The Cockroach

Some four to five years ago, I became a victim of an Office Prank.

As they say, no good deed goes unpunished and I happened to be sitting in the wrong place at the wrong time when events unfolded (read: I was assigned to a desk so really had no choice in where I could be at the time).

The prank was not played on me but I became that victim who was falsely accused of orchestrating the dirty deed.

What a dirty deed it was: someone got wind that one of the attorney's (we'll call him 'Mg') was deathly afraid of cockroaches.  The next morning, lo and behold, a cockroach had mysteriously appeared on said attorney's chair.  It was almost as if he had crawled there to die...with a napkin in tow as his final resting place.

Right.

Being not particularly fearful of insects, alive or ded, I went into the attorney's office to remove the foul beast and trash it accordingly having tired of the screaming and antics.

The identity of The Mastermind to the Nefarious Cockroach Plot was never revealed but it was easiest at the time to scapegoat the one who so casually went in there and handled the roach with ease.

For the past four to five years, once in a while I will be 'reminded'/accused of setting up the trap and subsequently asked if I planned to place future roaches at various locations throughout the office.

I must note that there was one attorney in particular that swore that I did it.  I was convinced he was the culprit, so we have been tossing accusations back and forth.  Let us call him, 'Err'.

With Mg's final day with the firm on Friday, it was time to cook up a scheme.

As H1 said, "Let us say to Mg: You can finally say I really did give you a cockroach."

A farewell party with cupcakes, champagne and a toast to the memories was held on Wednesday afternoon.  H1 and I made sure we were in attendance but left the party early.

The mission was to deliver a cockroach of epic proportions, made from cardboard and a creative use of Google images to Mg's chair as a going away present.

H1 and I were rather proud of our project and I believe it was well-received upon discovery by Mg.  He found it amusing and laughed lots.

The best part of the whole situation though? We signed it, "We will miss you, even the cockroaches. - Err".

Did You Know That...

...Akon was born Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (source Wikipedia.org)?

Is this Senegalese for cockroach?

This IS the Lazy Season. The Lazy Season of Y&R. Yep. Sure Is. S 3 24 H C: 1 AM to 5 AM

1 AM to 2 AM:

I am loving Jack's free and multiple use of the words, "Shut up!" in this season.

These fools. Didn't they learn in Season 2? Why would Jack go on a plane with Nina again?

Yes. Let us investigate this 'baby'. It's probably a terrorist. Chappelle is right. Stick needles in the baby!

"Why isn't Lizard-Fish Julia not letting SGDP into the house?" - HOchie 1.
"Because it's like letting a vampire in. They're only allowed by invite." - Me.

Here's Lizard-Fish, MC:



And here's is Lizard-Fish's atlantic cousin:



"What happened to CTU's computers?" - Me.
"The Baby shut them down." - HOchie 1.

"Alan is Master Vampire!" - HOchie 1.

If Alan paid off that dude to keep his mouth shut with a 'considerable amount of money', why was he living in a trailer?

Oooooooooooooooo, the SGDP's so bad-assed she can kill a man with just her voice:



Don't become an Alan Milliken.

Head Count: 1.

2 AM to 3 AM:

That virus looks suspiciously like tons of glitter in a tube full of pee.

That Lizard-Fish is asking for a beat down by SGDP. How stupid is she?

And how assstupid are these people at CTU? You have to watch Nina like a hawk at all times even if she's bleeding from the neck. It's all fake! And then we're stupid enough to put a tray full of scissors right in her grasp. Tch. You all deserve to die (just like poor dead Terri).

And look at Nina, back in the room where she killed Terri. And look, Kim is in the room. It's season 1 all over again! Except if Kim goes, it won't be sad. Ahahaha.

Scary. Nina looks like a freakin' zombie.

Head Count: 2. However, unlike a zombie, she ain't coming back.

3 AM to 4 AM:

Yeah Tony A., defend your bff because when you die, you know Jack's going to cry.

And when did you have time to change your patch, Tony A.?

Ugh. I don't know how much more of that damned Kim I can take. Her stupidity is overwhelming.

And I hate to say it but that damned David Palmer deserve what he got by bringing SGDP back in the mix.

OMG, Candyman is the detective in the Milliken murder case. Candyman. Well this is about to get horrific. Har Har.

SGDP is so in character that even when she's on the phone with Candyman and no one can see her, she still feigns shock and despair even down to the 'let me sit down to catch myself'. That was really unnecessary but damn she's good.

Quotes of the day:

"I love me some Sherry. Sherry will live forever. She's like a cockroach." - Mitch *Connors*. I never knew Mitch loved cockroaches in addition to the old ladies. That MC, you learn something new about him everyday.

"Complex problems sometimes have the simplest solutions." - SGDP. That is a gross misuse of the word 'murder'.

Head Count: 2. ::sniff:: let me have a moment now for poor soon-to-be-dead Gael.

4 AM to 5 AM:

First the Spanish dude starts bleeding from the nose and mouth, then the Chinese woman. Yeah, just kill of the minorities first.

Head Count: 3. I like that sharp pitched noise that is made before all the bombs explode in this show.