This just popped into my head after a similar question came up with a coworker…

Back a few decades ago I worked in Kendall Square in Cambridge, MA. My office window looked out towards another building about 15 feet away, and for some reason our floors were about 8 feet higher than the other building. So we could look down into the offices across the way.

The person in the office I could see into had his desk set up so that his back was to the window and he faced his office door. This gave me and my coworkers a clear view of his computer screen over his shoulder. He played Microsoft solitaire constantly, except when somebody walked in. He would very quickly close it so he wouldn’t get caught.

My coworkers and I actually tried to figure out his phone number, but never did. We wanted to call him up and tell him he should have played the red 9 on the black 10…

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    11 months ago

    I worked at a mental health inpatient facility. I ended up having a cig or two with a client. He’d casually tell me about the Bible and would ask if I’ve read it.

    Eventually these talks turned into him casually mentioning that he was pretty sure he was Jesus.

    Fast forward a few months and dude was outside in a Banana suit screaming at the top of his lungs that he was God. The cops came and hauled him away. Never saw him again. My office window faced the main parking lot, so I saw the whole thing.

    Never did learn why he was in a banana suit. The story is stupid enough that I’d never expect anyone to believe me, but you asked…