"The Surplus" Quotes (page 4)

Every line from The Office season 5, episode 9, in script order. First aired December 4, 2008.

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  1. Michael

    To be continued!

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  2. Michael

    No, I don't-this doesn't change anything. I have a very important decision to make. We need a new copier. We need new chairs. And I need to figure out a way to keep this money without having everybody hate me.

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  3. Andy

    Hey Tuna, check it out. Tuna sandwich. Just like you. What-

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  4. Angela

    Now, I have to take care of a legal issue.

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  5. Andy

    Was that hot or what?

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  6. Pam

    So what's it gonna be?

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  7. Oscar

    Michael, you have to make a decision. The day is almost done.

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  8. Pam

    Let me just say, you've been promising me this chair since the day you hired me.

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  9. Oscar

    You are a smart guy. I know you'll do the right thing.

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  10. Michael

    You think it's easy?

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  11. Stanley

    It's your job.

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  12. Michael

    Okay, you know what? Why don't you guys deal with it? I am going to get up, and I am going to be out in the common area. But you need to decide; otherwise I'm taking the bonus. All right?

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  13. Michael

    It is a classic management tactic. You have two sides, a deadline, you know that neither of them are gonna concede. What you do is you put 'em in a room, and you just- Hey.

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  14. Pam

    Hey.

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  15. Oscar

    Hey, we're going with the chairs.

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  16. Michael

    What?

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  17. Oscar

    I just figured I'd rather have new chairs than nothing at all.

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  18. Pam

    Thanks Michael.

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  19. Michael

    Good work. I'm proud of you. Mother-

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  20. Michael

    What did we learn this week? Well, one, thanks to me, my team is much, much faster at coming to decisions than I thought they would be. Number two, never buy a fur coat with a credit card until you absolutely have the money to pay for it. And three, you should know that some people think it's cool to throw buckets of fake blood on you as you are walking out of Burlington Coat Factory.

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  21. Jim

    Truce?

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  22. Pam

    Yeah, I guess, since I won.

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  23. Jim

    Yeah, you did win. You did win. Anyway, I'm going to need three copies of each of these, stapled and collated. Totally kidding. I'm gonna need four.

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