Great episode. I'm sad that Arrested Development might be gone, but this show has nicely slid in to replace it. :up:

I laughed harder than I ever have before when he whipped out his camera.

From the Fire episode:

Michael: Well, I would definitely have sex with Ryan... 'cause he is going to own his own business.

;)

Anyone notice Kevin used a paper cutter to remove the top of the tree? lol

I did (post #77).

That guy is a serial killer... I just know it.

This show is just so damn funny. But, holy hell I seem to have missed the ending to this ep. Hurry up rerun.

When I was a teenager I was hot for a girl that I used to hang out with. Somehow, I ended up with her comb, and didn't give it back. I've had it for about 25 years. Creepy? Maybe, but I've also had the girl for about 22 years now. -biggrin- I've even lost it a number of times over the years, to my distress. Once a waitress came running out a restaurant to ask if was mine, since it had fallen out of my pocket while I was eating there. I'm glad I tip well! It now stays at home.

Awesome ep. :lol:

I'd point out the "I've also had the girl for about 22 years now" as a funny typo but I'm not so sure it's a typo or funny after having read the waitress story....

Rewatched the episode and I don't think there is anyway to tell if the letter was opened or not but I guess if Jim didn't bring it up in an interview chances are it was still sealed.

I got the impression that during the "Yankee Swap" (which we call Dirty Santa), he started getting nervous about the gift in other people's hands. I don't think it was so much it was intended for Pam, but he was worried about the letter. That gave him a lot to worry about and in all that decided maybe he said too much and chickened out.

Just my way of saying we've been together for 22 years now. It wasn't meant to sound like she was a possession, or that I'm keeping her in the basement, like mother Bates. :lol:

Not so creepy to keep. But you carry it around with you and take the comb out to dinner?!

In my mind I am picturing dinner for two, with the comb sitting in a booster seat across from him.

Yes, creepy, very creepy.

"So Phylis is basically saying, hey Michael, I know you did a lot to help the office this year, but I only care about you a homemade oven mitts worth."

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Most of the highlights have already been mentioned, so I'll just say I loved it. Absolutely loved it.

It's creepy to carry a comb with you? What if your hair gets messed up while you're out?

those assholes at wbal. I was going to watch my dvr recording of the episode, but they ran a "kids helping teens' special (or something like that) unadvertised. They also put at the bottom of the screen, that it would air that night at 2:05 am that morning, so i obviously missed it (Earl taped fine)

That sucks, man. If you haven't seen the thread here, I'll note that you can buy episodes of The Office in the iTunes Music Store now. I think they're $2 each.

:lol:

No. I was just kidding you because it seemed like, if you kept it for sentimental reasons, it would be in a box in the back of your closet or something with other similar items. I just thought because it was that particular comb it was funny (impling that you carry it around all day long for sentimental reasons -wink-)

I think Stanley is very underrated as a character. One of my favorite lines was when Ryan picked the gift after his ipod got swapped with the Kelly name plate.

Stanley: "That was meant for Kelly"
Ryan: "Yea, I figured"

Packer sucks at throwing.


Best episode yet.

Like when he was so proud of getting his foot massager back in the swap, and then suddenly the realization that he could have taken the iPod instead washes over him... :lol:

"Well, I call it fun" :lol: I thought Yaaankeee Swap was a riot and for some reason I just found it funny as heck the manner in which Dwight listed the options for Ryan after he got his IPOD stolen, "Now you can steal the oven mit, the old shirt...." The old shirt: rotfl

Best part of the show:

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but do you guys get the feeling that Jim might have a thing for Dawn?

If he does, it hasn't jumped out at me. I sure hope the writers start planting seeds for that now because I don't want to be blindsided with it at a finale or anything.

Now that would be a freaky crossover, probably make Pam very jealous too.

Who the hell is Dawn?

UK version of Pam.

We do the same kind of gift exchange at my office. It usually goes okay but occasionally gets pretty ruthless and vindictive. I'd prefer a regular secret santa exhange.

Is she the Indian?


I thought they already worked the make Pam jealous angle with the sales rep that he took home after work that Michael was working on. She also appeared at another Dunder Mifflin function.

If it makes you feel any better they actually didn't rerun it at 2:05 (I DVR'd that since I tried to watch the Office at 11 or so and got Reefer Madness 2005 instead). I hear it's available through... other methods, however. In completely unrelated news, I've since seen the episode and it's as funny as everyone says.

Baltimore affiliates really suck. They also block out Survivor subtitles with redundant weather advisories. Fools.

not for hd broadcasts (and be lucky that we didn't have a snow storn during on of the "sun/jin storylines on lost since abc has a habbit of running weather warnings where the subtitles would be.)
also ygm

It wasn't really a Dunder-Mifflin function so much as a game of "Desert Island" in the middle of a fire drill. :) And as Jim told Ryan in the previous ep, he hasn't talked to her lately.

I don't watch reality shows in HD since they barely look better and I DVR everything and don't want to waste the drive space. But you're right, Lost with covered subs would be a disaster. Oh hell, Lost looks great in HD!

You know what, you've hit on something. I bet the 2:05am rerun of the Office was on in standard def and not HD. Idiots.

do you have comcast? because with me at least, standard looks like shit (and most programs to me look better frame wise in hd as well.) And wbal actually stretches 4x3 programing to make it in widescreen, so if they did air it, it would have black bars on top and bottom and look stretched.

I do have Comcast but I have a 4:3 HDTV that has the ability to squeeze on its own. Standard doesn't look great but for Survivor and shows like that it's good enough.

Sorry...I meant Pamela...does anyone else get the feeling that Jim might have a small crush for her or something?

What was funny was that he actually said three thousand G's.

:| 

You must be VERY new to the show. The answer is yes.

Ok I thought of something this morning. What if Pam opened up the letter by using steam from her new tea pot. She could then reseal it and make it look as if she had not opened the letter.