A few weeks ago, salesman Tony Runkel was riding a wave of workplace popularity after blurting out the line of the year over breakfast. Now, Tony is struggling to find his lost footing.
"I don't know. I guess a few weeks went by and I hadn't come up with anything new. People didn't seem want to talk about the Eggman thing. A lot of people weren't even even calling me Eggman anymore. The pressure was on, and nothing was happening. I was in panic mode. I was racking my brain for the next thing."
"One day, four or five of us are standing around Jake's cube. Jake's the finance guy. We're talking about how we're all getting tons of spam lately. The last few months, the office has been getting like ten times the spam we used to. So Jake says 'what's going on? It's like the summer of spam or something.'
"Everyone laughed! Everyone! What the hell? He's making a Summer of Sam pun? I mean, who even remembers that movie? I'll tell you who! Dan, Bob, Sandy and Greg! That's who! So I just went, 'This is total BS! Congrats Jake, I guess you're the new Eggman!' I ran, I mean RAN back to my desk.
"Two days later, I'm at breakfast with Bob and Dan at Sarah's again. Susan comes back with our orders and puts my plate down. I point at the bacon with a big smile and and go "Hey! What's shakin', bacon?!" Bob and Dan just looked at each other and starting shoving pancakes into their fat faces. They couldn't even look at me. I thought they were my friends.
"People have to understand. You try things. Sometimes they don't work. That's just the life of an artist. I know this mechanic who's been saying 'make my day' for like 25 years. That's just sad.
"I'm in a real dry spell right now, but I'll find my way out."
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