Office Water Cooler #2

Topic Two: Let's say its raining outside. Since you left your umbrella at home, you want to put the hood of your sweatshirt up in order to shield yourself from the rain.

How do you respond when a coworker says, "Man, when you put your hood up, you look even more like a stalker!" ?



Discuss below.

One Step over the Finkeline

At what point do I decide that Doctor Finkelstein or his older brother have crossed that doctor/patient no-no line?


Listen here. Its not much.

Catching up with the Finkmeister

Dr. Finkelstein called again today. Sounded like his office was pretty busy. He barely had a chance to ask me if I had taken my meds before his big brother got on the line to say, "Who dis?"

Of course, I responded, "I don't know. Who dis?" Then he hung up.

Conversations With Dr. Finkelstein

I didn't do much on Saturday night, but here's what did happen.

[Ring...ring.]

Call #1 (8:38 PM EST)

Me: Hello?

Kid Stranger: [rustling]

Me: Hello?

Kid Stranger: Who this?

Me: Chris.

Kid Stranger: [rustling]

Me : [click]

Call #2 (8:40 PM EST)

[I don't answer.]

Voicemail from Kid Stranger: Chris? [click]

Call #3 (8:41 PM EST)

Me: Hello?

KS: Hello?

Me: I think you have the wrong number.

KS: Is this Chris?

Me: Yes

KS: Chris, this is your doctor calling.

Me: Okay.

KS: I was calling to, uh, tell you, uh, that you have a high blood pressure.

Me: Okay

KS: And that's not good.

Me: I know.

KS: [rustling]

Me: Okay, well, thanks for letting me know.

KS: What? [click]

Call #4 (8:42 PM EST)

Me: Hello?

KS: Chris?

Me: Yes.

KS: Hi. This is your secret agent calling. Someone filed a complaint on the internet saying that you were getting phone calls from an unknown number.

Me: Yeah, I was, but it was just my doctor, so its cool.

KS: No, we're sending some agents over to your house. They'll be there in five minutes.

Me: Okay.

KS: [click]

Call #5 (8:46 PM EST)

Me: Hello?

KS: Chris, this is your special agent calling again. Those agents aren't coming anymore.

Me: Oh, okay.

KS: The police are surrounding your house because someone told them that you have a gun.

Me: What?

KS: You need to come outside with the gun in the next thirty minutes or they're going to burn down your house.

Me: Really? I should get outside, I guess.

KS: Yes. If you come out with the gun, you will only get four years in jail.

Me: Okay, that seems like a fair deal.

KS: Yes, you need to go outside.

Me: Okay, I better get going.

KS: [click]

Call #6 (8:49 PM EST) and Call #7 (8:51 PM EST)

Listen to them simultaneously overtop of each other



Call #8 (9:15 PM EST)




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And thus concluded Saturday's chat with Dr. Finkelstein.

BONUS Sunday Chat!!!

Call #9 (3:38PM EST)

Me: Hello?

Dr. Finkelstein: Chris?

Me: Yes.

Dr. Finkelstein: Chris, this is your doctor calling.

Me: Dr. Finkelstein?

Dr. Finkelstein: Yes. I was calling to tell you that there's a medicine that you can get that will help you with your crack addiction.

Me: I'm interested in that. Where can I get it?

Finkelstein's assistant in the background: Walgreen's.

Dr. Finkelstein: Walgreen's.

Me: Cool. I'll head there now.

Finkelassistant: Get two of them.

Dr. Finkelstein: Make sure you get two of them, because you'll need a lot.

Me: Thanks, doc.

Dr. Finkelstein: Just make sure you take two of them every night.

Me: Okay.

Dr. Finkelstein: And make sure you have them with a glass of water!

Me: Okay, thanks, Doc.

Dr. Finkelstein: [click]

Call #10 (6:17PM EST)

Me: Hey, doc.

Dr. Finkelstein: [click]