Ping to the Pong at PlattForm!
Friday, January 30th, 2009 Sarah Sapenaro
When you think of a typical work day you picture; desk, computer, meetings, conference calls, decisions, problems, solutions, etc. Well ladies and gentlemen the typical workday has now changed. We’ve got trouble. Right here in PlattForm City. Trouble with a capital “T” And that rhymes with “P” and that stands for Ping Pong. Ping Pong, AKA, Pong, AKA Ball, AKA Ping-a-ding Pongalicious, has invaded the walls of Plattform. It is corrupting the minds of our workforce. It encourages our children to eat puppies (or so I hear). This once friendly game to get you out of your desk and keep your mind off work for 10 minutes has turned into an egregious, pernicious, percutaneous, challenge amongst fellow PlattFormers. Who can hold their head high and who must walk with their head down because they cannot win a match? “Ha, in your face!” is the new “Good Morning.”
The Ping-Pong distribution list, allegedly, hypothetically, a list I have never heard of and am definitely not on, has been turned into a veritable battleground of vitriol gloating. The obsession with the game has begun to dip into the pockets of these PlattFormers. Some have gone as far as purchasing their own special ping pong paddle. Some, just bother other peoples’ paddles without asking them, with no regard for the concept of ownership. The paddles that PlattForm purchased to keep down in the rec room were not good enough for these hard core pongers. These paddles are usually hidden in desks so nobody else can have an advantage of having a better paddle.
This game, that has now made the geeky guys cool, has excited people to the point that they wake up in the morning and say “yes, I get to play some pong today!” That feeling they get when they reach 21 first is indescribable and cannot be replicated with their obviously satisfying, well managed, and completely focused upon projects. So why not stay down there and play another game? What is another 10 minutes when you could experience that coveted feeling of victory and fame!
Hey, want to play?
