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Time Prank

The Office (2005)

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Figuren

Dwight

Pam

Erin

Jim

Michael

Transkript

[Erin]

Dunder Mifflin, this is Erin. He's not available right now. Uh-huh. Yes. Sure, I'll give him the message when he gets up— Gets back!


[Jim]

Michael had chicken pot pie for lunch. Actually, let me rephrase that. Michael had an entire chicken pot pie for lunch. Let me be more specific. Michael ate an entire, family-sized chicken pot pie for lunch and then he promptly fell asleep. So we're all trying to be very quiet so as to not wake him up before five PM, which actually should be in about... Ten minutes.


Okay, I'm gonna go in there and change the computer. Are you sure you can change his watch?


[Pam]

I can do it.


[Dwight]

What do you need from me?


Normally I don't condone leaving early, but I have an appointment with the horse doctor. How that horse became a doctor, I don't know. No, I'm kidding. He's just a regular doctor who shoots your horse in the head when its leg is broken.


Like clockwork.


[Michael]

What's so funny?


[Pam]

You had to be there.


[Michael]

Oh okay, geography joke. Oh my—oh wow, okay. Alright, let's all go home. Come on. See you all tamale.*


See you later!


[Dwight]

Goodbye, Michael!


*This is a play on words. He is saying 'see you all tomorrow' and playfully replaced 'tomorrow' with the Spanish word 'tamale'.

Kontext zum Clip

Michael ate a very big lunch and needed a nap. While napping, the office crew decides to play a prank on him so they can leave work early.

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prank

/pɹæŋk/

noun

a practical joke; a trick that can be amusing, playful, or malicious

Example:

I played a prank on my friend by filling her wine glass with soda.

A wine glass of dark red drink with a yellow garnish sits on a gold tray beside an orange curtain.
you had to be there

/ju hæd tə bi ðɛɹ/

expression

used to say that something was funny, interesting, or special, but it’s hard to understand or feel it if you weren’t there to experience it yourself

Example:

It was hilarious when he took a picture with the cow and... Never mind, you had to be there.

A man in a blue jacket sits on a bench taking a selfie with a brown and white cow beside him, with mountains behind.
promptly

/ˈpɹɑmptli/

adverb

with little or no delay; immediately

Example:

I ordered food from a nearby food truck, and it arrived promptly without any wait.

Burgers and plates of salad sit on the metal counter of a yellow food truck.
like clockwork

/laɪk ˈklɑkwɝk/

expression

happening in a very regular, precise, and predictable way (often easily and without problems)

Example:

The train arrives at exactly 8:00 every morning, like clockwork.

A train pulls into a station platform where a few passengers wait.
condone

/kənˈdoʊn/

verb

to accept or allow bad behavior to continue

Example:

The school does not condone cheating during exams.

A teacher leans toward a girl at her desk in a classroom while other students sit with open books.

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5. Are you a prompt person or are you always late?

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