Have You Guys Heard About "The Office"?

Today we walked into “It’s Doggin’ It” and I  immediately had a mission.

First of all, sometimes I  revel in the fact that not only is my neighborhood called Squirrel Hill, which sounds like Beatrix Potter’s wet dream, but every single store in the neighborhood sounds like its run by an anthropomorphic entrepreneur. 

“Giant Eagle”

“Panda Supermarket”

“The Chocolate Moose”

Even the local dive bar is for some reason called “The Cage.” 

Anyway, I  walked into “It’s Doggin’ It”, our local beer and wine store, and saw the Doggin It guy wearing a Dunder Mifflin Paper Company Shirt.

I  immediately turned to Megan and said, “I’m gonna ask him if he works there.”

Megan said “Please god don’t”

But the thing about a bit is, there is something in me that when I  get ahold of an idea, I  have to do it. 

So, as we are checking out I say to the cashier, “Dunder Mifflin… Do you work there?”

“What, no this is from The Office.”

“Which office..?”

“Uh, you know like the sitcom, The Office.”

“Huh, is it funny? I’ve never heard of it.”

This is when the guy checking out behind me, who clearly was getting a six pack after a long day at work tuned in, so exasperated at this culture-less swine, “It’s even set in Pennsylvania.”

So, I  said, “It’s like a local show?”

Meanwhile, Megan has fully left me to my own horrible devices and can’t even look at me, while I  continue to try to figure out what in the world this whole “Office” business is.

After getting my receipt and not even figuring out what channel this show is even on (???), I  said as we were leaving, “Well, I’ll let you know if I  see it!”

And I  hope to god to see that Doggin’ It employee again to discuss episode one of “The Office”.