Toliet Humor

Okay, so I am not really a homemaker - I report to a job on a regular enough basis to get a paycheck to semi-afford my house that I am trying to make my home.  And maybe I just have (mis)adventures throughout my life and not just related to my homeownership.

Currently, I am a project manager deploying a great program a ABC Corp*.  My client's project manager, Katy, is amazing to work with - we get a ton of work done, but we also have fun.  We are going live next week, so things are a bit tense (this is me playing down the true stress of the situation).

Katy has been on the verge of a mental break this week as she is a project team of one.  Her hair is disheveled by early afternoon.  She is living on diet cokes and 5 hour energies (I am worried at this point).  I don't even recall what she came into my office for - but as she turned to walk away, something caught my eye.

I call her back in and ask her to spin around.  Her eyes pop open wide and she twirls.  Yes, she had toilet paper tail hanging out of her pants - just barely visible from underneath her jacket, but definitely there.  I tug at it and one sheet rips off and I return it to her.

This situation could now go one of two ways - total melt down or a hilarious outburst.  Katy opted for hysterical laugher - which is good for me as melt downs are never good on a project.  Well, I think the laugher ended in tears, but it was a nice break from the stress.

Hours later, as I am getting ready to leave - I am trying to make Katy go home as she has been working too much.  As an economist, I employ the law of diminishing marginal return to my work life - and my teams work life.  After a certain point, your productive starts to drop - regardless of the effort you put in.

As I am encouraging her to go home and let us start fresh tomorrow, I remind her that she hasn't had any breaks and has been working nearly 12 hours now.  I causally ask if she has even taken any restroom breaks today.  She quickly responds -- oh at least 2.  My calm reply - "I have only seen evidence of 1."

Unfortunately, she was drinking water during my reply - which triggered another bout of laughter, spraying her water out of her nose.  Perfect ending for her day.

I am going to get her a roll of nice toilet paper as a Go Live gift.

*Names have been changed.