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Sexual Employee

Sexual Employee

It clocked in at 7:02 am
No orifice in sight
Placed the time card in a slot
Made its way to a metallic table
Blank white paper on the top
#2 lead pencil, covered yellow, appeared 
One hour later the employee began to draw
At the center of the paper starting at point “A”
A thin line was drawn from there to point “B’ on the page
Horizontal, naturally
Below that, one hour later, another line was formed
Starting at point “C” 
It too was a thin line drawn and continued on to point “D”
Horizontally, of course (the two lines never intersected)
Vertical lines could only be drawn on Fridays
Diagonals were not permitted
They were perverse and went against the laws of nature
The employee had no discernible features worth mentioning
But, it does come to work each day though
With two buttons built or installed into its side 
It rolled over to the clock at 4:02 pm and punched out
Placed the time card in a designated slot and left
Went home with the push buttons still installed
One red.  One green.  Always the same
We never questioned
It is not our job

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 1/16/2015 8:00:00 AM
This made me think of 1984. Very cool!
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Earl Schumacker
Date: 1/16/2015 8:29:00 AM
Hi Richard, Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes. I was going for a more sterile, mechanical, surreal view. Great book; 1984 came and went but we are still heading in that undesirable direction of total control. Nice observation on your part. Have a great day. Earl