Archive: Life imitating art

Girl follows GPS and drives car into water

Thursday, June 16th, 2011 | 8 comments

In The Office Season 4 episode Dunder Mifflin Infinity, Michael drives his car into a lake while blindly following GPS directions.

Sound unrealistic? Read on:

Three young women escaped a sinking SUV after a direction from a rental car GPS unit sent them down a boat launch and into the Mercer Slough early Wednesday.

The driver apparently thought she was on a road while following her GPS unit just after midnight, but she was actually heading down the Sweyolocken boat launch.

Link: Woman Follows GPS, Drives Into Water

Crate & Barrel Dwight Desk

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011 | 8 comments

Crate & Barrel’s CB2 store sent this email to customers to promote its Dwight Desk:

It reads in part: “Farewell to the world’s best boss. You always left us wanting more.
The Office just won’t be the same. But at least we still have Dwight.”

Tipster: Laura

Girl falls into fountain while texting

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 | 6 comments

A girl falls into a fountain at the Berkshire Mall while texting.

Michael: I cannot believe that I walked into a koi pond. I mean, seriously. Walk much?

Tipster: Xindi

Bouncy castle brought in to stop suicide

Saturday, December 18th, 2010 | 4 comments

From the “life imitating art” files, a story akin to The Office Season 3 episode, Safety Training:

“When negotiations with a potential jumper went downhill last night in Swansea, police did the only logical thing: call in an inflatable castle from Bop And Bounce to break his fall.”

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Billy Joel joins Rock Band because of The Office

Thursday, October 21st, 2010 | 12 comments

Singer Billy Joel has offered some of his hit songs to the game Rock Band 3, in part due to The Office episode The Chump.

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‘Stayin’ Alive’ really is the best CPR song

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 | 3 comments

Just like in The Office episode “Stress Relief,” a woman saves her husband’s life by performing CPR to the beat of Stayin’ Alive.

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Should Rick Sanchez replace Michael Scott?

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 | 7 comments

The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart makes the case for Rick Sanchez as Michael Scott’s replacement on The Office.

The theme song fires up around the 4:20 mark.

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