Talking Shop

This is a poem made up of things I overheard while working in an office building. I then removed all the A's and E's for fun.

Mar 17, 2025

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Talking Shop

Rprsnttiv.
Rprsnttiv.
Rprsnttiv.
Ys.
Oh my God!

DPul? Whr th fuck is DPul?

So, tht's still th corrct phon numbr?

Vorcity. Tht's wht you nd. Vorcity.

I lrdy ordrd th crd to b mild to m.
No, I don't wnt tht.
No, cncl, cncl. N-Ys. Ys.

Twnty-fiv thousnd dollrs.
Wow, is it rlly?

Only two popl hv rgistrd.
Yh, I'm on.
M too.

Th division modifir is typiclly grtr
thn th dprtmnt modifir.
nd this qurtr?

Wll, it ll coms down to:
Should w py this?
Do w hv to py tht?

Must'v bn  powr-surg.
My monitor flickrd.
Is nyon hving phon issus?

Wht bout our docking sttions?

Do you hr  squking nois coming
from ovr hr?
Yh, no.
Lik n rr, rr, rr?
I think th job is gtting to you.

Do you know how mny tims h took
th brr?
No.
Four!

My DHD-brin rquirs this.
Do you hv DHD?
No.
My mom ws dignosd t 45.

I'm mor of  movi guy.
Oh, rlly? I'm mor of  TV guy.
Yh, sm.

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