99: Office Olympics

Published: Feb. 11, 2021, 3:58 a.m.

b"\\u201cEvery so often, Jim dies of boredom. I think today it was the expense reports that did him in. And our deal is that it\\u2019s up to me to revive him.\\u201d\\nHow do you escape the doldrums and ennui of the office? If you\\u2019re Michael Scott and Dwight go to sign the papers on the condo where your grandkids will someday learn to walk. If you\\u2019re Jim and Pam, you host the inaugural Office Olympics. We dedicate our episode to this episode, discussing all of the cathedral ceilings, flonkerton races, and carpenter ants that make up this epsiode. In the conference room this week we talk about Brian Baumgartner\\u2019s new podcast that compiles the interviews from An Oral History of The Office, have a quick \\u2018Actually\\u2019 moment, and react to John Krasinski\\u2019s SNL Office theme.\\nThen we debut a new segment where we talk about our own lives called Ordinary Things. It smells like cookies. Yes it does, my friend. Yes it does.\\n\\xa0\\nSupport our show and become a member of Scott's Tots on Patreon! For only $5/month, Tots get exclusive access to our monthly Mailbag episodes where we casually pick through every single message/question/comment we receive.\\nOn top of that, a portion of all show proceeds are donated every\\xa0month to organizations that help fund education opportunities for minority students. Help us accomplish the mission that Michael Scott could not.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"