Intimacy: Today, I was chosen by my coworkers to explain to my elderly...

By welly223 - 20/01/2011 06:01 - Canada

Today, I was chosen by my coworkers to explain to my elderly boss that ''tossing the salad'' isn't another expression for saying ''brainstorming''. She didn't believe me. Guess we will all keep ''tossing the salad'' for new ideas each afternoon. FML

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Thursday 20 January 2011 12:17

Maybe she comes up with her best ideas when she's tossing the salad. Who are you to judge?

babyyappld 7

Thursday 20 January 2011 12:03

looks like you guys will just have to "toss the salad" on other ways to tell him

Comments

matty31 0

Saturday 22 January 2011 9:14

Lmfao. that's awesome.

gravygecko 2

Sunday 23 January 2011 0:37

That is great. You should make a sign for the meeting. SALAD TOSSING IN PROGRESS

Neylin 7

Saturday 29 January 2011 3:31

This is hilarious (: keep on tossing the salad.

MaiLBoXeD 0

Monday 7 February 2011 5:49

in that case, i hate having to toss the salad at school

i_wuz_nver_here 31

Wednesday 20 April 2011 23:36

Haha hav fun with that. Seriously, I see a new company policy in your futer :)

stubblez 0

Monday 16 May 2011 20:56

I am so sorry... XD

ifmlftw 0

Sunday 29 May 2011 3:45

lol

HellOnWheels357 11

Thursday 9 June 2011 20:44

That is awesome.. Now you got something to brighten your day

COolErKiD1414 0

Wednesday 11 April 2012 6:02

I hate to be that guy but am i the only one who doesn't know what this means???

Ryan11adidas 4

Sunday 13 May 2012 8:03

Soooo many jokes to be made! For example "Boss that salad tossing session was great!!", "I really love how you toss the salad boss!!" and "My favorite part of the work day is when we all get together and toss salads!!"