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Aspie1
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 Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:50 pm Post subject: Office Space |
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| How many of you have seen, or at least heard of this movie? In the office where I work, people make references to it all the time, whether as an intentional joke or as a part of regular conversation. Fortunately, I've seen the movie myself, so I can contribute when the situation warrants it. What do you think of this movie? I'm wondering how popular this movie is among aspies. |
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monastic
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I'm wondering how popular this movie is among aspies. |
I don't know if other autistics love this movie or not, but my son and I think it's funny. We quote lines from it all the time.
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| Quote: | | Corporate Accounts Payable, Nina speaking..........Just a moment. Corporate Accounts Payable, Nina speaking......Just a moment. |
I suppose it's the absurdity of the whole "office culture" that this movie points out....it just cracks me up.
It makes me think of work and then, I just don't want to go anymore 
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Prometheus
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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I find it quite depressing in some areas. I do like and sympathize with some of the characters. . ..particulary the one with the stapler.
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monastic
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I do like and sympathize with some of the characters. . ..particulary the one with the stapler. |
Yeah, the stapler-guy got them back though, for treating him badly. It's so like that in an office situation (okay, maybe a wee exagerated).
I could see the managers where I work not telling an employee that they have been canned and still allowing them to come in and work (without pay) simply because they didn't want to confront them. They try to get people to quit instead of firing them, usually.
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yealc
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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I love this movie 
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ghotistix
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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Office Space is LEGENDARY around my house. Everyone in my family practically has the thing memorized by now.
"That's just a straight shooter with upper management written all over him." |
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animallover
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:33 am Post subject: |
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| I just love this movie - having worked in that situation several times . . . |
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Scoots5012
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| Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:03 am Post subject: |
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First Kevin Smith made a movie about life in a convience store, then Mike Judge makes a movie about life in the office.
While many parts of it fictionalized or exagerated for the purposes of entertainment, Judge makes a very powerful statement about the state of todays work environment.
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I told those fudgepackers I like michael bolton music... And here you are. You don't even show up half the time and you get to keep your job!
Actually, I'm being promoted
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Someday I'd like to make a movie about my times at the grocrey store. I could go on forever about that.
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AbominableSnoCone
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| Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:35 am Post subject: |
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I've seen it and love the movie
If you'll allow me to go on a rant here, there's a secretary here at the office I'm interning at who has almost the exact same annoying high-pitched voice as the receptionist in that movie  I freakin' hate people like that!!!! How she goes through the day putting such a fake smile on all the time without pulling a facial muscle or something I'll never know  |
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aaronkt
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| Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Peter, What's Happening? I'm gonna need you to come in On Saturday. Yeah. |
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rhubarbpluscustard
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I've never seen it, but a friend of mine, who is the least aspie-ish person I know, is obsessed with it. |
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Tom
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Is it anything like the Ricky Gervais Office? |
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Yupa
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| The movie was definitely intriguing, and gave a true but exxagerated portrayal of office life (According to my parents- I've never worked in an office. However, the office setting in the movie seemed an awful lot like high school...). Its only flaws were that it was a bit over the top in a lot of places and that it was anti-climactic in every sense of the word. (But, then, I'll forgive that on the grounds that it was probably -supposed- to be like that.) |
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WooYayHooplah
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| Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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yep. classic comedy.
I love all kevin smith movies too... |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:32 am Post subject: office space |
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"No talent ass-clown" is THE best phrase ever
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