Scene: Mike D’s cubical
I reach into my epic lunch bag and withdraw a can of cheap pineapple. I actually enjoy the cheap Farm Flavor variety more than the expensive name brands like Dole as it seems a little less acidic. The only downside to these cans is that they don’t have a pop top. But like a good fatperson engineer, I plan ahead for such problems and keep a can opener in my desk drawer.
I open my desk drawer and withdraw the can opener. I place it against the edge of the can.
The can opener lets out a quiet whine as I turned the handle:
“eeeeerng… eeeeerng… eeeeerng…”
As I complete my journey around the circumference of the can, Sander asks loudly from the adjacent cubical
“You have pineapple over there?”
Never underestimate the ears of the hungry.
How many desk can openers have you gone through this year?
Also, I thought the punchline was going to be a broken can opener.
eeeerng is a very good representation of the can opener sound.