Okay, so I got this random IM on the internal IM network here at work from a person I’ve never met before. And it went something like this (name changed to protect the guilty):
Mystery IM Lady [2:11 PM]:
Hi!!Mystery IM Lady [2:11 PM]:
guess what’s going on downstairs
At the time, I was working in a one-story building.
Mystery IM Lady [2:11 PM]:
I’ll give you a hintMystery IM Lady [2:12 PM]:
[music note]
Who the heck are you? Okay, I’ll play along …
ePeterso2 [2:12 PM]:
Really?Mystery IM Lady [2:12 PM]:
yupMystery IM Lady [2:12 PM]:
is Neil going to make an apperance???
Who? I have no idea who Neil is! I don’t even know who you are!
ePeterso2 [2:12 PM]:
I don’t know … I haven’t seen him todayMystery IM Lady [2:12 PM]:
hmmmmmePeterso2 [2:13 PM]:
What kind of music?Mystery IM Lady [2:13 PM]:
how about tony toni toneMystery IM Lady [2:14 PM]:
two agents just sang hit me with your best shotePeterso2 [2:14 PM]:
NO WAYMystery IM Lady [2:14 PM]:
yupMystery IM Lady [2:14 PM]:
OhMystery IM Lady [2:14 PM]:
what about eye of the tigerMystery IM Lady [2:14 PM]:
ice ice baby
Okay, now let’s push the envelope and up her eventual embarrassment level a bit.
ePeterso2 [2:14 PM]:
Is that what you’re going to sing?Mystery IM Lady [2:14 PM]:
OH NOMystery IM Lady [2:14 PM]:
I don’t singePeterso2 [2:15 PM]:
I bet you do singMystery IM Lady [2:15 PM]:
in any way shape or formMystery IM Lady [2:15 PM]:
nopeMystery IM Lady [2:15 PM]:
sorryePeterso2 [2:15 PM]:
Surely you must in the carMystery IM Lady [2:15 PM]:
[puzzled face]Mystery IM Lady [2:15 PM]:
you know there’s no radio in my carMystery IM Lady [2:15 PM]:
rememberMystery IM Lady [2:15 PM]:
jerk
Oops!
ePeterso2 [2:15 PM]:
Oh, rightePeterso2 [2:15 PM]:
I forgot.Mystery IM Lady [2:15 PM]:
[angry face]Mystery IM Lady [2:16 PM]:
I got it!!!Mystery IM Lady [2:16 PM]:
You can sing like the BossMystery IM Lady [2:16 PM]:
any song will doePeterso2 [2:16 PM]:
Do you have any requests?Mystery IM Lady [2:17 PM]:
Born In The U.S.A. no doubtMystery IM Lady [2:17 PM]:
not sure if they have it though
At this point, I look her username up in the corporate directory and find out the name of her boss and that she works in the corporate call center, probably as a customer service agent.
ePeterso2 [2:18 PM]:
Is Holly there?Mystery IM Lady [2:18 PM]:
yes but she’s offline, I think she has a meeting across the streetePeterso2 [2:19 PM]:
Do you want to know something funny?Mystery IM Lady [2:19 PM]:
sureMystery IM Lady [2:19 PM]:
wait, is it about me being short?
No, this is at least 37 times funnier than your height.
ePeterso2 [2:19 PM]:
I’m a software engineer in Plantation, FL (FL08). On the first floor.ePeterso2 [2:19 PM]:
I’m probably not the person you intended to IM.Mystery IM Lady [2:20 PM]:
Lol, wowMystery IM Lady [2:20 PM]:
and you let me keep going huh?Mystery IM Lady [2:20 PM]:
[embarassed face]Mystery IM Lady [2:21 PM]:
Sorry about that, you’re right, wrong ErikePeterso2 [2:21 PM]:
It explains why I didn’t know about your radioMystery IM Lady [2:21 PM]:
lolePeterso2 [2:21 PM]:
I will sing Born in the USA for you, though.ePeterso2 [2:21 PM]:
Although my coworkers probably wouldn’t appreciate or understand it.Mystery IM Lady [2:21 PM]:
It’s customer service week in the call center so we have events going onMystery IM Lady [2:22 PM]:
singing is oneePeterso2 [2:22 PM]:
AhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhePeterso2 [2:22 PM]:
We’re software engineers here. They never bother to do fun events for us.Mystery IM Lady [2:22 PM]:
Well, thanks for embarrassing me, hopefully this im was fun for youMystery IM Lady [2:22 PM]:
[smiley face]ePeterso2 [2:23 PM]:
This will be our little secretMystery IM Lady [2:23 PM]:
Thank you for thatePeterso2 [2:23 PM]:
I never know what kind of IMs I’ll be getting – there are two other Eric Petersons in MOTMystery IM Lady [2:23 PM]:
Well, have a great rest of your day and I’m expecting a songMystery IM Lady [2:23 PM]:
yea, I don’t really have that problemePeterso2 [2:24 PM]:
I’ll see if I can find a micMystery IM Lady [2:24 PM]:
nice
MUWHAHAHA.