Hunyo 26, 2015

"Boss’s Clout Evaporates After He’s Seen In Shorts At Company Picnic."

The Onion reports:
AKRON, OH — Squandering the authority and respect accumulated during his tenure, Pantheon Systems senior manager Robert Crawford, 52, reportedly had his clout instantly evaporate Thursday upon his being seen wearing shorts at the company’s annual summer picnic. “Hey there, good to see you,” said the formerly intimidating supervisor, who moments after arriving at the Pantheon picnic site in a pair of khaki Izod shorts that rose above his knobby, pallid knees had caused his immense levels of influence to dissipate within a matter of seconds....

15 komento:

Bob R ayon kay ...

Saw this yesterday. Knew I would see it here.

Eric the Fruit Bat ayon kay ...

The undershirt is a nice touch.

Bay Area Guy ayon kay ...

John Roberts probably wears shorts around the house, but calls them pants:)

rhhardin ayon kay ...

A lady at Kroger said I had impressive legs the other day.

Apparently that boss does not bike commute.

Big Mike ayon kay ...

@Althouse, you do recognize that it's The Onion, yes?

Big Mike ayon kay ...

... and I bet you fit the profile of the next Onion story: "Heartless Monster Walks Out Of Local Small Business Without Buying Anything."

lemondog ayon kay ...

A lady at Kroger said I had impressive legs the other day.

Pictures?

Squandering the authority and respect....

Did Lincoln ever wear shorts?

To obviate potential loss of authority and respect due to wearing shorts, all male presidential candidates should be required to debate wearing shorts.

Tibore ayon kay ...

I love this obsession with men in shorts. I'm going to start a similar pet peeve: Pajama pants in public. I mean really, folks can't be bothered to change out of sleepwear when going out and about? :D

MadisonMan ayon kay ...

At the picnic, passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.

Bayoneteer ayon kay ...

Add:Funny hats, being tipsy, doing karioke

buwaya ayon kay ...

A man with tremendous personal clout, who I met a few times, his son being a pal of mine, was one of the pillars of the Chinese community and a great property owner, in Manila's Chinatown. He used to preside over his business empire from in front of his tinplate-goods emporium or his factory floor. And he always wore shorts and flip-flops.

n.n ayon kay ...

Women in pants? Nah, that won't work. The Age of Pro-choice. The Age of [Selective] Transcension.

averagejoe ayon kay ...

I bet if he wore a dress he would praised as brave, courageous and groundbreaking by certain idjits...

Rusty ayon kay ...

The Onion used to funny until the democrats decided to compete.

Kirk Parker ayon kay ...

MadMan,

"At the picnic, passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood. "

Say more; much, much more.

;-)

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