One of the on-going themes at work is to make jokes about Morgan and his age. For some reason, I have developed the reputation of being old. One of my co-workers was even kind enough to put together a spreadsheet to track all the jokes about me and my age. The jokes range from me making reference to an "ancient" programming language that I studied in college to me playing basketball while dressing like John Stockton in his prime.
At lunch today, we were talking about sodas and I attempted to make a joke that made reference to Tab soda. The joke brought the conversation to a screeching halt because nobody had heard of that brand before. Of course, the next logical step in the conversation after I explained that it was a popular cola was to make the requisite joke that Tab is for old people and that everyone at the table was too young to have enjoyed Tab in its prime.
Once we got back to the audit room one of my co-workers performed the now obligatory wikipedia search to educate himself on the intricacies of the mysterious Tab. This then prompted a discussion on Back to the Future because I made reference to Marty McFly and when he tried to order a Tab and then a Pepsi Free at the diner. I now know exactly how Marty McFly felt when everybody looked at him like he was crazy for ordering a Tab because I got the exact same look at lunch today. Plus, I wore a down vest on Saturday. Luckily, nobody asked why I was wearing a life preserver.
I guess what I am trying to say with this post is that I like Back to the Future and I like having a pop-culture gap between me and most of my co-workers. It provides hours of entertainment and makes what could easily be a very boring day much more enjoyable.
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