That's What She Said

Here are some facts:
- I joined a company named ServiceNet in 1997 and we rode the tech bubble like a wild horse through the early 2000's, offsetting a vast collective intellect and hard work with crazy antics
- We held our own ServiceNet Olympics with tricycle races and a ping-pong tournament among other events
- One of my coworkers was named Dan Celotta
- Dan has a sister named Jennifer
- Jennifer wrote for the sitcom The Office
- Dan often pimped the show to us trying to gain support for the series
- Michael Scott was a pivotal character in The Office
- My middle name is Michael-Scott

Here are some arguable observations:
- We achieved Olympic quality ping-pong skills
- Seriously, sometimes points were won while diving into a prone position from the floor
- Dan pimped our office "goings-on" to his sister
- In some way, shape, or form we inspired moments in The Office
- I do not believe my middle name and the character of Michael-Scott to be connected, but there are admittedly some coincidental similarities

Completely unrelated (maybe) things:
- We have one of those large balance balls from Spri
- It made its way into Justin's messy messy room for some period of time
- It came out of his room half deflated with an assumed puncture from some sharp item on his floor

Even with loose ties to The Office I waited years before I watched it.  It was just one of those things I always planned to do, and specifically to see if we actually had inspired any of it.  When I finally got around to it I had two children already 9 and 11 years, and in hindsight I'm thankful they were old enough to watch it without me having to explain too much about uncomfortable situations.  One of the most prominent expressions by the character of Michael Scott being, "That's what she said!"

This has perhaps become one of the longest possible expositions for how this saying came into prevalent use in our household with two (ok, maybe three) adolescent boys.  Bird even succumbed in time - after all if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

So here we are tonight sitting at home enjoying the London Olympics.  I'm sitting on the couch, Bird in the rocking chair, and Sam in the recliner next to Justin on the aforementioned balance ball.  Someone pointed out to Justin his ball was nearly flat to which he replied, "I'll fix it when I find the hole."  Almost collectively, like a Sunday morning congregational response we sung out, "That's what she said!"  He ignored our giggles and continued on stupidly, "But I can't find the hole."  Bird retorted, "That's what a Mom likes to hear!"

Apparently it's pick on Justin week.