A Colleague Called Seagull
September 23rd 2008 21:00
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Every office has one. I could qualify as one myself. Maybe you are one of them. Yes, I am talking about the office seagull. The person who has a bottomless pit in their stomach. The person who can eat everything and anything.
The reason why I am having these thoughts is that I’ve recently found out one of my colleagues has been nicknamed Seagull by others in the office. There I was one afternoon trying to give away my leftover birthday cake pieces so I wouldn’t have to take them home. Each person I approached said thanks but no thanks. I also noticed one particular name kept coming up. When I asked one of my workmates about this she said it was because he was known as the office seagull. “He’ll eat anything,” she said. Ah ha! That explains why I often see the person who sits next to him giving him food each morning. I’m a secret seagull myself so I was feeling a little bit envious. Like most people, I love my food. And like most people, I am overweight and need to shed those excess kilos.
So when birthday cake was being handed out today, I wasn’t surprised to see Seagull getting one of the first pieces. “Hello, Seagull,” I said. Seagull squawked at me. Apart from eating, Seagull is famous for his accurate impersonations of Kermit the Frog, birds and dogs. Often he’ll bark at me and I’ll miaow back at him.
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