Pizza

Well it's Wednesday, which means that it is the Day of Great Decision
here at work.

First, we have to decide whether or not to get a "specialty" pizza (as
opposed to plain). This requires at least 3 people, preferably 4.
Often, there are several people in the "I'll get a specialty pizza if
there are enough people, but I'm not gonna be emphatic about it."
Which of course complicates matters. And then there are the guys who
might have brought lunch, but are willing to chip in for pizza and eat
the lunch they brought on Thursday. But only if the rest of us need
another person.

Then, if it's been decided to get a specialty pizza, we have to decide
which one to get. We've never had a bad pizza, so no one really wants
to choose because there isn't a lot of strong feeling about a "best"
or "worst" to get. (There's a lot of "Does this sound good to
everyone?" "Yup sounds fine." "Or how about this one?" "Also good."
in this round.) If someone who does not normally get specialty pizza
decides to try it, we make that person choose.

FINALLY, it's time for money collection. Pizza slices are $1.50 /
slice (plain) and $2 / slice (specialty). And there's always at least
one person who recently had to go to the ATM and hasn't bought
anything since then so all they have is twenties. So we have the
great "I'll pay for everyone's pizza with my $20 if everyone gives me
what they owe" finagling, with various people trying to trade money
amongst ourselves to get the correct change to give the guy who only
has $20's. My hand to God, one of my coworkers paid in dimes one
week.

And that's the news from your Friendly Neighborhood Engineers.

UPDATE 03/17/11
Bug has illustrated this beautifully. (This has fast become one of my favorite webcomics.)