Well yeah I know that's the rationale behind it, but it's not really the case. Weak writing doesn't equal politeness, and direct writing doesn't equal rudeness. It's a notion with its heart in the right place, but it just leads to a lot of pointlessly bad writing. Not that I don't do it myself from time to time.
The stuff Jenna Fischer conveyed with her facial expressions in this show, especially in seasons two and three, is heroic. The moment in season three when [SPOILER] she's doing the talking head and Jim opens the door and asks her out on a date is one of my favorite things that's ever been on television. I've never…
"Phyllis's Wedding" is a stone cold classic. Some people dislike it because it's just so harsh and uncomfortable and over the top, but of course that's the entire point of the episode, and one of the hallmarks of the show.
Opinion as fact is a totally valid approach. Maybe the only correct approach. It really bugs me when people get mad at people who don't say "in my opinion" every time they state an opinion. Of course it's in their opinion, what else would it be? Adding "in my opinion" or "IMHO" or anything like that is just…
"Tell her 'I want to squeeze them.' It's code. She'll know what it means."
Wait, what were the voicemails? This isn't ringing a bell.
In one of the season three commentaries, Novak and I think Kaling talk about Michael doing stuff like that, putting his leg up on people's desks or sitting four feet up in the air on the reception desk, and how it's obviously something that wouldn't be comfortable to actually do, but he does it because he knows it…
My name is Buck… fuck.
OF ROCK
Blondie, on the other hand, had like twenty of them.
On the bright side, the fourth suggestion is "how to have sex with cleverbot."
Just because we have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn't mean that we too can't not die in a freak gasoline fight accident.
Were you created from butter and cork?
Why don't they make the whole PLANE out of the stuff they make the black box out of?
Mutts. Muttations.
I love that we actually get a payoff on that cleanup line. Oh! duh! the blowhole!
"Mr. Green, he's so serene, he's got a tv in every room."
Let's all go out for some frosty chocolate milkshakes.
She must work there or something.