? Bringing me oversized writing utensils? I appreciate the notion, Mr. Smith, but I'll still see you in court."
Posted by: Trotman | June 23, 2008 3:56 PM
"Sorry, but we already buy all our office supplies from a place that makes them impractically huge for shits and giggles."
Posted by: David John | June 23, 2008 4:18 PM
"Your resume was extremely sketchy. You're just the type of person we're looking for!"
Posted by: Dave | June 23, 2008 4:35 PM
"It's a big job, but someone's gotta do it."
Posted by: Dave | June 23, 2008 4:38 PM
"Let's get one thing straight: I hold 'em, YOU turn the crank."
Posted by: Dave | June 23, 2008 4:41 PM
"Thank goodness we are both homosexual fellows, and thus can mutually enjoy the absurdity of this odd situation."
Posted by: J.D. | June 23, 2008 4:52 PM
“It's no secret that this company wastes a huge amount of money on humongous office supplies.”
Posted by: Gary Goldsmith | June 23, 2008 5:10 PM
“I’m really sorry Farnsworth but we only hire Jews.”
Posted by: Gary Goldsmith | June 23, 2008 5:12 PM
“We’re an equal opportunity employer except for Blacks.”
Posted by: Gary Goldsmith | June 23, 2008 5:12 PM
“Cheney created us so I don’t want to say anything bad about the motherfucker.”
Posted by: Gary Goldsmith | June 23, 2008 5:13 PM
"S'matter ? Intimidated by first grade, were you ? ....We like to weed THOSE fellows out."
Posted by: Von Go | June 23, 2008 5:28 PM
"Why sure, Bob! I'll marry you.... and, by the way, you had me at: 'Do you like the giant pencils I sent you?'"
"Great idea, Bill! Quick, hand me a pencil!"
"Of course Mr. Kong can't write. He thinks holding a sharpened pencil makes him LOOK smart!"
"Now that I have these new glasses I wonder, 'Where did these giant things come from?!"
Posted by: Johnny V | June 23, 2008 5:39 PM
"We're C.I.A. here, Abraham, so how in hell did you wander in here through our unlikely, gags-store entrance ?! Anyway, got anything on suspicious 'west bankers', any'turbanheads', while you're here. ....Nice 'nosejob', by the way !"
Posted by: Von Go | June 23, 2008 5:48 PM
"These? These here are Texas pencils: Big and obnoxious, but completely pointless."
"Something is happening here and you don't know what it is...Do you, Mr. Jones?"
Posted by: NAMBY | June 23, 2008 5:57 PM
"Why, yes, we're C.I.A., can't you tell ? Cheney left his signature all over the place."
Posted by: Von Go | June 23, 2008 6:02 PM
Yes, it's for the Green Giant.
Posted by: Lisa | June 23, 2008 6:31 PM
"I'm rather busy, but I might be able to pencil you in."
Posted by: mypalmike | June 23, 2008 6:52 PM
"OMG. You, sir, ae gaaaaaaaaay. You may make some good points, but I'm having trouble seeing it through all of the gayness."
"The large container between us does not permit me to see your face given our respective seating positions. Well done."
Posted by: RichM | June 23, 2008 7:42 PM
"What pencils?"
Posted by: Joshua | June 23, 2008 8:53 PM
"Before we get started, Mr. Cheney please don't mind the sketch artist over in the corner with the completely normal-sized pencils and sharpener in front of his easel. It simply helps me put the name with the face."
Posted by: Joshua | June 23, 2008 9:05 PM
Have you heard the one about the dull pencil? Oh wait, this is supposed to be a CAPTION to the cartoon. Nevermind, there's no point now...
Posted by: ben caro | June 23, 2008 9:16 PM
"97, 98, 99, 100! Ready or not, here I come!"
Posted by: dwilk | June 23, 2008 9:41 PM
"Welcome to the Dollhouse. Your job will be to design doll-sized pencils and sharpeners, which would make life much easier around here."
Posted by: John Tabin | June 23, 2008 9:50 PM
"Here at the New Yorker we encourage our writers to use big words."
Posted by: al in la | June 23, 2008 10:05 PM
When I said "Have a big Number 2 ready," I meant a pencil. You can take the chair with you.
Posted by: djack | June 23, 2008 10:37 PM
I did the scribbles on the door myself. Do you like it? If you wanted to add a few more dots to the floor, by all means.
Posted by: Pseudonym | June 23, 2008 10:40 PM
"Ticonderoga? I barely know 'er o ga...............never mind."
Posted by: djack | June 23, 2008 10:41 PM
Do you really fucking think that's relevant here? I didn't ask you about that humungous schnoz of yours!
Posted by: Slack-a-gogo | June 23, 2008 10:52 PM
Yes, I freely admit that my job--sharpening the giant pencils--isn't exactly essential. But doesn't that make your job--emptying the giant pencil sharpener--even less essential than mine? So, seriously, just shut the fuck up.
Posted by: Tom Meltzer | June 23, 2008 11:25 PM
"It's a long story. OK, here it is. The boss thinks I take too long one every task. So while I'm trying to fill this position, he told me to not to waste time looking for the sharpest pencil in the drawer. Plus, I tend to take things too literally. Any more questions?"
Posted by: Richard H | June 23, 2008 11:26 PM
You know the worst part about this job? I'm allergic to pencils. And they knew it, too, when they hired me. I hate this fucking company.
Posted by: Tom Meltzer | June 23, 2008 11:27 PM
Now don't break it again. If I have to sharpen your pencil one more time I'll stick your fucking head in there.
Posted by: Matt Buckley | June 23, 2008 11:48 PM
This isn't a chair I'm sitting on. It's a giant staple.
Posted by: Matt Buckley | June 23, 2008 11:50 PM
How many Pollocks does it take to sharpen a pencil?
How badly do you want this job? I need to hire an affirmative action candidate and will color in your face now.
Thank you sweetie but I would have been happier with a vibrator and a bouquet of flowers.
George Carlin died. Deliver these to his widow.
Posted by: Jersey City Mike | June 24, 2008 12:04 AM
They're just supposed to look like pencils. They're actually hollow tubes where we store the bodies of the children that have died in our factories.
Posted by: vinceneilyoung | June 24, 2008 2:38 AM
"Did you see 'The Love Guru'?
"Yes."
PAUSE
"Did you see "Get Smart"?
"Yeah."
LONG PAUSE
"Why haven't we killed ourselves yet?"
"I don't know. And now somebody out these giant pencils on your desk. It's like the universe is fucking with us."
"I know."
LONGER PAUSE
"I have cancer."
Posted by: wendy | June 24, 2008 2:59 AM
No bid contracts are inflationary, with a black hole and all...
Posted by: HB | June 24, 2008 5:14 AM
I'm overcompensating for a small penis.
Posted by: Tron | June 24, 2008 7:59 AM
"Everytime I sit here, I suddenly have the urge to go number 2."
Posted by: JohnnyB | June 24, 2008 9:05 AM
"It's facing the wrong way,"
Posted by: JohnnyB | June 24, 2008 9:05 AM
"Perhaps you'd better leave before I go all Electric Larryland on you."
Posted by: jim M | June 24, 2008 10:13 AM
"Just grab one, stick it in the hole and I'll start turning...owwww, let me rephrase that."
Posted by: LR | June 24, 2008 10:56 AM
"And here we have the "test of faith" portion of the interview. You just put your hand into that hole, and trust me not to crank the arm.
Yes, it's mandatory in you're really interested in working here. "
Posted by: David | June 24, 2008 11:06 AM
"Giant novelty office supplies are my only chance at getting a workout."
Posted by: David | June 24, 2008 11:09 AM
"Try putting these babies in jello."
"I LIKE PENCILS!"
"I hired you because our last guy couldn't even install a giant mechanical pencil sharpener that faces the right direction."
"Here at Company Inc., we have giant pencils and giant noses."
Posted by: Harry | June 24, 2008 11:49 AM
"The boss's wife called him a pencil dick - guess he showed her."
Posted by: jim M | June 23, 2008 12:16 PM
- easily the best one so far.
Posted by: A Nonny Mouse | June 24, 2008 12:56 PM
Dude,"all long STICKS are not supposed to be poked in small HOLES."
Posted by: SHRIDHAR BODDUL | June 24, 2008 12:57 PM
Actually, they're croquet stakes; big ones at that. We're big on croquet here at work. Do you play croquet?
Posted by: stcoleridge | June 24, 2008 1:16 PM
We've been having problems with giant cyclopses, and vampires, lately.
Posted by: stcoleridge | June 24, 2008 1:19 PM
"I'm sure I don't need to explain to you that it's us, the desk, and the room that are tiny and the pencils, cup, and sharpener are normal size."
Posted by: Doogus | June 24, 2008 2:01 PM
Jenkins, please move you're chair to the center of the desk.
Posted by: mloclam | June 24, 2008 2:17 PM
Jenkins, please move your chair to the center of the desk.
Posted by: mloclam | June 24, 2008 2:18 PM
You'll never guess who's hiding under my desk.
Posted by: Paul G. Brown | June 24, 2008 2:20 PM
"You wanted 7 million pencils...6 inches long? Shit!"
Posted by: al in la | June 24, 2008 2:33 PM
" These are the only remnants from Jack Beanstalk's Giant's estate.Did you know he was acromegallic and had hematuria ? His wife had dyspareunia (who wouldn't, he was a giant).What do you think about that ? "
Posted by: Dr Sumguy | June 24, 2008 2:46 PM
"Yes, the ad was supposed to say 'Experience with giant pencils a plus.'" Sorry for wasting your time, Mr. Holmes.
Posted by: andeux | June 24, 2008 2:54 PM
"well, your college experience speaks for itself. to let you know a bit about the company, we mainly make psilocybin mushrooms and, also, we, like, uhhh, hahaha, i'll call you later."
Posted by: Walter Destiny | June 24, 2008 4:07 PM
I know what you're thinking, and no, it's not a good idea.
Posted by: TMo | June 24, 2008 4:51 PM
"Army pay what it is, soldier, I can well understand your decision to come to Ripley's with some of Saddam's 'dummy' WMD. (He sure had 'em fooled- ha! ha!- played Sec. Powell for a complete fool ! ..Well, you may be very certain we'll keep your name out of it--and as per arrangement, I won't even see your face. .... Have a good day."
Posted by: N.O. it all ! | June 24, 2008 4:59 PM
"If you think these are big, just imagine how large the fax machine is!"
Posted by: mcs | June 24, 2008 5:20 PM
"Now this is a skills test."
Posted by: Alex | June 24, 2008 7:17 PM
"Our corporate mission is to grant the final wishes of iron lung bound quadirplegics with Down's Syndrome. As you might imagine, these wishes largely consist of moving, leaving the iron lung, and becoming smart and attractive. When can you start?"
Posted by: Chris | June 24, 2008 7:35 PM
that's "quadri", not "quadir"
Posted by: Chris | June 24, 2008 7:37 PM
"Obama has specifically stated he opposes gay marriage because of his religious beliefs, but supports civil unions because they are separate but equal. Loser."
Posted by: J.D. | June 24, 2008 7:39 PM
" Crookshank. SLOWLY move your chair towards your left, as the door next to you has no visible means of support! "
Posted by: Dr Sumguy | June 24, 2008 7:49 PM
Here's the deal see, you take one of these sombitches and sharpen it real good and they you wait til the cyclops is sleeping and..
Posted by: Mort Drucker | June 24, 2008 7:59 PM
Congratulations. You're totally nonplussed reaction to my surgically removed chin has won you a month's worth of shavings!
Posted by: Mort Drucker | June 24, 2008 8:09 PM
Why do I have a regular-sized pencil jar and sharpener hanging from my door frame by fishing line, thereby creating a forced perspective? Excellent question.
Posted by: seabendy | June 24, 2008 8:19 PM
"OK, tell me again, which of the two guys from They Might Be Giants am I supposed to be?"
"Wait, that's too harmless and only slightly humorous. Do you really think you could erase my gigantic polyp with that gigantic Number 2 colon pencil?"
Posted by: djack | June 24, 2008 8:46 PM
It was either this or help the doctor insert the rectal thermometers.
Posted by: T.A. | June 24, 2008 10:46 PM
They're called #20 pencils, why?
Posted by: T.A. | June 24, 2008 10:49 PM
That's what SHE said!
Posted by: T.A. | June 24, 2008 10:50 PM
Not everything, mind you, scales to this size. Part of getting the job right is figuring what does. Thanks to my shuttering the tampon division, we have turned a small profit this quarter.
Posted by: boneguy | June 24, 2008 10:54 PM
[1963: Parallel Universe... Five Seconds Before Thermonuclear war]
"Have you a cigarette, Winthrope? You see, I've decided to ignore my doctor's advice because thermonuclear war is inevitable, don't you think?"
Posted by: Gary Goldsmith | June 25, 2008 12:05 AM
"There's never a dull moment around here."
Posted by: Joshua | June 25, 2008 12:26 AM
(That was my nomination for most submitted caption to the "real" contest.)
Posted by: Joshua | June 25, 2008 12:26 AM
"The props ? ....Why, just a little 'test' Father set up before he 'passed'. Welcome to the novitiate, O'Brian !"
Posted by: N.O. it all ! | June 25, 2008 2:51 AM
Our erasers are non-pareil.
Posted by: harnkess | June 25, 2008 3:17 AM
"Thanks for meeting me, Brian. Well, where in the world should I start?... Ok, I'll be blunt: the company's obviously been growing but we're still in the red this quarter."
Posted by: Walter Destiny | June 25, 2008 3:28 AM
"Have a seat, Brian; and don't mind the weird stuff. I used PCP in the frosting for Dotty's goodbye cake because we were out of powdered sugar."
Posted by: Walter Destiny | June 25, 2008 3:36 AM
"I can tell by the look of you that you're a tits man, Carl, but what the company really needs now are good ass men. Fucking economy. Go figure. I hope your life works out."
Posted by: inky tea | June 25, 2008 10:51 AM
My cup writeth over.
I guess we picked the wrong time to go paperless.
It was about time to put Sequoia National Forest to good use.
Posted by: Amy | June 25, 2008 12:57 PM
I always hated people borrowing them and returning 'em with bite marks. Problem solved.
Posted by: Amy | June 25, 2008 12:59 PM
I hope you don't mind, we're a couple of midgets.
Posted by: therblig | June 25, 2008 1:30 PM
"Delighted you DIDN'T ask, O'Brien ! Welcome to the novitiate."
Posted by: N.O. it all ! | June 25, 2008 1:32 PM
"So, you're interested in a job in Microsoft's advanced technology group?"
Posted by: mypalmike | June 25, 2008 4:42 PM
"...2:46...2:47...2:48.. Fine stuff , Bixby ! You are now Guiness' new world record-holder as to no-blinking interval ! Congratulations ! Good show ! 2:56...2:57..."
Posted by: N.O. it all ! | June 25, 2008 4:53 PM
"One thing though, Perlmutter. You put the sharpened pencils in my FUCKING COFFEE!!"
Posted by: dwilk | June 25, 2008 7:45 PM
The desk accessories division has grown sharply and frankly, the rest of us are just trying to keep up.
Posted by: Phil R | June 25, 2008 10:21 PM
"He's also a shitty vice president."
Posted by: Kyle | June 25, 2008 11:46 PM
Don't worry, you won't have to sharpen these giant pencils.
You will, however, have to kill puppies.
Posted by: Martin | June 26, 2008 12:04 AM
"What the FUCK did you just say about the size of my pencils?"
Posted by: Greg B | June 26, 2008 1:07 AM
I'll tell you the same thing I told the poolboy about my wife -- just don't stick your dick in it and you'll be okay. You can, however, give it oral.
Posted by: AnotherDickJoke | June 26, 2008 10:48 AM
They're for when Rumsfeld's autopen runs out of ink.
Posted by: circa 2006 | June 26, 2008 10:50 AM
Well, to make a long story short, we are now the largest supplier of props for Target's in-store advertising campaign for back-to-school supplies. You don't even want to know how many dicks I had to suck to get that account...Okay, it was like 5 or 6, but I was too coked up to remember exactly.
Posted by: J | June 26, 2008 11:32 AM
"I'm sorry, but all of our pencils are for left-handers
. You'll have to leave."Posted by: Kathy H | June 26, 2008 2:25 PM
"How 'bout them Mets?"
Posted by: Kathy H | June 26, 2008 2:31 PM
"It's problematic. I can't get them out of the cup without hitting the ceiling, and I can't sharpen them without hitting the wall."
Posted by: Ted | June 26, 2008 2:33 PM
"Yes, it's right there in the Second Amendment: The right to bear very large pencils."
Posted by: Tim H | June 26, 2008 2:34 PM
"I used to have eight sticks but the machine eated one."
Posted by: wallace | June 26, 2008 2:40 PM
"Now is the time that we stand chest to chest and sing 'Good King Wenceslas' into each other's mouths."
Posted by: inky tea | June 26, 2008 2:51 PM
"Ever since my family's experiences during the Pencil Famine of 1848 we've been partial to these over-sized buggers."
Posted by: Tim H | June 26, 2008 3:32 PM
"Oh, and by the way, Billy, I was trying the crank earlier and this totally repulsive, stringy shit, or whatever, dribbled out. Be a good man and clear that up for me, won't you ? And Billy, we've got our eyes on you here at Yard Sales & Stuff ! ....Gad, what a stench !"
Posted by: N.O. it all ! | June 26, 2008 3:40 PM
"I'm actually an atheist myself..."
Posted by: Mike S. | June 26, 2008 5:28 PM
"I've found that people don't lie about their experience as much when they're sitting behind a a bunch of giant pencils."
Posted by: Mike S. | June 26, 2008 5:34 PM
"Have I shown you our giant shredder? Or was that the guy who . . . quit?"
Posted by: David John | June 26, 2008 5:47 PM
Yes, my father was beaker on from the muppets. After his untimely death I had to support my family by selling comically large classroom supplies. Would you like to buy some?
Posted by: Danny | June 26, 2008 6:02 PM
"Just call me 'Mr. Pencil', Dick."
Posted by: GreenieStickemCaps | June 26, 2008 7:02 PM
"I'm just so tired of the daily grind, you know?"
Posted by: mypalmike | June 26, 2008 7:17 PM
Don't touch them, please. These are Yao Ming's pencils to be auctioned after the Olympics.
Posted by: COC '08 | June 26, 2008 11:41 PM
"Our next ornithology class involves these giant wood peckers, and we will divide into splinter groups."
Posted by: GreenieStickemCaps | June 27, 2008 7:57 AM
"I use the shavings to make giant bags of fake pot."
Posted by: J | June 27, 2008 12:15 PM
I guess no one told you. Today is bring your fucked up fettish to work day.
Posted by: Weller | June 27, 2008 1:12 PM
You know how it is, first you buy ... well, you know how it is.
Posted by: stcoleridge | June 27, 2008 1:27 PM
My girlfriend told me that size doesn't matter - yeah, right. You look like a guy with a tiny dick, too, so you're hired. Just don't try to fuck her.
Posted by: Mangus | June 27, 2008 3:38 PM
Get it right, Higgens - Peter Paul Almond Joy has nuts and mounds don't.
Posted by: J. Brown | June 27, 2008 3:48 PM
So you tell me that you worked for Boeing at their 747 plant -that's a positive. But when you tell me that need to wear customized tin foil hats in order to block alien signals? That's a negative.
Posted by: J. Brown | June 27, 2008 4:50 PM
Higgens, luck is about to rush through the door in the form of fifty giant second graders. Get out of the way immediately or you will be crushed.
Posted by: Alberta Farnsworth | June 27, 2008 5:00 PM
After having a light bulb, a stapler and a tape dispenser surgically removed from my anus, my Doctor suggested that larger office supplies might be less tempting.
Posted by: Sandy | June 27, 2008 5:12 PM
" These are distraction props we use prior to every vasectomy. If your ready, lie down, spread your legs, and hope for the best. "
Posted by: Dr Sumguy | June 27, 2008 5:18 PM
Jenkins, here's the secret to our success: although we pay with those extra-large novelty checks, no-one has yet figured out that signatures in pencil aren't legal.
Posted by: nonfamous | June 27, 2008 5:40 PM
"In Soviet Union pencil sharpener has torrid lesbian affair with wife."
Posted by: "Crazy" Weintraub | June 27, 2008 6:29 PM
Now for the role-playing portion of the interview. Say you are in charge of acquiring office supplies. Do you a) diligently research the options and choose the most practical option, or b) give Haliburton a no-bid contract like that bumblefuck Harrison who just got his ass canned, opening up this position.
Posted by: Andrew | June 27, 2008 8:01 PM
"You take turns sticking each pencil inside while the other six stand around and watch."
Posted by: dwilk | June 27, 2008 8:03 PM
It's not easy finding miniturized people, much less qualified ones.
Posted by: boneguy | June 27, 2008 8:33 PM
"The M&Ms on the floor are not funny, you non-eyeglass wearing, big-nosed, curly-haired, very upright posture, both forearms locked in the forward position, dare I say it, kind of Jewish looking mother fucker!!"
Posted by: Anonymous | June 27, 2008 8:53 PM
"It's a long story. It seems that back in the 1950's and 1960's, practically every BATMAN comic book had a story where Batman and Robin would battle crooks in some location where there were giant sized props. So the boss figured that if he had these giant pencils, and this giant pencil holder, and this giant pencil sharpener out here in the reception area, eventually BATMAN would pay us a visit. But no such luck. Although I think I saw Acquaman in Men's Room last weekend."
Posted by: Richard | June 27, 2008 9:17 PM
"Could you please move your chair? I can't see you with all those fucking pencils in the way."
Posted by: Dave | June 27, 2008 9:23 PM
Before you ask, OSHA says we can't have sex with it.
Posted by: Jason Olshefsky | June 28, 2008 1:34 AM
"And you know what the worst part is? I have to get up and walk *all the way to the other end of my desk* if I want to sharpen one of 'em."
Posted by: Jangler | June 28, 2008 1:56 AM
"We manufacture artwork and letters for adults whose children have died. And for those without hands."
Posted by: Brian L | June 28, 2008 3:52 AM
What are you staring at?
Posted by: T.Sanchez | June 28, 2008 9:53 AM
"Now it takes two of us to even sharpen a fucking pencil...I told management downsizing was a dumb idea."
Posted by: al in la | June 28, 2008 3:46 PM
"Let me get this straight: your DAD started 'bigfoot' ?
Posted by: N.O. it all ! | June 28, 2008 4:03 PM
"'Here. Bring 'em to work' the wife said, 'they'll be a conversation piece' the wife said. Well I'm fucking sick of them, okay?"
Posted by: Carey | June 28, 2008 4:32 PM
I really wanted a 60 pound shar pei.
Posted by: Cujo | June 28, 2008 4:39 PM
"Have you ever assembled Gatling guns?"
Posted by: Anita Margarita | June 28, 2008 7:22 PM
"It's a living."
Posted by: Dave | June 29, 2008 12:45 PM
You should see my cock.
Posted by: Anthony Carbone | June 29, 2008 4:29 PM
"So then, are you willing to live in an old tree, wear a cute little hat, and commit yourself to making 'Uncommonly Good' cookies?"
Posted by: al in la | June 29, 2008 6:10 PM
"My supervisor comes up with all sorts of ways of making me feel inadequate."
"Boss, it's about that wastepaper basket you requested."
"Oh, it's the latest thing in upper body workouts. Beats the Hell out of golf."
"It works like a charm, but it needs to be cranked. That's where you come in, Alvin."
"We don't use electrics around here anymore, not since the accident."
Posted by: Joel Jacobs | June 29, 2008 7:03 PM
"As I'm sure you know, pens are famous for being mightier than swords. But these seven pencils--when sharpened properly and wielded by a skilled
practitioner--are just as powerful as pens, if not moreso. So, Mr. Grasshopper, I ask you the last and most important question of this interview: Do you have the patience, discipline, and concentration to sharpen your skills to become a true master of the Seven Deadly Pencils? I ask because, you see, you left that space blank on the application."
"Welcome to the headquarters of The Big Store! Are you enjoying 1988 as much as I am? This is going to be a great year for us, and a great year for the Mets!"
"What do you mean when you say you'd 'like to put lead in my pencil'? Which pencil?? And why not use graphite, silly???"
Posted by: David F | June 29, 2008 9:21 PM
Our company motto is "Stay sharp," and every employee has these hilarious novelty items as a reminder. I would impale myself on one of the pencils but the damn things are too heavy.
Posted by: Tom | June 29, 2008 11:33 PM