by "haveacarortwoorthree2" (haveacarortwoorthree2)
Published 11/17/2017 at 15:41
by "haveacarortwoorthree2" (haveacarortwoorthree2)
Published 11/17/2017 at 15:41
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So the office Thanksgiving potluck was today (office pays for ham, turkey, stuffing, desserts and sides are supplied by us). I brought my wife’s kickass brownies. As there was a plethora of desserts, half the tray of brownies was left. The two staff folks in charge tell us not to worry about taking our dishes, they’ll deliver after the stragglers have a chance to eat (there was one guy on a call — that’s it). Dish delivered back to me sans brownies. I know I brought these for the office and didn’t have any real expectation of taking any home. BUT WHERE ARE MY FRICKING BROWNIES???
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
11/17/2017 at 15:45, STARS: 0
It’s harder after you’ve got your hopes up, isn’t it...
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
11/17/2017 at 15:46, STARS: 3
Come on, of course there’s going to be repeat grazers at an potluck. Everybody goes back to their desk and a half hour later swings back by the potluck to see what’s left over.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
11/17/2017 at 15:46, STARS: 1
your wifes fault for making them too good.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
11/17/2017 at 15:46, STARS: 0
LOL those two staff members were courteous enough to lighten your load to carry home, by packing up the brownies for themselves.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
11/17/2017 at 15:51, STARS: 9
Office food 101, really.
Take your first “polite” helping with everyone else. Then when the party has died down or is over, go back and go Augustus Gloop on the motherfucker.
"Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever" (rustanddust)
11/17/2017 at 15:54, STARS: 3
You dropped the ball when you didn’t leave some at home.
Always
save yourself a backup stash of baked goods.
"ZHP Sparky, the 5th" (e30s2k)
11/17/2017 at 15:54, STARS: 0
If random folks from the office went back for seconds and swept them up, fine. Take it as a compliment as to how great your wife’s brownies were. If these two “organizers” just bagged the brownies for themselves, then that is definitely not cool – but again not something worth making any sort of fuss about without making yourself seem unreasonable or creating too much commotion.
At my last job I took my wife’s amazing pumpkin pie to the thanksgiving potluck. It was probably gone before the turkey was even carved. Coworkers came to me seemingly ANGRY that they didn’t get to have any of it…but I had to just smile and promise to bring another one around xmas instead of taking any form of offence. Trust me, I didn’t get any either and would’ve been totally fine having to take half the pie back home to eat all by myself!
"Svend" (svend)
11/17/2017 at 15:57, STARS: 0
Would you like to share some of my cake?
It’s a white chocolate and raspberry macaron cake with white chocolate mousse and raspberries.
"Klaus Schmoll" (klausschmoll)
11/17/2017 at 16:00, STARS: 1
I’d take that as a compliment. I hate taking stuff back home from these functions as it makes me feel like it wasn’t good enough.
I once made pre-mix muffins. Add milk, eggs, butter to your liking and there’s nothing that can really go wrong and that shit’s almost fool-proof. A co-worker made real hand made ones, like stuffed with berries and the like. She even made little labels to indicate which is which. Artisanal style. Mine were all gone. Some A lot of hers were left over. I felt bad for her putting in all that work and it not being rewarded. The heck, since I had empty containers I just took two of them home for breakfast the next day because they were good, and I didn’t want her to feel bad.
Am I an animal?
"Shamoononon drives like a farmer" (shamoononon)
11/17/2017 at 16:19, STARS: 0
I’m always the first in line at these things and then I come back when it’s almost over and grab a few more plates.
"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
11/17/2017 at 16:31, STARS: 0
Whenever something is left out in our break room it’s considered fair game, from the point it’s put on the table till the point that everything is gone.
No matter the quantity of brownies, cookies, bagels, donuts, in our office, there’s NEVER any left by the end of the day.
"Shamoononon drives like a farmer" (shamoononon)
11/17/2017 at 16:40, STARS: 0
That’s not chocolate, not impressed.
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
11/17/2017 at 16:43, STARS: 1
Please sir
"haveacarortwoorthree2" (haveacarortwoorthree2)
11/17/2017 at 16:50, STARS: 1
That is a lot more complex than my brownies! Looks great.
"Svend" (svend)
11/17/2017 at 16:50, STARS: 1
It is and your not having any so there. Lol.
"haveacarortwoorthree2" (haveacarortwoorthree2)
11/17/2017 at 16:51, STARS: 0
Except I’m pretty sure that’s not what happened. The leftovers are in the kitchen for people to graze on, but the brownies disappeared between our big multipurpose room where lunch was and the kitchen.
"haveacarortwoorthree2" (haveacarortwoorthree2)
11/17/2017 at 16:53, STARS: 1
Oh, I’m not going to make a fuss. Just was happy to know that I would have brownies over the weekend and then boom, the dream was over.
"haveacarortwoorthree2" (haveacarortwoorthree2)
11/17/2017 at 16:54, STARS: 2
That’s exactly it. There’s cheesecake left over in the kitchen, pies, etc. But the brownies just disappeared.
"Svend" (svend)
11/17/2017 at 16:56, STARS: 0
I cheated, it’s shop bought.
As soon as they came into the store yesterday, I had to get one.
Strangely everyone is more interested in cheese advent calendars.
Ye’, an advent calendar you keep in your fridge that contains 24 different cheeses. It’s not exactly small and it’s dual layered.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
11/17/2017 at 17:03, STARS: 0
Office potluck attendees will always find any and all remaining desserts regardless of location. If you want to bring home leftovers you gotta hide that shit!
"haveacarortwoorthree2" (haveacarortwoorthree2)
11/17/2017 at 17:08, STARS: 0
Actually, the “cleaners” did hide them! The cheesecake, pies, and little bundt cakes all made it to the kitchen. Maybe someone thought they were weed brownies. Oh well, I clearly don’t need to eat them so they probably did me a favor. Now off to happy hour!
"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
11/17/2017 at 18:30, STARS: 0
In fact, I brought all but 10 cookies I made last night, into an office potluck today.
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
11/17/2017 at 20:05, STARS: 0
you need to tell your wife that her brownies are so good they cause people to lie, cheat and steal for them