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accounting, Game of Thrones, office, television, water cooler, women, work place, working mothers
MEMO: To My Co-Workers
RE: Game of Thrones (GOT)
In our accounting department of about forty people, you need to look up from your spreadsheets once in a while and take a break. I relish the water cooler banter as much as the next person. I look forward to swapping stories about our college aged kids, discussions about the latest sale at Lord & Taylor and jokes about our industry. I smile politely when you over-share about marital issues and medical ailments. I enjoy debating who is the bomb on The Voice and how American Idol can be saved. We’ve guessed at what is to come on Homeland and broken down Breaking Bad’s epic finale. I’ve even dabbled in Downton Abbey based on your recommendation.
But I won’t discuss GOT. Ever. I know if you bring up that particularly nasty beheading or maddening family betrayal, we’ll both blush at what happened five minutes before or five minutes after that scene: brothers & sisters engaged in anal sex.
So I’m going to pretend I’ve never watched GOT. I hate medieval stuff. Seems boring. Who could even follow all those endless backstories? When is Homeland gearing up again? How’s the quarterly management forecast coming along?
I better get back to work before I admit I’m addicted to GOT and we both have to look awkwardly at the floor.
runningawayfrom49 
Ha! Imagine this:
Middle aged woman who doesn’t watch much tv decides to rectify the matter and see what all the hullabaloo is about. Besides, it’s something she may be able to share with her 14 year old son who LOVES tv. She buys Season 1 of Game of Thrones. She and son sit down to watch Episode 1. Rape, Prostitution, Incest, Violence against an adorable 10-year-old boy, and a lot of breasts. I think I chose the wrong series to share with my son. He’s thrilled. Me? Not so much. When did rape, prostitution, and incest become mass entertainment?! We haven’t made it to Episode 2. Well, maybe he has and hasn’t told me…
It will either solve all those awkward talks you won’t need to have or generate way more talks! I’d be one and done w/ him and try to find time to enjoy(?) it on your own b/c it never lets up…
Ha ha! I love it! I haven’t watched GOT, but I have heard enough to know exactly what you’re talking about with it. 😀