"Ho! Ho! Ho! Pimp!"

When the party planning chick broke down because Michael didn't follow rules...classic.

I felt bad for Phyllis. She must have really work hard on that over mit.

I loved Michaels explanation of reverse psychology. This is turning into my favorite season of any sitcom ever.

Maybe Im wrong, but when Jim was showing and telling the camera of everything inside the teapot, did he say...
"She put hot suace on the hotdog a few years ago. It was so funny I kept the other two packets..." He's NUTS

Nah, not nuts. Just got a hella crush.

The Office and My Name is Earl moving to Thursday is fantastic. There are only three shows I wanted to watch during prime time, and it was these two and House, which was on at the same time.

"15 bottles of vodka for 20 people."
The final picture Michael took... HA! Awsome!!!

I can't believe this is the first episode of this I've seen... It was a riot.

Hooked.

Loved the iPod gag.

Just like to add this was the first time I've ever watched this and I loved it. I'm real bad with catching anything but sports on TV, but The Office tonight was outstanding. I'm a big Steve Carrell fan, and wasn't dissapointed at all.

Great show!

I love the fact that the iPod video was mentioned numerous times during the episode on the exact day you can now download episodes of The Office and other fine NBC shows from iTunes. Hmm....

Hell if they have to use product placement to keep the show on the air then they can have it. Even if it was product placement it was the perfect thing to use as the gift everyone would want.

Pam's comment about how it would totally change the way she works out was a little much though.

The final pic being snapped was probably the funniest thing I've seen on this show. I didnt' even see it coming.

Ok. At this point Jim needs to man up and just ask out Pam. At first, you could kinda see why he was holding back, but now... they might as well be making out in the coffee room for all the overt flirting thats happening. In the UK show, Tim had at least made a move by now. I mean, damn... if Dwight can be a player all of a sudden, Jim better take a good hard look at himself.

Oh, and is it wrong to think Angela is hot?

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I got just as many laughs out of that promo as the shows themselves. That shot was histerical.

Angela is a cold hearted bitch.

Why did Jim take the card back he gave to Pam? Say something he regretted?

The only thing I disliked about this episode was Packer. He just seems like an over-the-top pointless character.

Many great lines last night:

Dwigt: "Yankee swap is like Machiavelli meets.... Christmas".

Meredith: "This is kinda my last hurrah. My New Years resolution is to stop drinking... during the week."

Ryan: "So what line of work are you in, Bob?"

In all fairness to Jim, the girl is engaged. Unless I'm mistaken, Tim made a move on Dawn twice in the UK series. Once in Episode 4, when he thought she and Lee had broken up. And the second and final time was in the 2nd season finale when he tried to keep her from going to Florida. Both times ended badly.

I don't count the Christmas Special since Dawn actually initiated the kiss.


Packer isn't that different from Finch in the original series. Hell, the mistletoe gag was almost identical to the "kiss me on the nose" joke in the UK show.

Not to mention that, in the UK show, Tim had the personality and Dawn's boyfriend had the good looks. In the US show, Jim is better looking and has a much better personality. Pam not dumping her boyfriend in this version just seems silly.

I can't say it is unrealistic though. I've known alot of girls that wouldn't leave their jerkoff boyfriends just because they have been with them for a long time.

Stupid affiliate preempted it for some anti-drug propaganda show for kids. What the hell? And then they say it'll run at 2am, which it did not. Damnit. That's one thing I forgot about Baltimore tv stations: They suck. NYC stations wouldn't pull this crap.

I wasn't sure if he was taking back a card he gave her (was it in the tea pot? If so, wouldn't she notice it was missing?) or some other card. Any ideas? Maybe set up for a future episode?

I'm pretty sure he took his own card back. I believe he mentioned that he confessed his feelings for Pam in the card. I guess he wimped out at the last minute.

So many awkward moments in this ep. Michael was more of the asshole he was in the first season for most of the ep, then he bought the 15 bottles of vodka to cheer everyone up.

Michael shits all over Phyllis every other episode (or so it seems). He is so damn cruel to that woman. One day, she may gun him down.

Kelly giving Dwigt a kiss just killed me.

I was waiting for her to get even by the end of the episode, but I suppose it is more realistic that she doesn't. Every office has that person that everyone shits on, and you don't feel bad for them until you are taken out of that situation and given the ability to look at it objectively.

What is with Michael's big-boy crush on Ryan?

Michael shouldn't be afraid of being gunned down by Phyllis. The only thing he should be afraid of is getting a boner.

The last scene.
15 bottles of Vodka for 20 people.
Kevin
Meredith: "This is kinda my last hurrah. My New Years resolution is to stop drinking... during the week."
"Ho! Ho! Ho! Pimp!"
"Why'd you bring in one so big?" "Well A, That's what she said"
"Like booze ever killed anyone."
And the confirmation on where the shirt came from.


Great stuff in this episode. Lots of funny moments.

"Christmas is the best time of year to show people you care about them. Giving someone a Christmas present is way to say I love you...this many dollars worth."

Fantastic episode. Great show. Nice of Michael to share his bonus via the iPod & vodka.

Jim did say, when he put the card in, "Christmas is the time of year to let people know how you really feel about them," so clearly he got cold feet. And yes, saving the other hot sauce packets seemed a bit creepy...