Fortuna has spun downward on me - my solitude and fiefdom shattered by the arrival of an office-mate. Have they no decency? What abomination of conversation must I endure with this upstart moving to my realm? Generalities of weather and sports fare shower upon my ears, blighting them. Can the mental progress of one man go unaltered in this day and age? I should rather be cast asunder than forced to live prostrate beneath the burdensome fetters of social convention. "Good morning, Clay! how are you today, Clay? Is the wife not coming in today? Oh, the dog is sick, you say"?
Mighty Fortuna has struck me down at the height of my powers. A forced retreat will push me farther into the self than men dare survey - a shield of misanthropy my fortress of last defense. The keep of social deprivation will be my Golgotha. Star Eater! Destroyer of Worlds! Marker of Time! Sweet Fortuna, how you have forsaken me. The cubicle will become my spiritual Masada when the inanities of office life can be resisted no longer…
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The cache of banality has only just begun my friend. Imagine if you will the relentless irrelevant discourse when they start taking audit of the happenings of the weekend. " Clay, How was your weekend?" "Fine how was yours Biff?" "Great, I had to have the Dog's Boil lanced but she's doin' just fine,....Maggie was away at a conference so I just hung out." TRANSLATION: Biff could n't be more disinterested about how Clay's weekend was, but is a pathetic slave to social and cultural mores . Clay on the other hand can barely repress his utter contenmpt at the question and responds, as borderline psychopaths do, with a thinly veiiled passive aggressive quip about his Dog's vile medical condition, and the sad realiy that he spent the weekend alone watching porn. Just wait till Biff asks him about the latest episode of "Heros" or tomorrow's presidential election,.... Do yourself a FAVOUR. Walk over to the cubicle and simply glare at them for a period no less than 15 minutes or until they leave. For effect, simply add a periodic facial twitch.
Correction
I mixed up Biff and Clay,...above,.... but it doesn't matter,...they are both lemmings
Johnny S
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