YOU LIKE DUNDER MIFFLIN CANTON BRANCH-DUNDER MIFFLIN CANTON BRANCH LIKES YOU

Greetings Everyone it is time again for the Weekly Canton Cow review. After last week's exhausting task I hope to brighten up your lives with a little humor and useless information!!!!

Lets do it!!!!

Stats:

Number of employees:
290
Total Sb earned:
821525
Average Sb / Employee:
2833

New Hires
icolossus
Calvin44077
bostonheartache
Graham19
Murph2095
bucknutty
watrous
delan1
SamJ
Nuker2

Transfers in this week
MikeTheMan
lulubell
Dr_Crentist101
fiji27

Transfers out this week
None


Resignations
CowPower
mikemccoy
Stevio5000
Michael_Scotch

BIG congratulations to niftygifties who was promoted to assistant regional manager this week!!!!! way to go everyone should send over a big high five!!!!!

Tasks:

There outa be a word task: congrats to konamouse from eliziabeth who took the top with copyblocked. An additional shout out to chchchelsea fot being our branch winner!!!!

Buy out:

I think we all have opininos on this task. The sb's were great but it took so long......and people were jerks. I did find a lower ration of burns when you used a dirty/suggestive opening line. My favorites were "i've been told I'm a good merge, lets do it!" and " I like my negotions like i like my men, in and out quickly, lets merge!"

Casual Friday: Seems like a classic game of paperdolls, get creative :)

The Forum:

What I learned this week:

1. No one really likes the buy out task at all!!!!

2. Alice cooper makes papertiger44 feel like summertime.....

3. mmclark would rather lick a triathletes foot with athletes foot, then an nyc sidewalk

4. Camp Canton is worth resurrecting and may save me from an entire summer having to interact with the general public :)

5. Clem thinks that we don't talk enough...I agree

Featured employee of the week: mmclark (this one of my most amusing ones to read thus far)

MOST COMMON NAME USED: Michele

NICKNAMES: My mom and childhood friends called me 'Chele...

GENDER: female

BIRTH DATE: Dec. 16

ZODIAC SIGN: Sag.

PETS: 2 cats - Coffee and Tea (named by my father in law)

ONE RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOU NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW: I am pretty open, so if you know me you pretty much know it all.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF PSYCHICS?: I think it would be awesome if they were real, and I would love for someone to prove to me that they do.

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF IN THE MORNING?: How much I don't want to get up, lol...

PIERCINGS, TATTOOS, or SCARS?: Long scars down both legs.

INTERESTING STORIES THAT ACCOMPANY SCARS: I had terrible knees most of my life - 2 or 3 times a week my knee caps would slide out of position and I would fall. Crossing streets, down stairs, while pregnant - it sucked. So after my second son turned a year old I had some pretty major reconstructive surgery on both legs (at the same time) and I spent a week in the hospital and two in a nursing home. The nursing home was a blast! I was the 'young 'un' and I raced my wheelchair around the hallways and taught the old ladies how to crochet.... :0)

SUMMER OR WINTER? Fall

GOLD OR SILVER? silver

PICK A SONG THAT DESCRIBES YOU: I wish I were a Punk Rocker with Flowers in my Hair (Sandy Thom, I think?)

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF A BEAR ATTACKED YOU & BROUGHT YOU BACK TO HIS CAVE? Tidy up the cave - maybe add some flowers or curtains. :0)
!

!!WORD ASSOCIATION!!!!

PLANET: Green

GREEN: Grass

DRIP: Water?

BUTTER: Lobster!

TENT: Camping

PAPER: Dunder Mifflin!

??WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE??

...SANDWICH FILLING: Leftover spinach dip and turkey - my after Thanksgiving creation.

.....MEMORY? Holding my beautiful babies! (Oh man, it takes just a second to get me teary about THAT!)

...COLOGNE? none

...PERFUME? Body Shop Ananya

...MOVIE(S)? Anything silly & fun. Will Ferrell, Super Troopers... Also, musicals - new or old.

...QUOTE FROM A MOVIE? Oh this is impossible. My husband and I speak to each other in movie quotes all day long, and if you are on Facebook you may have already seen my movie quote of the day game! (Currently on hiatus because I've been busy...)

...QUOTE? Oh let's go with my yearbook quote: Every jumbled pile of person has a thinking part that wonders what the part that isn't thinking isn't thinking of (They Might Be Giants)

...HOLIDAY? Halloween!

...FLOWER? Daisy, Lilac, or hydrangea

...COLOR? green.

..SOUND(S)? laughter

...SMELL(S)? cookies baking, hot sun on new cut grass, my hubby :0)

...FOOD? I never met a food I didn't like!

...DRINK? Wine and beer! (Or margaritas!)

...SONG OF THE MOMENT? Yesterday I downloaded Rock and Roll by Eric Hutchinson and Christmas TV by Slow Club (recently heard on the Chuck finale).

...LOVE SONG? Again, there are lots that I love. Our wedding song was Taking you Home by Don Henley and I sang my kids to sleep with In My Life by the Beatles when they were babies. That's probably as good as it gets!

...Smurf? I love all Smurfs. I could no sooner choose a favorite Smurf than a favorite between my kids. When I was little I wanted to grow up to BE a Smurf. Last week I put little ceramic mushrooms in my garden because they looked like Smurf huts.

~RANDOM QUESTIONS~

WHAT DO YOU WEAR TO BED? A tshirt and underwear

IF YOU COULD MAKE OUT WITH ANYONE IN THE WORLD WHO WOULD IT BE? Hubby, of course! Or the guy I dated when I was 16, mmmmm :0)

LAST NOVEL YOU READ: Reading Emma. (Jane Austen). I just recently finished the Inkheart series (good, not great). Before that I think I reread LotR and Harry Potter (which I read at least once a year...) Also read Farmer Boy (Laura Ingalls) and The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett) with my kids.

IF ONE SINGER/SONGWRITER/ARTIST HAD TO WRITE THE SOUNDTRACK TO YOUR LIFE, WHO WOULD YOU WANT TO DO IT AND WHY? Josh Radin. I could sing along all day and it always makes me happy.

DO YOU TEXT & DRIVE? I don't text ever. It annoys me. If you have something to say to me just call me.

DO YOU HAVE A LAVA LAMP? Not since I was a kid.

CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE? Nope.

DID YOU JUST TRY TO TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE? No, because I BIT THROUGH my tongue last week wrestling and it still hurts!!

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME? Nope.

HAVE YOU EVER COMMITED A CRIME THAT YOU WEREN'T CONVICTED OF? Random, very minor things when I was 15 or so.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SKINNY DIPPING? :0) Of course.

WHAT'S YOUR CELL PHONE RINGTONE The Office! (for hubby). And different songs assigned to other people. I need to update them actually.

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Isn't it just half?

WHICH THE OFFICE CHARACTER ARE YOU MOST LIKE AND WHY? Michael, I think. I tend to be silly more than is necessary, not everybody gets me, but I care for my people, and when I need to be good at something, I can usually pull through.

To those others that have sent over survey's don't fret i'll get you up here soon!!!! Anyone else interested please email me at shollingsworth@secofurniture.com. i also wouldn't mind having a couple coorespondance writers...think Clark Kent or Louis lane...it makes it sound like a cooler thing to do :)

Recipe of the week:{submitted by NiftyGifties!!!! Thanks so much!! :) }

Gnocchi with Spinach and GorgonzolaIngredients
2 packages gnocchi (17 ounces each)
Salt
3/4 cup walnut halves, roughly chopped
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
4 large cloves garlic, grated
2 boxes frozen chopped spinach (10 ounces each), defrosted
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 pound Gorgonzola crumbles
1 cup chicken or vegetable stock
Preparation
Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat to cook the gnocchi. Once boiling, add some salt and the gnocchi, and cook according to package directions.
Place a small skillet over medium heat with the chopped walnuts. Toast the nuts, tossing them frequently in the pan until they are golden brown and smell toasted.
Remove from the heat and reserve.
While the water is coming up to a boil and the nuts are toasting, place a medium size skillet with EVOO over low heat. Grate the garlic over the pan and gently cook in the EVOO for a minute or two, shaking the skillet every now and then. Add the spinach and toss to combine with the EVOO, then season with a little bit of salt and a lot of pepper. Add the chicken stock and bring up to a bubble. Once the stock is simmering, add the gorgonzola crumbles and toss until the cheese is nice and melted.
Add the gnocchi to the skillet and toss to coat.
Ladle gnocchi into serving bowls, sprinkle with the toasted chopped walnuts and serve.
*Note- I leave the walnuts out, but that's a personal preference. Also- it makes a lot, which is good as a main dish. If we have it at my house for just the 3 of us, we usually halve the recipe.

Photo of the week:

Song of the week: Get Busy by Sean Paul: Featured in S02E11 Booze Cruise


This song and all previous songs of the week can be heard here: http://www.playlist.com/playlist/15782180875 in my office newsletter playlist!!!!

Thanks to everyone who enjoys checking out the newsletter and to all who check it out even though they don't enjoy it. A couple of personal shout outs fo rme this week. Thanks to Dangela who i kept meeting in the buy out challenge and who really kept me motivated to finish. Also huge huge huge thanks to mmclark and beckybeans for being so generous and getting me a new computer I was really touched. Thank you all so much, I really do love being a part of such a fabulous group of people!!!!

Cya

A>T>T>E>A>C

Dunder Mifflin Canton Branch: Just Do It!!!

Greetings to all you Canton Cows, Sarah here, on a beautiful 85 degree day ( a Canton Rarity for this time of year) with the newest installment of the DMI-C newsletter!!!!

Down to business:

Stats:

Number of employees:
291
Total Sb earned:
746875
Average Sb / Employee:
2567

Top 3 Employees:

1
mmclark
9480
2
bobaloobadoo
8900
3
Shunned78
8885

New Hires
hunterandthehunted
JonahBob
MuggleTonks
englandfan09
thethirdmoose
jen116
Dragonized44
Andylicious
Melizi
ColemanHall
reid18
M337M31NM0N74UK
OStateGrl08
qbdraw425
xthats_what_i_saidx


Transfers in this week
None

Transfers out this week
justakid
MikeTheMan
Voldermort

Resignations
VeeGee
Stevio5000
Bryan_Coward
TenOreos

Everyone Be sure to give a warm welcome to all the new hires and transfers as well as helping them out with anything they have questions with!

Tasks:

Final Voting is going on for the there outta be a word task, voting is open until the 27Th, you can vote via the link on the task page

The Heavy Competition Task was mad fun and even I got a perfect score, its not too late to earn schrute bucks for this task so if you haven't done it yet, head on over

This weeks Task is Buy Out: Good luck to everyone, I hop that your all good negotiators!!!

What I learned in the Forum this week:

Would You Rather... Game!, A little affinity, a little fun!: Kirz10 would sleep with David Beckham even if he had an electric safe knife for a penis....

Spring Bling: Amish Girls gone mild......That's all I can Say

Tonight's Episode - April 23: The "Broke" Episode of the Office was awesome!!!!

Better Late Then Never, weekly Newsletter: You Love Me...you really LOVE Me!!!!!

A side note, the Forum has been pretty slow lately, lets step it up :)

The featured Employee this week is none other then our fearless leader, RM Mary Swanson...Lets see what she/he answered to my mind boggling social survey.........

MOST COMMON NAME USED:
MarySwanson on DMI
NICKNAMES:
Most people just write MS
GENDER:
MALE! (had I known when DMI was first forming that it would become such a huge deal and I would eventually be RM, I might have picked a different name, although the confusion has been pretty funny!)
BIRTH DATE:
7/11 yes really it’s 711
ZODIAC SIGN:
cancer
PETS:
My new dog named Molson and my dog at my parents house named Axel
STUFFED ANIMALS:
The main one was a polar bear named snuffles, he’s around here somewhere still
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OUIJA BOARDS?:
I’m amazed I’ve never used one.
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF IN THE MORNING?:
A combination of, ‘Am I late for work?’ and ‘I should probably take the dog out’
PIERCINGS, TATTOOS, or SCARS?:
Tons of scars, a few piercings, but surprisingly no tattoos. With a background in graphic design, you’d think I’d be covered in them, but it seemed to have the opposite effect. I’ve worked on stuff for years but am never completely satisfied with one enough to go get it.
INTERESTING STORIES THAT ACCOMPANY SCARS:
Nothing too interesting, old hockey injuries, surgery, stupid games of bloody knuckles in Jr. high, and the list goes on…
SUMMER OR WINTER?
Definitely summer over winter, but out of any season, I’d probably go with fall
GOLD OR SILVER?
silver
PICK A SONG THAT DESCRIBES YOU:
Beer is good – psychostick I think that pretty much sums it up ha ha
HAVE YOU GIVEN A “SWIRLY”?
no
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN GIVEN A “SWIRLY”?
no

!!!WORD ASSOCIATION!!!!
PLANET:
rock
GREEN:
goblin
DRIP:
tray
BUTTER:
ball
TENT:
sale
PAPER:
company

??WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE??

...SANDWICH FILLING:
That’s tough, sandwiches are like my favorite thing ever. I do love a good steak and cheese I guess.
...MEMORY?
I’m sure there’s a couple sappy ones over the years, but a good one a couple years ago was when I got to fly up in an old B-17 bomber. I could stand up out of the open hatch in the roof where there’s a gun turret in front of it that blocks a little of the wind so I could look around. The view was amazing but the pictures just didn’t really capture how cool it was. I love old airplanes and it was just an awesome experience in general, so that was a pretty good one.
...COLOGNE?
Not a cologne person, usually when guys show up overwhelming everyone with the latest cologne they come off looking like a tool
...PERFUME?
No idea
...MOVIE(S)?
Hmm….. Fight Club, Tombstone, Dumb and Dumber(obviously), Old School, Gladiator, I could go on forever
...QUOTE FROM A MOVIE?
There’s probably a million from various Will Ferrell movies and whatnot, but one I always liked was from Tombstone, when the guy says to Doc Holliday, ‘you’re so drunk you can’t hit nothin, in fact, you’re probably seeing double’. So then Doc pulls out a second gun and says ‘I have two guns, one for each of ya’.
...QUOTE?
One of my friends way back said “I can’t wait until I’m a real person”. haha, amazing. I wonder if he’s a ‘real person’ yet and at what point are you officially a real person.
...HOLIDAY?
I guess I’ll go with new years eve as it’s the best day for partying
...DEODORANT?
Speed stick or something, it smells like whatever aqua sport smells like
...COLOR?
red
...SOUND(S)?
Live concerts of my favorite bands although I don’t really go anymore, and the typical guy answer of the sound of my car, it sounds awesome and never gets old
...SMELL(S)?
A classy bourbon, I smelled a bag of vanilla pipe tobacco the other day that was nice, and any kind of good food of course
...FOOD?
Nachos and cheese at a penguin game
...DRINK?
BEER!
...SONG OF THE MOMENT?
I’ve had nirvana in my car the last few days and ‘drain you’ has been stuck in my head. Other than that it’s probably stuff no one’s ever heard of. It’s a good thing it doesn’t want my favorite song of all time, I’d never figure it out.
...LOVE SONG?
96 quite bitter beings – CKY lol I don’t know
...NINJA TURTLE?
Back in the day while everyone was always saying Michelangelo, I went with Raphael aka the red one

~RANDOM QUESTIONS~

WHAT DO YOU WEAR TO BED?
Ha, typically I end up passing out in whatever
IF YOU COULD MAKE OUT WITH ANYONE IN THE WORLD WHO WOULD IT BE?
Wow, I can’t decide…
LAST NOVEL YOU READ:
I hate reading and it’s not really a novel, but I guess that would be a book about getting a puppy . . . when I got my puppy
IF ONE SINGER/SONGWRITER/ARTIST HAD TO WRITE THE SOUNDTRACK TO YOUR LIFE, WHO WOULD YOU WANT TO DO IT AND WHY?
Without a doubt it would have to be Dave Grohl. He’s by far the most talented and has the widest range of abilities and I think he would understand me enough to pull it off.
DO YOU TEXT & DRIVE?
I hate texting and don’t do it nearly as much as everyone else seems to, but yeah I’ll send an occasional text while driving, it doesn’t seem to be the death defying stunt for me that it seems to be for some people
DO YOU HAVE A LAVA LAMP?
no
CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE?
no
DID YOU JUST TRY TO TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE?
Ha no, I already know I’m not close
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME?
Ha, like they’d ever catch me
HAVE YOU EVER COMMITTED A CRIME THAT YOU WEREN’T CONVICTED OF?
maybe
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SKINNY DIPPING?
nope
WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREENSAVER?
Probably the least exciting answer possible, blank screen
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
empty
WHICH THE OFFICE CHARACTER ARE YOU MOST LIKE AND WHY?
Jim, I don’t like to take things too seriously. He seems like the one I identify with the most in the various show situations. So mostly Jim, but with just a hint of Meredith, Stanley, Andy, and Creed.

Photo Of The Week:

Recipe Of The Week:

Hawaiian Chicken Salad

The perfect salad.

RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
2 tbsp. prepared mustard
2/3 cup pineapple juice
3 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
1 tbsp. honey
1-1/2 lb. chicken tenders
1 bunch leaf lettuce
One 14 oz. can pineapple tidbits
3 Anaheim peppers, sliced in rings
1 small onion, sliced in rings
1/2 cup almond slices, toasted
1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted

1. In saucepan, stir mustard and pineapple juice until blended. Add soy sauce, vinegar and honey; place over high heat and bring to a boil. Place chicken in a bowl and pour warm sauce over it; cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Remove chicken from marinade. Place marinade in small saucepan and boil 3 minutes. Place chicken on prepared grill (or broiler rack) about 6 inches from heat. Cook, turning and basting with boiled marinade, about 6 minutes or until fork can be inserted in chicken with ease. 2. To assemble salad, arrange lettuce on a plate; then add pineapple, pepper rings and onion. Sprinkle with almonds and sesame seeds. Top with chicken tenders and spoon remaining marinade over all. Makes 6 servings.

Song Of the Week:

Everybody Hurts by REM

As heard in S02E04 The Fire

You can listen to this song and all previous songs of the week here: http://www.playlist.com/playlist/15782180875

Have a Great Week Everyone, enjoy the great weather and anyone interested in being an employee of the week please contact me!!!!

The Joy Of Dunder Mifflin Canton Branch

"The Joy Of Dunder Mifflin Canton Branch"

Listen Up all you Canton Cows its time again for the weekly newsletter, jam packed full of fun useful information for your life!!!

The Stats:

Number of employees:
298
Total Sb earned:
726215
Average Sb / Employee:
2437

Top 3 employees:

1
Shunned78
7840
2
lwise
7760
3
NiftyGifties
7630

Currently Third in the company for number of employees!!!!!

GO US!!!!!!!

Tasks:

Congrats to Hilo Branch for winning the 25 Random Things challenge, if you haven't checked it out yet do, it is very funny.

Branch voting for the Addictionary Task has commenced and due to some confusion the deadline for voting has been extended until till Monday April 20Th. Good Luck Everyone!

This weeks Task is another arcade style game, this one battling bobble heads, for tips and tricks check out the Forum and make sure to practice before you play.

What I learned from the Forum this week:

Dundies 4/18/09: Congrats to 30rockoffice and mollymongoose for their recent Dundie awards, just one question.....where is mine?!!?!!

An Office Threesom!, I'm just kidding, but here is a bit of office scoop!: This Thread has nothing to do with threesomes, i thought it might be more about the porn movie but it isn't, you shouldn't trick people like that, also threesome has an e :)

Rainn Wilson On Reno 911: Reno 911 is Raunchier then the Office

Choose The Best Office Episode, We went from 64 to 2, now pick the best!: Voting is finally down to the final two for the best office episode ever, everyone please vote!!!! I can't believe Injury is winning

How High Can We Count?, Earn some bux: 1132

I Cracked The Code Again! Perfect Score On Task: Bobaloobadoo got another perfect score, this time on the bobble head game.... I still Hate Him

This Week's Featured employee is Clemedia, I am sure everyone has been dying to...get to know her a little better :

MOST COMMON NAME USED: Wendy

NICKNAMES: Clem, Clemidia, Princess, Wenny

GENDER: guess!

BIRTH DATE: February 13Th

ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius

PETS: My part-Himalayan/part- Detroit ghetto cat, Willow. Yes, she’s a walking attitude with blue eyes.

STUFFED ANIMALS: My road-kill kitty that I found in Charleston, SC. It looks like a sleeping cat, and I try to make Willow feel affectionate toward me by petting it. She’s way smarter than me.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OUIJA BOARDS?: Someday, I will learn to spell it. Mostly, I’m too klutzy to not knock the planchette off the board.

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF IN THE MORNING?: “Ye gods! Call me when it’s noon—and point me toward the toilet.”

PIERCINGS, TATTOOS, or SCARS?: Yes. Pierced ears and scrotum. A million scars, some involving surgeries, some involving “debacles.” Some legal.

INTERESTING STORIES THAT ACCOMPANY SCARS: Oh, no you don’t. Some day, they will all be in my book. It will also feature pop-up scars and boobs. And scratch-and-sniff stuff. Heh.

SUMMER OR WINTER? I HATE winter, so any other season is better. But I also hate humidity and bugs and when my underwear sticks in heat. I’m just sayin’…

GOLD OR SILVER? DIAMONDS!! White gold? I have a lot of both, though, and wear jewelry a lot. I’m a girly-girl.

PICK A SONG THAT DESCRIBES YOU: “Windy.” “Who’s peeking out from under the stairway, etc.etc.” I’M A PEEPER!!

HAVE YOU BEEN TOILET PAPERING? Oh, honey, toilet paper is my life. And, much worse…

HAVE YOU BEEN TOILET PAPERED? And egged, and soaped, and waxed, and plastic-forked…shall I go on?


!!!WORD ASSOCIATION!!!!
PLANT: I kill them, but I love them. I plant silk flowers. Really. They DON’T “LEAVE ME.” I don’t like it when things LEAVE ME. Sometimes, they blow away, though…

RED: Mmm. Cherry-flavored.

DRY: My humor. Not my pants.

JELLY: Calvin Coolidge. He liked petroleum jelly rubbed on his head while he ate breakfast. Really.

BARN: Cool wood for crafts.

PAPER: Cuts.


??WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE??

...SANDWICH FILLING: Tuna-fish with green onions, mayo, and seasoning.


...MEMORY? My children when they were small, already potty-trained and not throwing up. When they still liked me.


...COLOGNE? “Wicker,” by Prince Matchebelli, which they haven’t made for about 40 years. And “Morning Dew,” by Annie Oakley.

...PERFUME? My current one—and no one will believe this, but it’s called “Lick Me All Over.” It’s kinda vanilla/cherry/slightly floral.


...MOVIE(S)? Yanks, Backstreet, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Office Space, and many more comedies.

...QUOTE FROM A MOVIE? “I like pizza!!” (Multiplicity).

...QUOTE? “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” (Blanche Dubois, A Streetcar Named Desire.) It’s my mantra.

...HOLIDAY? Thanksgiving. I’m all about the food! :P

...TOOTHPASTE? I only have one tooth. Thanks a lot. Sensodyne. Fresh Mint Gel. Happy now?!

...COLOR? Periwinkle blue and peach. Not together—unless in a sunset.

...SOUND(S)? Giggling children. Waves lapping on shore. PEACE AND QUIET. My car starting in the inner city…

...SMELL(S)? Roasting turkey or chicken, Italian food with garlic, bread baking, cleanliness.

...FOOD? Seafood (not oysters), medium-rare fillet, Italian, CHOCOLATE.

...DRINK? Water. Flavored lemonade.

...SONG OF THE MOMENT? Anything by ELO.- and most by Journey.

...LOVE SONG? Most of Norah Jones’ first CD.

...SESAME STREET CHARACTER? Cookie Monster. I understand him.


~RANDOM QUESTIONS~

WHAT DO YOU WEAR TO BED? Depends. J

IF YOU COULD MAKE OUT WITH ANYONE IN THE WORLD WHO WOULD IT BE? Richard Gere. And Cookie Monster. A 3-way. Shut up.

LAST NOVEL YOU READ: Sylvia Browne’s Past Lives, Future Healing.

WHERE YOU EVER A FAN OF THE JERRY SPRINGER SHOW? NO.

DO YOU HAVE A LAVA LAMP? Newp—and never had one the FIRST time they were “in.”

CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE? No.

DID YOU JUST TRY TO TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE? Not with these sinuses.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME? HEY!!::sigh:: No.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SKINNY DIPPING? I don’t think so. I’d remember, right?

WHAT'S ON YOUR DESKTOP BACKROUND? Holly berries I captured on one machine; a mountain I shot on the way out here on the other. I killed and skinned it…

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half-full, babay!!

WHICH THE OFFICE CHARACTER ARE YOU MOST LIKE AND WHY?
Jim. I am a total jokester—yet a hopeless romantic. And, I hate Charles Minor.

Photo Of the Week:

Recipe Of The Week:

Brigadeiros (Little Balls of Love)

A Recipe in honor of Clem.

2 cans of condensed milk 1 stick of butter 1 cup chocolate powder (sweetened) 1 cup of chocolate sprinkles Mini cupcake holders or similar packaging.
In a saucepan, melt half of the butter. When melted, add the condensed milk and chocolate powder and mix well and simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes until the mix achieves the right consistency (this happens when you pass the spoon across the middle of the pan and the space you created stays for a few seconds). Turn off the heat and set aside.
Prepare your work station. We recommend covering a table surface with newspaper. On this place a large plate or tray and a bowl. Fill the bowl with the chocolate sprinkles. Also, put the remaining butter on a small plate which provides easy access.
When the chocolate mixture has cooled for about ten minutes and is warm enough to handle, bring the saucepan to your workstation. Butter your hands thoroughly. Pick out a small bit of the mixture from the pan using your thumb, forefinger and middle finger. Roll this into a ball using both hands and toss into the bowl of sprinkles. Roll the ball in the sprinkles until it is coated and then place into one of the mini-cupcake holders or directly onto your tray or plate. Repeat until you've finished the mixture buttering your hands as often as necessary to prevent the mixture from sticking to them.
Allow them to sit for about one hour at room temperature (if you refrigerate they will get hard and very sticky, like toffee).
Serves all the people who need some lovin’
Note: If you have just been dumped, We recommend you save your sprinkles and eat the whole mixture straight out of the pan with a wooden spoon while sitting in front of the TV watching "Gone with the Wind" or a Meg Ryan movie on your VCR.

Song Of the week:

Here I go again by Whitesnake

Sung by Phyllis in Season 2 Episode 9 Email surveillance

Listen to it and all previous songs of the week here: http://www.playlist.com/playlist/15782180875

Hope you all have a good week Cantonites, and a big Moo to ya

Love, Sarah

Assistant TO THE Editor in Chief

Dunder Mifflin Canton Branch for people who want more.

Hello fellow Cantonites & welcome to this weeks installment of the DMI Canton Newsletter!!!!!!

I know you can hardly contain your excitement.....

I would like to apologize for the font problems people were having last week and I hope that your having an easier time now.

Stats:

Employees: 285

Total Sbs earned:688,275

Average Sbs per employee:2415

New employees this week:

saphiresac
pettet
EmilyJuneBug
Remoy
Pheoboson
carlos785
AHale
crowbar459
blae
Goo
KirstyLeigh
Helgarita
Sithfan69
littlechinesebaby
ericarae
jimmette
Machue
KVN
Coffeey
Brittylee
medic34758
lehmans_terms


Transfers in this week:
randomamishdude
jimlover1404
hollywood88

Transfers out this week
none

Resignations
StephenA
Nisius

Everyone please be sure to give a warm welcome to all the new employees as well as the transfers, we want them to feel welcome and we want them to STAY!!!!

Tasks:

Voting has begun for the top 16 in task 2.22 25 random things

Hopefully we will have better luck placing in task 2.24 the addictionary task, voting has not yet begun.

This weeks task is a arcade style soccer game, a fun and easy way to earn the bucks, no excuses not to com-plete this one guys!!!!!

What I learned in the Forum this week.....

Koolaide: gogoghoulina likes to use swear words

Office Porn Movie: Clemedia says screw propriety (darn right!)

Its Here: Most of my co-workers are blind ;)

Celebs you can't stand: Ryan Seacrest is the world's biggest D-bag (that's a quote)

Random Facts: the average speed of a man's ****** is 28 mph.

News and Notes: M.S. needs ideas for Dundies (does most adorable count, if so I'd like to nominate myself :)

Perfect score on soccer game: bobaloobadoo got a perfect score on soccer, I hate him :(

This weeks featured employee is Beckybeans, she was kind enough to participate and I forced her to fill out a ridiculous survey......

MOST COMMON NAME USED: Becky

NICKNAMES:
Becky, Beans, Mom

GENDER: F

BIRTH DATE: 02/23/1983

ZODIAC SIGN: Pisces

PETS: 1 Cat, Althea

STUFFED ANIMALS: None anymore

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OUIJA BOARDS?: Not interested

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF IN THE MORNING?:
It's time to get up already?!
PIERCINGS, TATTOOS, or SCARS?:
Just my ears are pierced and a few interesting scars.

INTERESTING STORIES THAT ACCOMPANY SCARS: I was bit by my dog when I was 10 and almost lost my left eye!

SUMMER OR WINTER? Fall!

GOLD OR SILVER? Silver!

PICK A SONG THAT DESCRIBES YOU:
I don't know . . .

HAVE YOU BEEN TOILET PAPERING?
No
HAVE YOU BEEN TOILET PAPERED? No

!!!WORD ASSOCIATION!!!!
ROCK: and Roll!!

BLUE: Skys

WET: paint

PEANUT BUTTER: Cups!

HAY: is for horses.

PAPER: airplane
??WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE??
....SANDWICH FILLING: Big fan of egg salad!

....MEMORY? Walking hand in hand with my husband on the beach in Key West.
...COLOGNE? Whatever my hubby wears!?!
....PERFUME? Tommy Girl

....MOVIE(S)? There are SO many; The Wizard of Oz, The Big Lebowski, Talladega Nights, Clerks, Gross Point Blank, Tommy Boy to name a few.
....QUOTE FROM A MOVIE? Almost every line from Tommy Boy!

....QUOTE? "I'm not so good at the advice, can I interest you some sarcastic comments?"

....HOLIDAY? Either Memorial day or Labor Day with Halloween in a close third.....

TOOTHPASTE? Whatever is on sale!

....COLOR? Mossy Green

....SOUND(S)? When everyone is asleep in my house!

....SMELL(S)? Chocolate Chip Cookies baking

....FOOD? I like something called a "Ollie Melt". It's a grilled cheese with chopped steak and green and red peppers mixed in. Like a mock Phily-cheese steak

.....DRINK? Monster's Mocha Loca
....SONG OF THE MOMENT? Most beautiful Girl(in the Room)~ Flight of the Conchords

....LOVE SONG? She's got a Way~ Billy Joel
....SESAME STREET CHARACTER?
Oscar the Grouch, I've just always seen his point of view! ;)

~RANDOM QUESTIONS~

WHAT DO YOU WEAR TO BED? Sweats and a tank top

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR WHAT WOULD IT BE? Lighter Brown.
LAST NOVEL YOU READ: Lies~ By Al Franken

DO YOU HAVE A LAVA LAMP? No

CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE? No
DID YOU JUST TRY TO TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE?No

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME? No

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SKINNY DIPPING? No

WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? It's just a red mouse pad.

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half Full!

IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN BEING NEXT WEEKS EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK PLEASE LET ME KNOW

PHOTO OF THE WEEK:

Recipe of the week:

Chicken Cranberry sandwiches
Ingredients
2 poached Chicken breasts, slices
2 Tablespoons of Cranberry jam
4 slices of Brie
1 tomato, slices
A handful of fancy lettuce, chopped
2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard
4 slices of bread
1 teaspoon of thyme leaves
Directions
Lay 2 slices of bread on the dishes, Spread Dijon mustard on the breads. Place chopped lettuce on the bread, then lay the tomato slices on top. Add Chicken breast slices on top and place2 slices of Brie on each sandwiches. Pour each tablespoons of Cranberry jam on each sandwiches. Sprinkle Thyme leaves on top, cover with another piece of bread and slice the sandwiches in haves.Serve with a glass of milk, Enjoy
Serve 2

Song Of the week:

Bust a Move!!!!

I don't believe its ever been in any episode of the office, but I love it so play it and jam out Canton Cows :)

Sorry this weeks newsletter was a little rushed, have a great holiday weekend Hope to see you soon!!!

With Love

Sarah, assistant TO THE editor in Chief!

The First Newsletter From Sarah (Assistant TO THE Editor in Cheif)

Dunder Mifflin Canton Branch... the meaning of life..

Hello Everyone! My name is Sarah although many of you probably know me as cinderellas1shoo (my DMI moniker). It is my pleasure to bring you what is hopefully the first of many weekly newsletters. I really want to make these things big with weekly featured employees, task and forum updates all kinds of stuff, but before that all happens you guys have to read it!!!!

First I'd like to share a little background information on myself.

I am still very new to the DMI Canton, but in the real Canton I am fairly experienced. I was born in Arizona but I grew up in Canton, I graduated from Canton South High School, I live in Canton Township and I work in an Office in North Canton. Whew that's a lot of Canton. You can find more info on me and my other life at www.myspace.com/cinderellas1shoo or you can check me out on twitter at justsarah_h. I love to Read and Write, I love vampires, kittens, bagels with sun dried tomato cream cheese from Panera, espresso and my dog Liberty Sue. I hope that reading this Newsletter every week brings everyone a little bit of joy, if so then Job well done :)

OK now to the business at hand!!!!

Canton Branch Stats:

• Number of Employees: 272 (Currently 4th over all go us!!!)



• Total SBs earned: 667,535



• Average SBs per Employee: 2454 :(



• Top 3 Employees: NiftyGifties, danarie00, Shunned78



• Employee of the week: Pocoano40



• Employee of the month: MurderCheckersChamp
  


• New Employees:



• Transferred in:



• Transferred out:
  

(Sorry I forgot to copy the new hires and such before they reset for the week, next week I'll be better promise!!!)

Tasks:

Task 2.22 - 25 Random Things

View our Branch Submission below: Voting hasn't commenced yet but everyone get out there and spread the love for your branch, the folks who put this together worked very hard on this!!!!

Random Field 1: Canton co-hosted the famous LECOM office olympics of DMI 1.0.

Random Field 2: There ain’t no party like a Canton party because Canton's "That’s What She Said Pre-Resolution New Year’s Eve Party to Cure Homelessness" was a finalist for DMI's holiday party.

Random Field 3: Branch member booze_cruiser's winning desk item is now available in the DMI store.

Random Field 4: Canton awards weekly Dundies for its many outstanding members but still has the “Don’t Go in There After Him” Dundie to award.

Random Field 5: Canton’s Employee of the Week and Month winners not only get a desk certificate, but a spectacular plaque for their signatures as well.

Random Field 6: As it turns out, the Regional Manager is not actually fictional character Mary Swanson, and it creates much amusement as those unaware refer to him as a “her”.

Random Field 7: Of course Canton is a fun branch, it’s only two letters away from ScRanton!

Random Field 8: Canton has the “CoW” Committee of Welcoming. The CoWs greet our new employees with a big cow tongue lick!

Random Field 9: Most branch members do not actually live in Canton but rather commute from areas lacking an active branch.

Random Field 10: Canton has Wild Wednesday's at Chili's Bar and Grill aka, a weekly Dunderchat.

Random Field 11: FACT: a specific type of Beet Harvesting Machine was invented in Canton! It's called the "Canton Clipper."

Random Field 12: Canton is now the eighth largest city in Ohio-- suck it, Youngstown!

Random Field 13: Former President William McKinley was buried in Canton.

Random Field 14: When McKinley acquired Hawaii for the U.S. he planned to change its name to

"Canton-by-the-Sea."

Random Field 15: It has to be on here somewhere that Canton is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame of course.

Random Field 16: Employees of Canton are proud of their advancement and have their own job-specific, humorous signs for their forum signatures

Random Field 17: Much like Dwight, Canton employees can have their very own bobbleheads.

Random Field 18: There are many other unfortunate Cantons without branches in Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, South Dakota, New York, Michigan, Missouri, and Texas.

Random Field 19: Stephen Colbert referred to Canton, Ohio as "the good Canton".

Random Field 20: Canton workers have the nicest lawns in DMI because in 2008, Canton City Council approved jail sentences for residents with unkempt, shaggy lawns.

Random Field 21: Macy Gray is a Canton native. Her hair, however, is from California.

Random Field 22: In Canton, Ohio, you have one hour to report your missing tiger to authorities.

Random Field 23: Police in Canton, Ohio, arrested four men in March 2007, reasonably certain that one of them had swallowed a 2-carat ring worth about $30,000. After sifting through the toilets, police recovered the ring the next day, with the store's price tag still on it.

Random Field 24: Rock and Roll Hall of Famers the O'Jays are from Canton, so get on the Canton Love Train!

Random Field 25: Canton loves to make friends, have a great time, earn lots of Schrutebucks, and could always welcome a few new members to the mix!

Task 2.23 - Take A Risk:

Risk results turned out like this:

Monday risk takers were rewarded with a copy of Toby's manual for their desk.

Tuesday's Gamblers hit it big time with a big reward of 300 Sbs

Wednesday's bet was safe, too safe and if you picked this day like I did you got Nada!

Thursday bettors were rewarded with a small but better then Wednesday 100 Sbs and an invite to dance. ( I would have liked to dance)

Friday was the biggest crap shoot of them all and those who were the bravest and boldest of us all were....well i don't know they haven't got their emails yet. (Sorry I tried to wait)

Task 2.24 - There Oughta Be A Word:

This weeks new task is pretty straight forward. Choose one of the provided definitions, create your own word, use it in a sentence.

There will be a branch winner by vote and a corporate winner by vote all winning submissions will be added to the addictionary!!

Have fun with this one guys, put on your thinking caps!!!

My Word: Twitterface-spacer

Meaning: A co-worker who constantly updates their social networking site while at work. (noun)

Usage: Kelly is such a twitterface-spacer, she never gets any work done.

Canton cows put your thinking caps on, lets dominate this one!

What I learned in the Canton Forum this week.......

A "real" Job: Coffee2go got a new job last week congrats!

What Happened To Connie Bouve?, Any Idea: Connie B. is missing, possibly taken by werewolves or jealous spouse, any one with any info please contact us as soon as possible.

Office Episode Sweet 16, Vote Round 3: Voting continues on the Best Office Episode bracket if you haven't gotten in on this yet, please do, get your opinion heard, its not too late :)

Random Facts: It's against the law to pawn your dentures in Las Vegas!

Post A Joke!, Post a favorite joke to use for fun and profit - well maybe not profit: FasionPD loves the Buckeyes, Michigan....not so much

This Has Been Bothering Me For Some Time..., What episode?!: Ben Kingsley's photo was used in the Diwali episode (you can watch that episode here: http://www.purelytoptv.com/the_office/(s03_e06)_diwali.htm )

The Office PC Game: Cinderellas1shoo (that's me ) would like to graciously share her The Office PC game with anyone who is interested.

Spring Is On The Way, First spring task you will complete?: Oxy clean dentures work to get crud off stuff

Funny Bumper Stickers..., If you've seen em, post em! : Always follow your dreams. Except for the one where you're naked in church.

Keep the forum going Canton Cows, everyone should post at least one new thread a week!!!

Its a great way to stay in touch and rack up those Sb's

Photo Of the Week:

Website of the week:

http://www.headbobble.com/index.html

Get a Bobble head of yourself made here. A Real One!!!

"The Bobble Head is Me!!!"

Recipe of the week:

Pirate Fruit Salad
I think it’s delicious and also you have full rights to talk like a pirate whilst you eat it.
Fruits:
1 Apple
1 Orange
2 Rings of Pineapple
1 Banana
Some grapes
Any other fruit you enjoy like strawberries etc etc.
Rum Syrup:
4 tbsp water
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp rum
Add all the ingredients for the rum syrup into a pan and bring to the boil, set it on simmer for 2 minutes and let it cool down completely.
Peel and chop up your fruit to make a normal fruit salad. I suggest chopping up half the orange and squeezing the other half into the rum syrup. Add the syrup and mix well before placing into a leak-proof box and putting into the fridge. Make sure you remember it in the morning when you go to work and enjoy with a good round of “YAAAARRR!” and “Where HAS all the rum gone”?

Song Of The Week:

Get Ready for This by 2 Unlimited (Listen to it here http://www.playlist.com/playlist/15782180875)

Featured in S02E17 Dwight's speech: plays when Michael and Dwight enter the auditorium (you can watch that episode here: http://zulgenius.com/?p=985 hint: click skip ad)

Thanks Everyone!

I hope that you all enjoyed my first installment of the DMI Canton weekly newsletter. If anyone reads this any feedback would be appreciated.

Lets learn and share together Canton!!!

Regards,

Sarah H.

Assistant To The Editor In Cheif