Date: August 09, 2007 02:55 pm Title: The Year of the Diamond Dogs
Ha! Great stuff. I could absolutely see them all, especially Dwight, reacting like this in the case of an apocalypse.
Heh, the thing that actually cracked me up the most was the idea that the filming/talking heads would keep up after an apocalypse. That's one determined documentary crew! :-D Assuming they DID repopulate the earth, that would probably be very valued footage for future generations.
Author's Response: That's an extremely dedicated documentary crew... especially since there isn't any electricity any more, so they aren't even recording anything... still, the moral of the story is that nothing survives like a good rut, apocalypse or no apocalypse. And would future generation really want to see Michael and Dwight trying to repopulate the species? rnrnThanks much for reading this one, I really appreciate it.
Date: August 09, 2007 05:04 am Title: The Year of the Diamond Dogs
JACK!! Imagine my surprise to see a flood of your stories here all of a sudden?!? Wert and I have been telling everyone to go and read your stuff for weeks now, so it's a thrill to see you finally make it over here.
As for this story, what can I say? I read it approximately one week after I wrote my very first Office story, and I thought to myself "Wow...here's a guy who is either a certified genius or an authentic whacko!" (Yes, I think to myself in Ghostbusters quotes...what of it?)
As it turns out, you're probably a pretty even split between the two, or at least 60/40.
I kid. This story will always hold a special place in my heart, as it's the original source for so many fantastic things: Jim "Jimming," the inclusion of talking heads (both of which I stole blatantly from you), and Dwight as post-apocaylptic warlord. Which, really is the only logical step for a mid-level salesman in an eastern Pennsylvania paper company.
So may I just say again how thrilled I am to see you around these parts? Make yourself at home.
Author's Response: Wow, praise from Caesar. Thanks, Mose... it was actually you and Wert that finally convinced me to archive my stuff here, so the blame falls squarely on you. rnrnActually, there's a lot of truth to that...I originally wrote this one out of sheer boredom and posted it on a whim, it was only the great response I got that drove me to keep writing Office stories, so you really do have a large chunk of resposibility in creating the monster that is HalloweenJack138... and yet, somehow, you can still sleep at night. rnrnAs for the fine art of "jimming," I can't thank you enough for spreading that around as much as you have. If that word every really enters into every day speech, I can leave the stage a champion. As for Warlord Dwight... who better?rnrnThanks once again, Mose... thanks for letting me crash here for a while, I'll try not raid the fridge too much.