On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:34:57 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>Tracy wrote:
>> Omelet wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I think the only thing that sometimes annoys me (mildly mind you!
>>> It's not a big deal!) is people that bring commercial products like
>>> grossery store chicken salad, etc.
>
>> We had frequent potlucks at my former place of employment. We also
>> had cook-outs during the summer. One co-worker ALWAYS brought canned
>> corn. Not even kidding. We had a "Soup Day" once and she brought
>> canned Campbells chicken noodle soup. A big can.
>
>I worked with someone like that. He'd bring the cheapest product he
>could find just to say he brought something. Like he'd brag he found a
>$1 pound cake mix to bring. He'd make the cake, don't get me wrong,
>but his stated goal was to spend as little as possible.
>
>This was the same guy who'd glom as much of the stuff other people
>brought as he could fit on a plate.
>
>A can of corn, that might be the absolute least amound of money one
>could spend and still meet the rules of bringing food to a potluck.

People who are cheap like that are usually weird in other ways too.
Louise worked at a place that had potlucks once a month or so.
Everyone brought good stuff except one creep who always brought in one
liter of soda. Not even name brand stuff but whatever brand Aldi or
whoever had on sale that week.

They ordered pizza once in awhile and send a memo out to see who was
going to be there. Sometimes the company paid and sometime they all
chipped in a few bucks for it. Before he'd commit he wanted to know
who was paying. If they were chipping in he'd pass. After lunch he'd
go in the lunch room to see what was leftover and eat it. Once there
was a lot leftover and he had the balls to ask if he could take it
home.

Jimmy John's opened a store a few doors down and brought over a large
bag of free sandwiches to get business going. Not only did he go on a
feeding frenzy he put a few sandwiches in his desk drawer to take
home.

What a jerk. He didn't know or care everyone made fun of him.

Lou