I’ve been completely in the dark about this. Just recently, I discovered that, every year, until the end of American Civilization, Oct. 23 is National Slap Your Co-Worker Day.
Mark your calendars. In 2024? It falls on a Wednesday. The origins of this salute to pent-up cubicle aggression are as mysterious as a Joe Biden speech.
One source cites the episode of “The Office” where the fetching Pam Beesly (my imaginary prom date) character slaps her boss, Michael Scott, for breaking up with her mom on her mom’s birthday. Actually, if memory serves, it wasn’t supposed to be a slap. It was supposed to be a full-fledged punch.
But, the angel-hearted Pam ends up just slapping the uber-annoying Michael and issued a warning for him to never date a family member of hers ever again, a topic that frequently comes up at local city Planning Commission meetings. The problem with that theory is that “Office” episode appeared in 2009 and National Slap Your Co-Worker Day has been traced back as early as 2000. It’s meant as a humorous observance.
There are rules. Like you can’t use a balled fist and you can’t like take a running start from three counties back. There’s also a “Slap Karma Clause.
” That means, if you slap a desk mate, you can expect what the Pentagon calls, “...
an appropriate response.” Some offices and muffler shops go as far to host Slap Your Co-Worker Costume Contests or Slap Your Co-Worker Conga Line dances. One is to slap the person in front — a.
