12:01

'The time is 7:35.'

'Please wake up.'

'Wake up. Wake up.'

Lazy boy, please wake up.

Please wake up.

'Lazy boy.'

Lazy boy. Lazy boy.

...cutting edge project by researchers in particle physics

has been shut down by government order. Hosea?

'Mary, big news at UTREL Corporation.'

'Researchers here working on particle physics'

believe they've discovered a way to accelerate

a subatomic particle faster than the speed of light.

Now they are using a ground-breaking device

called a super-accelerator.

'But public outcry has been so great'

'the government today finally ordered'

'a complete shutdown of the project.'

This tool will help us to finally define

the nature of the universe, and harness its energy.

'Now, imagine a, a facility this size'

powering half the state of Califor..

Hello. Hi, mom.

I-I'm late. How are you?

Yeah, I-I, I know, I know

we haven't talked in a while.

Because you're gonna ask me if I'm dating.

Yes, mom. I'm dating.

A lot of really nice girls.

You know, I can't even keep track of their names.

You wanna know one of their names? Uh..

Bril...lette.

Brillette. Yes. She's French.

She's small, but she's wiry.

She loves to clean up around the kitchen.

Mom, look. I'm really, I..

But, mom, mom, mom, mom..

I will call you later. I promise. Goodbye.

Pathetic. That's not how you throw the ball.

What's wrong with you?

Good morning, Kyle. How you doing?

Any work?

Hey, what do you say we all clean up the planet together?

Huh? Can't do it by myself.

Who-whoa, whoa!

Be careful, alright? I don't wanna see you get run over now.

Up yours, my man.

Nice. Nice.

That may very well be our president someday.

Oh, man.

Where are the quarterlies?

Jackson's ready to cut your throat.

Good, thanks. How are you? Uh..

Ted, do you realize that your hair spray

may be solely responsible for the ozone hole?

Jack. How's it going?

Hey, you know, it's been a bad morning..

- Uh! - Oh! Oh! Jack!

- 'Oh, Jack, I'm so sorry.' - 'Thank you for the coffee.'

Rook to queen's bishop.

'Well, look who decided to show up.'

'Anne, I'm sorry I'm late.'

You know, I'm doing you a favor, don't you?

- Oh, yeah. - 'Keeping you on.'

'With a work performance like yours.'

So let's just finish the Personnel reports

complete the monthly billing

and clean up the desk by the end of the day.

You know, I was working on finishing that--

We both know if you wanted to show up on time

you would, right?

There was a car accident, Anne.

Barry, Barry, Barry

I don't wanna fight with you.

And I don't wanna be your friend either

so let's just do the work, hmm?

I would hate to kick you out.

You're one of the cute ones.

You know, she had sex once in 1983

but she didn't like it.

What did we do last night?

I-I woke up tasting pavement in my mouth.

Well, we drank, and you left, and then I picked up the blonde.

No, you.. You did not pick up the blonde.

- Yes, I did. - She was not even interested--

You left, she got interested, alright?

You owe me 20 bucks for your drinks.

Here's the update on the new filing system.

Aah!

It's a shocking computer disk.

You press that, and within three seconds it shocks you.

It's a cure for the common hangover. Is it working?

Are your parents related?

- No. - No?

Well, I, I think they...are.

- Morning, Lisa. - Morning.

Out of your league, man. Did you read the profile?

'PhD at 25. The chick's got no social life.'

Look at that. She doesn't even smoke.

He knows that. He's offered her a cigarette before.

What a jerk.

Look, whenever she's nervous, s-she always just brushes

'her hair back over her right ear, did you see that?'

- Yeah. I saw. Mm-hmm. Yeah. - Right over the right ear.

Listen, this has been going on for six months.

Why don't you just go over there and talk to her?

What, and spoil our relationship? No.

'Yeah, you're right, the whole, like, peeping-tom thing'

you got going is really much healthier.

Guess what. It's time to leave my cubicle.

- Right now? - If I had a door, I'd open it.

Excuse me. Barry Thomas?

Yes, but you probably wanna speak to my boss.

You see, I'm just a small gnat on the great landfill of life.

Well, you signed this, and you're the man I wanna--

Dr. Moxley, you look great on TV.

Anne Jackson, head of Personnel.

I've been watching the news and you are a very impress--

Ms. Jackson, two of my assistants have been removed

by some paperwork that Mr. Thomas signed.

Oh, really?

I've already sent two memos

to him regarding the subject

and I've gotten no response.

I don't think I got those.

Let me help you personally,

Dr. Moxley, come into my office--

That won't be necessary, Ms. Jackson.

Just put them back in the system.

- Lois Hope, Thomas Plume. - Done.

Ms. Jackson, we all make mistakes.

Just correct it.

- Yes, sir. - Thank you. Good day.

Good day. Anne, we just let 150 people go.

You made me look like an idiot!

You are off of technical staff. Off!

You will take resumes and file resumes

and that's it, Howard, would you believe it?

Howard is now in charge of technical staff!

You.. You bounced the head of the program's assistants.

I.. I.. One more.

One more slip-up, and you're bounced

- 'You got it?' - Yeah.

Good day.

Rattled! The whole office, rattled!

You slow down the work, and we all suffer. You know that.

Let's hug.

Just once.

It'll break the tension.

Eh, just slap me on some of that macaroni.

Yes, sir.

Oh..

That is just terrifying.

Excuse me?

Are you alright?

You don't smoke.

- What are you talking about? - Uh, you don't smoke.

I'd offer you a cigarette, but you don't smoke

so what's even, why bother even?

Rico, can I have some string beans, please.

You know, I don't smoke either?

And I'd like some rice, too.

So even if you did smoke, I wouldn't be able

to offer you a cigarette, I...just don't...smoke.

So, I'm sorry to bother you.

Where are you usually locked up?

Oh, I'm just an experiment gone horribly awry

in the Personnel Department.

I see.

I'm Lisa Fredericks.

- I'm Barry Thomas. - What is it that you do?

Oh, nothing. I just sort of boost morale

in between threats of being fired.

Ah. Well, you seem to have a mind.

That doesn't usually fit in this system.

- Nice to meet you. - Uh, it was..

Nice meeting you, too.

- Bye-bye. - Goodbye.

And good luck.

I'm not shipping off the continent.

I'm just having lunch.

Right, right.

Ohh..

So, uh, she likes me...a lot. Wouldn't you agree?

Yeah, I'd say like you and a vicious ice cream headache

are probably neck and neck.

Do I always sound like such an idiot

or do I just save it for the people I really wanna impress?

You're thinking the wrong way, man.

What if the ice queen thing's an act?

- 'A defense. Alright.' - 'Okay.'

What if she's the lonely one? Huh?

She, she would be thankful to the first guy

that came over to her and said anything.