sponge on his chair was dribbling.
does anyone have a rug, said block of wood, or a tissue?
loo roll, said breadroll.
that’ll do, said block of wood.
they paused. scenery: room. (memorise details of room during pause).
i would like to be sat on, said sponge.
clean clean clean clean clean clean clean clean clean clean clean clean clean, said breadroll, on whom the innovative power of sponge had made an impression.
that’s a novel idea indeed, he said when he peaked into the bathroom.
now, that’s fine, said breadroll cleaning himself with sponge, why don’t you put some spreadsheets on the table in the meantime.
there aren’t any. all populated, updated and reviewed.
is there tea?
there is.
good.
proceeding they made good progress.
fresh, clean, said sponge.
nothing like a freshly homemade day, said block of wood.
nothing like it, said breadroll. if we got this patented we would have a patent on it. exciting, novel.
feel like the ideas are pouring in as we speak, said sponge, i feel a phantastic subject line coming up. go ahead.
they went ahead.
i suppose, said sponge and the others listened, today will be a fairly quiet day and quickly over as we dive into the depth of short syllables on short-term contracts.
they are on contracts, said breadroll, how come?
freelancing syllables are more flexible, said sponge, and flexibility brings all these exciting and innovative visions. more than beer anyway.
block of wood stuffed some cheese into breadroll who complained about the the particular brand used. i think so, too, he said.
they all were happy to gladly agree on this.
a start, said sponge is only as good as the innovative thoughts that drive the continuation to a successful conclusion within competitive business targets. hence we are required to include syllables in the count.
count them?
yes. count them.
are you sure.
positive.
we didn’t get any training on syllables though, said breadroll.
not recently anyway, said block of wood.
alright, said sponge, we should mention that in the next meeting. there’s definitely an update.
protracted silence, prolonged. silence as an outcry for speech.
the beginning of anything: sponge took a piece of paper and wrote down a word. that’s a start, he said.
the time at which something is supposed to begin: he handed the paper to breadroll who wrote down a word as well.
a sudden involuntary movement: breadroll passed the paper on to block of wood. that’s a start, he said.
we still have to define, said sponge.
define what, said block of wood.
words, said breadroll.
terms, said sponge.
noway. really, said sponge, that’s amazing.
way. breadroll had just told the story of the man who had a cup of coffee and then another cup of coffee straight afterwards, which basically meant that he had 2 cups in a row.
some people do have lives, said block of wood.
we have issues to discuss and we don’t do it.
we have meeting to attend and we don’t do it.
we have reports to file and we don’t do it.
what are we doing, said sponge.
tea, said block of wood.
yesplease, said sponge.
we are brilliant with the old paper clip, said breadroll.
that’s right actually, said sponge, forgot about that. so, that’s on the positive side then.
3 that in one sentence, said breadroll.
3 in 3, said block of wood.
that’s acceptable, said sponge.
i love populating spreadsheets, said breadroll.
leave some for others, said sponge.
for me as well, said block of wood.
one day i’ll have my own spreadsheet, said breadroll.
unfortunate outcome of this seemingly innocent incident: mood had dropped while tension had slightly risen.
we are striving towards excellence — centered and focused — however, we should not forget to constantly review ourselves and wait on chairs to be sat on.
and count paper clips, said breadroll.
the plastic ones, said block of wood.
yes, said sponge, count paper clips.
what about populating cells in a spreadsheet, said breadroll.
approved, said sponge.
ooh look, they searching for us, said breadroll.
and yes there is to say we are, pretty much so after an exhausting morning, so, what are we on for, said sponge. (block of wood was not in this episode. he was supposed to be on holidays somewhere else. all in the second series which have not been shown on national tv yet.) puss willow thought he did not have to watch this and switched off. mistake. no tv was even worse. rubbish, he said, who would look for that? block of wood is alive, and breadroll. rubbish. should be out by wednesday.
not saying anything, said breadroll, won’t get you anywhere.
neither will saying something, said block of wood.
the bus will though, said breadroll.
only if he decides to get up and get going, said block of wood.
i won’t be going anything anywhere, said sponge, that’s next week. or tomorrow. i don’t remember.
o, tomorrow, is it, said breadroll.
or next week, said block of wood.
they were looking forward to an entire day spent laughing and talking about the little lapse.
no. i am not going to say that. sponge was serious, stern and committed.
breadroll and block of wood said, they liked his commitment and loved his determination but the line was there in the script, a fact they — unfortunately — could not change.
to whisper it maybe?
no.
trullalulalallalu, i make poopoo what do you. a song is a way to start the day, hey.
how come he’s so happy, said block of wood.
it’s spreadsheet wednesday, said sponge, a charity thing. tea?
yes please.
so, any new about coming to terms with the words and stuff?
no. we need the spreadsheet otherwise and that’s all there is to it.
who placed the spreadsheet there so unevenly, said breadroll.
he did, said sponge.
he did, said block of wood.
i am going to bring this up in the next meeting, said breadroll, that’s not on and it puts me off. in a continuing effort to maximise our ability to grow and successfully meet the needs of our agenda, a spreadsheet must at all times be effectively organised and aligned with the breakfast tableplace.
we have tea on that, said block of wood.
you know which word has been an item on the agenda for quite a while now which has not been addressed yet and there was no use in denying it.
i reckon we’re fine, said sponge, as the business changes so we continually review our agenda and terminological methodology to ensure that both meet the needs of the business. some recent enhancements have been made to introduce some value added tools as well as to improve the process.
the other two had little to add.
excellent work, they said matteroffactishly.
we have to come to terms, said sponge, with that word.
agreement, said breadroll.
block of wood nodded. he poured himself a cup of tea. he nodded again when he took the cup. a little blow. it’s very hot, he said.
innovation, said sponge, really. as a term: beastly.
i see, said breadroll.
we know how to build a spreadsheet, we had the training.
1. sunshine. is it
a. useful
b. helpful
c. on the agenda.
who put that there, said sponge.
you asked for it, said breadroll.
no. you did, sid block of wood.
true, said breadroll, but he’s the leader.
true, said sponge.
2. innovation. is it
a. necessarily new as such
b. novel
c. unexampled.
not exampled as such, said breadroll.
not entirely as such, said block of wood, as in fairly novel.
should we have changed our choices then, said sponge and switched the light off before anyone could answer. end of story. (oldest trick in this book and others.).
29 September, 2004 