{"id":341,"date":"2005-06-28T15:37:48","date_gmt":"2005-06-28T20:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.steelbuddha.net\/?p=341"},"modified":"2005-06-28T15:39:49","modified_gmt":"2005-06-28T20:39:49","slug":"conversations-which-confuse-the-buddha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.steelbuddha.net\/?p=341","title":{"rendered":"Conversations which confuse the Buddha."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>INTERIOR OFFICE<\/p>\n<p>Cast of Characters<br \/>\nCo-worker &#8211; a new HR intern taken on for the summer.<br \/>\nMe &#8211; a workhorse known for being sometimes a bear, but recently has been overly kind to everyone to compensate.<\/p>\n<p>SCENE 1<\/p>\n<p>Co-worker (jokingly, from behind me): What&#8217;s your deal, dude?<\/p>\n<p>Me (turning): Hm?<\/p>\n<p>Co-worker: *offers a cookie from a tray*<\/p>\n<p>Me (having already had one earlier): Oh, no thank you.  I&#8217;ve already had one.<\/p>\n<p>Co-worker (sounds offended): You hate everyone, don&#8217;t you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INTERIOR OFFICE Cast of Characters Co-worker &#8211; a new HR intern taken on for the summer. Me &#8211; a workhorse known for being sometimes a bear, but recently has been overly kind to everyone to compensate. SCENE 1 Co-worker (jokingly, from behind me): What&#8217;s your deal, dude? Me (turning): Hm? 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