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class="Episo_sgle-episo-tle__v3XV_">How to hate your prter a ltle b ls</div></div><div class="Episo_podst-playlist-episo-__X1zSu"><p class="Episo_podst-playlist-episo-scr__4d02U">Des after we were first promised a “paperls office,” nearly half of Amerins still own a prter. But most aren’t happy wh them, and that might be by sign.</p></div><div class="Episo_podst-playlist-episo-date__Agmff">Friday, July 14, 2023</div></div><div><img class="Episo_hi__huBV0" src=" style="m-width:180px" alt="How to hate your prter a ltle b ls"/></div></div><div><div class="Episo_podst-playlist-episo-player__e57gs"><div class="h-sm"><svg aria-labelledby="64b1b5b3c9e77c000a02cd01-aria" role="img" height="32" width="200" viewBox="0 0 250 40" class="db"><tle id="64b1b5b3c9e77c000a02cd01-aria">Loadg...</tle><rect role="prentatn" x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%" clip-path="url(#64b1b5b3c9e77c000a02cd01-diff)" style="fill:url(#64b1b5b3c9e77c000a02cd01-animated-diff)"></rect><fs><clipPath id="64b1b5b3c9e77c000a02cd01-diff"><rect x="50" y="8" rx="3" ry="3" width="200" height="24"></rect><circle cx="20" cy="20" r="20"></circle></clipPath><learGradient id="64b1b5b3c9e77c000a02cd01-animated-diff"><stop offset="0%" stop-lor="#f0f0f0" stop-opacy="1"><animate attributeName="offset" valu="-2; -2; 1" keyTim="0; 0.25; 1" dur="2s" repeatCount="fe"></animate></stop><stop offset="50%" stop-lor="#e9e9e9" stop-opacy="1"><animate attributeName="offset" valu="-1; -1; 2" keyTim="0; 0.25; 1" dur="2s" repeatCount="fe"></animate></stop><stop offset="100%" stop-lor="#f0f0f0" stop-opacy="1"><animate attributeName="offset" valu="0; 0; 3" keyTim="0; 0.25; 1" dur="2s" repeatCount="fe"></animate></stop></learGradient></fs></svg></div></div></div><div><div><img class="Episo_list-social-image__LbemX Episo_maxWidth__dsJcI false" src=" alt="How to hate your prter a ltle b ls"/><span class="Episo_photo-cred__kKutI">You n stroy prters at smash rooms across the untry. (Moni Rodman/The Washgton Post)</span></div><div class="Episo_episo-scriptn__xjxJk"><p><span style="lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-lor: transparent;">The Washgton Post’s </span><a href=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="lor: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-lor: transparent;">Help Dk</a><span style="lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-lor: transparent;"> is here to discs all thgs prters. Tech lumnist Geofey Fowler rounds up a seri of vtigatns he and his lleagu nducted to most people’s </span><a href=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="lor: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-lor: transparent;">least favore</a><span style="lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-lor: transparent;"> piece of personal tech. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-lor: transparent;">Many people </span><a href=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="lor: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-lor: transparent;">still need to prt</a><span style="lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-lor: transparent;"> shippg labels, school projects, legal documents and medil forms, so prters aren’t gog away anytime soon. 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GAY WCH HUNT

Gay Wch Hunt: Directed by Ken Kwapis. Wh Steve Carell, Ran Wilson, John Krasski, Jenna Fischer. Michael apologiz to Osr, after he fds out he's gay, for llg him a homosexual slur--but his apology outs Osr to the entire office. And Jim cis to take a promotn at the Stamford office." data-id="ma * gay episode the office *

The OfficeCast & crewUser reviewsTriviaEpiso aired Sep 21, 2006TV-1423mMichael apologiz to Osr, after he fds out he's gay, for llg him a homosexual slur--but his apology outs Osr to the entire office. Read allMichael apologiz to Osr, after he fds out he's gay, for llg him a homosexual slur--but his apology outs Osr to the entire office.

Michael apologiz to Osr, after he fds out he's gay, for llg him a homosexual slur--but his apology outs Osr to the entire office.

And Jim cis to take a promotn at the Stamford productn, box office & pany Review Makg fun of someone's homosexual liftyle is very offensive and n lead to ser trouble. I've worked at several different plac and never once did I ever make fun of someone's homosexual liftyle. "Gay Wch Hunt" is the first episo of the third season of The Office and the 29th overall.

GAY WCH HUNT

"Gay Wch Hunt" is the first episo of the third season of The Office and the 29th overall. It was wrten by Greg Daniels and directed by Ken Kwapis. It first aired on September 21, 2006. It was viewed by 9.1 ln people. No longer a temp, Ryan accepts the sal posn vated when Jim... * gay episode the office *

") Toby tells Michael that Osr is homosexual and fds the word offensive.

In a succsn of short on-mera terviews, Osr reveals that he is gay, Angela dit she hat the whole ia of homosexualy and the jowls of Kev's face jiggle as he is unable to manage anythg but " gay" through his giggl.

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Dwight and Michael worry about the possibily of other homosexuals workg the office whout their knowledge. Dwight rells Jim mentng "gaydar" beg available for purchase onle, though Dwight is skeptil bee he believ Jim a liar.

Nohels, the pair phon him Stamford where Jim pretends to check the availabily and reports that gaydar is sold out on the Inter. Kelly approach Osr and tells him that he is "so ol" for beg gay.

Employe gather around as Dwight looks at gay pornography at Michael's suggtn. Angela mak a homophobic ment which offends Osr who bumps her as he walks past, sendg Dwight to a brief enzy. Michael lls an emergency meetg the nference room and rms the assembled they are all "homos—homo sapiens".

WHY "THE OFFICE" STILL HAS ONE OF TELEVISN'S BT GAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CULTUREBY MARK BLANKENSHIPMAY 9, 2013/6:25 AMBY MARK BLANKENSHIPMAY 9, 2013 / 6:25 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHY \"THE OFFICE\" STILL HAS ONE OF TELEVISN'S BT GAY CHARACTERS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-05-09T10:25:36.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-05-09T10:25:36.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MARK BLANKENSHIP","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[PTN ID="ATTACHMENT_99317" ALIGN="ALIGNCENTER" WIDTH="601"] OSR WORTHY (NBC)[/PTN]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TONIGHT IS THE SEND-TO-LAST EPISO OF THE OFFICE BEFORE NBC'S LONG-NNG S ABOUT FOLKS SELLG PAPER SCRANTON, ENDS FOR GOOD ON MAY 16. WHICH MEANS THERE ARE ONLY A FEW MORE CHANC TO SPEND TIME WH OSR MARTEZ, ONE OF THE MOST TERTG GAY CHARACTERS ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OSR (PLAYED MASTERFULLY BY STRAIGHT ACTOR OSR NUNEZ) GOT A LOT OF BUZZ BACK 2006, WHEN HE ME OUT THE SEASON 3 EPISO "GAY WCH HUNT." AT THE TIME, HE WAS ONE OF THE ONLY OPENLY GAY CHARACTERS ON WORK TV. (THE EP EVEN EARNED SHOWNNER GREG DANIELS AN EMMY.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THGS HAVE CHANGED SCE THEN, OF URSE: NOW THERE ARE GAY CHARACTERS APPEARG REGULARLY ON THE NEW NORMAL, MORN FAY, GO ON AND GLEE–NOT TO MENTN BLE SERI LIKE TE BLOOD, NURSE JACKIE, AND AMERIN HORROR STORY. 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SCE ANGELA WORKED TWO FEET AWAY, THAT CREATED ALL SORTS OF CRACKLG DRAMA–AND NERVO LGHS WHEN OSR ACCINTALLY AGREED WH ANGELA'S ASSSMENT OF THE SENATOR'S MORNGTIME {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVENTUALLY, THOUGH, THE AFFAIR WAS MENTNED A PROMO FOR THE DOCUMENTARY THE STAFF IS BEG FEATURED , WHICH PROMPTED SENATOR ROBERT TO E OUT AND REVEAL HIS LOVE FOR ANOTHER MAN. NOT OSR–ANOTHER DU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHOOPS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN LAST WEEK'S EPISO, "LIVG THE DREAM," ANGELA'S ENTIRE LIFE WAS FALLG APART–THE ERNMENT EVEN TOOK HER TS!–PROMPTG  OSR TO VE HER TO STAY WH HIM FOR A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SUDNLY, THE MAN WHO WAS CHEATG WH A WOMAN'S HBAND WAS EXTENDG HIS HAND TO HER IENDSHIP. I LOVE THIS STORYLE NOT ONLY BEE 'S MEATY, BUT BEE 'S NOT SPECIFILLY ABOUT OSR BEG GAY. WELL, OKAY, HIS SEXUALY MA THE AFFAIR WH ANGELA'S HBAND POSSIBLE. BUT THE STORYLE ISN'T ABOUT BULLYG OR MARRIAGE EQUALY. IT'S NOT ABOUT BIG GAY THEM. IT'S ABOUT OSR'S RELATNSHIP TO ANGELA–HIS KDNS, GUILT AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND WAS JT ONE OF THE TERTG THGS THAT HAPPENED ON THE EPISO: ANDY QU, JIM AND PAM MA MAJOR RELATNSHIP CISNS, AND DWIGHT GOT PROMOTED TO BRANCH MANAGER. OSR AND ANGELA WERE FOLD TO THE LARGER MUNY OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN OTHER WORDS, OSR IS ALLOWED TO BE PART OF THE LARGER TAPTRY. THERE ARE ALSO PLENTY OF EPISOS WHERE HIS SEXUALY DON'T GET MENTNED AT ALL. THAT'S SOMETHG TO CHEER: ON THE OFFICE, BEG GAY IS UN-SPECIAL ENOUGH THAT WE N FET ABOUT ENTIRELY SOMETIM. BUT 'S ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED ENOUGH THAT GETS TREATED WH PTH AND SENSIVELY WHEN IS THE CENTER OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I'LL BE TERTED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO OSR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS: I HOPE HE FDS A BOYIEND. I HOPE HE NNECTS WH THE RT OF THE STAFF AT DUNR-MUFFL AN TERTG WAY. AND I HOPE GETS REMEMBERED FONDLY AFTER THE SHOW GO OFF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARK BLANKENSHIP HAS NEVER DATED A SENATOR. HE TWEETS AS @{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

The Office Gay Wch Hunt episo quot, behd the scen trivia, photos, and more, om September 21, 2006 on NBC. * gay episode the office *

" Dwight mands that "all the other office gays out themselv or I will do for them.

Dwight then impli Phyllis might be gay. Phyllis retorts that she and her iends thought Michael was gay when they were high school together. In terviews, Dwight says he now believ Michael is gay.

SEASON 3 EPISO 1: GAY WCH HUNTTHE OFFICE (USA)TRACK 1 ON SEASON 3 SEP. 21, 20061 VIEWER1 CONTRIBUTORSEASON 3 EPISO 1: GAY WCH HUNT LYRICSRYAN: YEAH, I'M NOT A TEMP ANYMORE. I GOT JIM'S OLD JOB WHICH MEANS AT MY HIGH SCHOOL RNN WILL NOT SAY "RYAN HOWARD IS A TEMP", WILL SAY "RYAN HOWARD IS A JUNR SAL ASSOCIATE AT A MID-RANGE PAPER SUPPLY FIRM. THAT'LL SHOW EM.*FLASHBACK TO JIM AND PAM KISSG *JIM: YOU HAVE NO IA HOW LONG I'VE BEEN WAG TO DO THAT.PAM: ME TOO. I THK WE'RE JT DNK.JIM: NO I'M NOT DNK, ARE YOU DNK?PAM: NO ... JIMJIM: YOU'RE REALLY GONNA MARRY HIM? [PAM NODS] OK*CUTS TO DWIGHT TALKG TO CAMERA*DWIGHT: [FAKE CRYG] JIM IS GONE, HE'S GONE, I MISS HIM SO MUCH! I CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP ... JIM! [NORMAL VOICE] FALSE, I DO NOT MISS HIM.OPENG SEQUENCEMICHAEL: NO! THAT IS THE FUN OF THIS PLACE. I LL EVERYBODY "FAGGIE". WHY WOULD ANYBODY FD THAT OFFENSIVE?TOBY: OK I THK OSR WOULD JT LIKE IF YOU ED "LAME" OR SOMETHG LIKE THAT.MICHAEL: THAT'S WHAT FAGGIE MEANS!TOBY: NO NOT REALLY... [MICHAEL GROANS] APPARENTLY YOU LLED OSR "FAGGIE" FOR LIKG THE MOVIE SHAKPEARE LOVE MORE THAN AN ACTN MOVIE.MICHAEL: IT WASN'T JT AN ACTN MOVIE, WAS DIE HARD!TOBY: ALL RIGHT MICHAEL, BUT OSR'S REALLY GAY.MICHAEL: EXACTLY!TOBY: I MEAN FOR REAL.MICHAEL: YEAH, I KNOW.TOBY: NO, I MEAN HE'S ATTRACTED TO OTHER MEN.MICHAEL: OK, A LTLE TOO FAR, CROSSED THE LE.TOBY: OK, I AM TELLG YOU, OSR IS AN ACTUAL HOMOSEXUAL. YEAH, HE TOLD ME THIS MORNG. AND, OBVLY HE HOP HE N UNT ON YOUR DISCRETN.MICHAEL [TO MERA]: I WOULD HAVE NEVER LLED HIM THAT IF I KNEW. YOU DON'T... YOU DON'T LL RETARD PEOPLE "RETARDS". IT'S BAD TASTE. YOU LL YOUR IENDS "RETARDS" WHEN THEY'RE ACTG RETARD. AND I NSIR OSR A IEND.MICHAEL [TO OSR]: LISTEN MAN, I AM SO SORRY. I HAD NO IA.OSR: NO, 'S FE.MICHAEL: NO. NO 'S NOT. I FEEL TERRIBLE ABOUT . I HAVE BEEN LLG PEOPLE "FAGGIE" SCE I WAS JUNR HIGH, AND I HAVE NEVER MA THIS MISTAKE. IF I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BEHAVE, IS BEE I AM JT SO FAR THE OPPOSE WAY, YOU KNOW? I'M JT... I, I N'T EVEN IMAGE... THE... THG. MAYBE WE ULD GO OUT FOR A BEER SOMETIME. AND YOU ULD TELL ME... HOW... YOU DO THAT TO ANOTHER DU.OSR: THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT, WONRFUL IA, LET'S DO THAT.ANGELA: [ REFERENCE TO OSR BEG GAY] IT EXPLAS SO MUCH.OSR [TO CAMERA]: NO, I'M NOT GAY. AND I DON'T UNRSTAND WHY ANYONE WOULD THK, THAT I'M GAY... IF... [SIGHS] UH... YEAH I'M GAY.*AT STAMFORD PAPER BRANCH*JIM: I N'T SAY WHETHER DUNR MIFFL PAPER IS LS FLAMMABLE, SIR, BUT I N ASSURE THAT IS CERTALY NOT MORE FLAMMABLE.JIM[TO CAMERA]: WHY DID I TRANSFER TO STAMFORD? I THK THAT'S PRETTY OBV. I GOT PROMOTED! AND YOU N'T BEAT THAT VIEW... RIGHT?ANDY: HEY, BIG TUNA! YOU'RE SGLE RIGHT?JIM: UH-HUH, YEAH. I AM.ANDY: SHE'S PRETTY HOT HUH? [JIM NODS] SHE'S PLETELY CRAZY. STEER CLEAR BIG TUNA. HEAD FOR OPEN WATERS.JIM: OK.ANDY: OK.JIM[TO CAMERA]: I ATE A TUNA SANDWICH, ON MY FIRST DAY. SO, ANDY STARTED LLG ME BIG TUNA. ...I DON'T THK ANY OF THEM ACTUALLY KNOW MY REAL NAME.ANDY[TO CAMERA]: BIG TUNA IS A SUPER AMB GUY, YOU KNOW? CUT YOUR THROAT TO GET AHEAD KD OF GUY, BUT I MEAN I'M NOT THREATENED BY HIM. I WENT TO CORNELL, YOU EVER HEARD OF ? [LGHS] I GRADUATED FOUR YEARS. I NEVER STUDIED ONCE. I WAS DNK THE WHOLE TIME, AND I SANG THE APPELLA GROUP, "HERE COM TREBLE."*CUTS TO STAMFORD BRANCH MEETG*JOSH: SO, END OF DAY WE ARE GOG TO HAVE A LTLE DIVERSY POLICY REHER, BEE OF SOME MORE PROBLEMS AT THE SCRANTON BRANCH. AND I HAVE A LIST OF BS STARTUPS I GOT OM THE CHAMBER. Y, I AM GOG TO NEED SOMEONE TO LD LL THEM.JIM: OH, I N DO THAT.KAREN[TO CAMERA]: JIM'S NICE ENOUGH. I DONT... I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL HE'S FTG HERE. HE'S ALWAYS LOOKG AT THE MERA LIKE THIS. [MAK CLASSIC "JIM"-MERA FACE] WHAT IS THAT?*CUTS BACK TO SCRANTON BRANCH*MICHAEL: CAN YOU TELL WHO'S GAY AND WHO'S NOT?DWIGHT: OF URSE.MICHAEL: WHAT ABOUT OSR?DWIGHT: ABSOLUTELY NOT.MICHAEL: WELL, HE IS.DWIGHT: WELL, HE'S NOT DRSED WOMEN'S CLOTH, SO...MICHAEL: [EP SIGH] THERE ULD BE OTHERS... I NEED TO KNOW. I DON'T WANT TO OFFEND ANYBODY ELSE.DWIGHT: YOU ULD ASSUME EVERYONE IS, AND NOT SAY ANYTHG OFFENSIVE.MICHAEL: YEAH, I'M SURE EVERYONE WOULD APPRECIATE ME TREATG THEM LIKE THEY WERE GAY. HEY, WHAT ABOUT ANGELA? SHE'S HARD AND SEVERE. SHE ULD BE A GAY WOMAN.DWIGHT: I REALLY DON'T THK SO. MICHAEL: I DON'T KNOW, I N IMAGE HER WH ANOTHER WOMAN, N'T YOU?DWIGHT: [CREEPY SE] MICHAEL: DO SOME REARCH. FD OUT IF THERE'S A WAY TO TELL BY JT LOOKG AT THEM.DWIGHT: JIM TOLD ME YOU ULD BUY GAY-DAR ONLE.MICHAEL: THAT'S RIDICULO.DWIGHT: YEAH PROBABLY. HE DIDN'T TELL THE TTH A LOT.MICHAEL: [SIGHS] LET'S LL HIM AND GET THE WEBSE.DWIGHT: DEFELY.*CUTS TO JIM ON THE PHONE WH MICHAEL*JIM: WHAT'S GAY-DAR? OH, OH, GAY-DAR, Y! NO, UH, I THK THEY HAVE AT SHARPER IMAGE. OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? I ULD CHECK FOR YOU. NO PROBLEM. [LOUDLY FAKE TYPG] IT'S SOLD OUT! YEAH SORRY ABOUT THAT, THAT'S A BUMMER.MICHAEL [HANGG UP THE PHONE]: WELL, THEY'RE SOLD OUT. DWIGHT: DAMN. [THKS] I'LL TRY BROOKSTONE.*CUTS TO JIM AT SK*JIM [TO CAMERA]: I MISS THAT.*CUTS TO PAM AT SK*ROY: CHICKEN OR FISH?PAM: [LOUD SIGH] CHICKEN.ROY: SO YOU HAV' A GOOD DAY?PAM: EXCELLENT, THANKS.ROY: GOOD, GLAD. OK.PAM[TO MERA]: YEAH, I DIDN'T GO THROUGH WH THE WEDDG. I GOT LD FEET, A FEW DAYS BEFORE. AND I N'T REALLY EXPLA . I JT HAD TO GET OUT OF THAT RELATNSHIP. WE STILL HAD TO PAY FOR ALL THE FOOD. SO WE OZE . BUT I'M, I'M DOG WELL. I HAVE MY OWN APARTMENT. I'M TAKG ART CLASS. AND I HAVE LUNCH FOR THE NEXT FIVE WEEKS.ROY: AFTER PAM DUMPED ME, I UM, I KDA STOPPED TAKG RE OF MYSELF THERE, AND UH, I H BOTTOM WHEN UH, DNK DRIVG ARRT. I'VE BEEN WORKG OUT AND UM, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA TAKE HER FOR GRANTED. I GOTTA W HER BACK.STANLEY[TO MERA]: I GOT THEM A TOASTER. THEY LLED OFF THE WEDDG AND GAVE THE TOASTER BACK TO ME. I TRIED TO RETURN THE TOASTER TO THE STORE, AND THEY SAID THEY NO LONGER SOLD THAT KD OF TOASTER. SO NOW MY HOE HAS GOT TWO TOASTERS.KELLY[TO OSR]: THAT IS SO OL THAT YOU'RE GAY. I TOTALLY UNRTIMATED YOU.OSR[TO MERA]: Y I'M SUPER OL. I AM AN ACUNTANT AT A FAILG PAPER SUPPLY PANY, SCRANTON. MUCH LIKE, UM, SIR IAN MCCLELLAN.ANGELA[TO MERA]: SURE, SOMETIM I WATCH WILL AND GRACE... AND I WANT TO THROW UP. IT'S TERRIBLY LOUD. I DO LIKE SOMETIM WHEN HARRY CONNICK JR. IS ON. HE'S SO TALENTED.*CUT TO MEREDH LICKG HAND SANIZER**AT STANFORD BRANCH*ANDY: OK. WHO PUT MY LCULATOR JELLO? GOOD ONE. BUT UH, SERLY, GUYS WHO DID THIS? SERLY GUYS, WHO DID THIS? I NEED TO KNOW WHO PUT MY LCULATOR JELLO, OR I'M GONNA LOSE MY FRICKIN' MIND! (KICKS TRASH N)*CUT TO JAN WALKG TO STANFORD BRANCH*JAN[TO MICHAEL HIS OFFICE]: YOU KNOW, 'S AMAZG TO ME THAT THIS DAY AND AGE, YOU ULD BE SO OBTE ABOUT SEXUAL ORIENTATN.MICHAEL: I WATCH THE L WORD. I WATCH, QUEER AS F***, SO...JAN: THAT'S NOT WHAT 'S LLED.TOBY: OK, MICHAEL, ARE YOU AWARE THAT YOU OTED OSR TODAY?MICHAEL: WHAT? WHAT DO THAT EVEN...JAN: COMG OUT, IS A SIGNIFINT MOMENT FOR A GAY PERSON, AND THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SELECT THE TIMG AND MANNER OF ANNOUNCG .MICHAEL: WELL, GAY PRI, RIGHT? GAY PRI PARA? IT'S NOT LIKE GAY... SHAME FTIVAL.TOBY: ALL RIGHT, NOW OSR'S FEELG DISCRIMATED AGAST BY HIS -WORKERS, PRIMARILY ANGELA, AND UM, THAT'S YOUR FLT.MICHAEL: I THK ANGELA MIGHT BE GAY. COULD OSR AND ANGELA BE HAVG A GAY AFFAIR? MAYBE! IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?JAN: NO!MICHAEL: I DON'T KN--JAN: NO, 'S NOT POSSIBLE.MICHAEL: ANYTHG'S POSSIBLE.JAN: YOU KNOW, IMAGE... YOU WERE GAY.MICHAEL: [LGHS] WELL, I'M NOT GAY JAN, AND YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT BETTER THAN ANYBODY!JAN: MICHAEL, YOUR IMMATURY IS EXTREMELY DISAPPOTG AND MAY EVEN LEAD TO A LAWSU WHICH IS THE ABSOLUTE LAST THG THIS PANY NEEDS RIGHT NOW. DO YOU UNRSTAND?MICHAEL[TO MERA]: THE PANY HAS MA MY RPONSIBILY TODAY TO PUT AN END TO 100,000 YEARS OF BEG WEIRD OUT BY GAYS.*CUT TO OSR MICHAEL'S OFFICE*OSR: AM I THE FIRST GAY MAN YOU EVER KNEW?MICHAEL: TRICK QUTN! CSE YOU N'T ALWAYS TELL, SO... HOW WOULD I KNOW. IS THAT THE RIGHT ANSWER?PAM: MICHAEL, DWIGHT'S LOOKG AT GAY PORNOGRAPHY ON HIS PUTER.DWIGHT: UH, MICHAEL KNOWS PAM. HE ASKED ME TO DO THIS JT FOR HIM. HE HAS HIS OWN REASONS.MICHAEL: [LOOKG AT GAY PORN] NOTHG WRONG WH THIS STUFF. AT ALL. THIS IS FE. YOU KNOW WHAT. GAY PORN, STRAIGHT PORN, 'S ALL GOOD! I DON'T PARTICULARLY GET TO THIS. BUT UH, YOU KNOW WHAT. I TOTALLY SEE THE MER! AND ACTUALLY... IS QUE BETIFUL.DWIGHT: AH DAMN POP-UPS.OSR: WHAT ARE YOU DOG?!ANGELA: WATCHG SOME OF YOUR IENDS. (OSR PH THROUGH ANGELA AND DWIGHT TRI TO CHASE AFTER HIM)MICHAEL: [YELLG] ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY THE NFERENCE ROOM! I DON'T RE IF YOU ARE GAY, OR STRAIGHT, OR A LBIAN, OR OVERWEIGHT! JUST GET IN HERE! RIGHT NOW!*IN NFERENCE ROOM*MICHAEL: DID YOU KNOW THAT GAY ED TO MEAN HAPPY? WHEN I WAS GROWG UP MEANT LAME. AND NOW MEANS A MAN, WHO MAK LOVE TO OTHER MEN. WE'RE ALL HOMOS! HOMOSAPIENS. GAYS AREN'T NECSARILY WHO YOU THK THEY ARE, PEOPLE. I MEAN ANYBODY ULD BE GAY. BS-MEN. LIKE ANTIQUE ALERS, OR HAIRDRSERS, OR... ACUNTANTS. OSR, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THIS OPPORTUNY TO OFFICIALLY E OUT, TO EVERYBODY HERE. HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO . GO AHEAD. STAND UP. I'M DOG THIS FOR YOU.OSR: Y I'M GAY. AND I DIDN'T PLAN ON SHARG THAT PART OF MY LIFE WH YOU TODAY, SO, WHATEVER. CAN I S DOWN NOW?CREED:[TO MERA]: I'M NOT OFFEND BY HOMOSEXUALY. IN THE SIXTI I MA LOVE TO MANY MANY WOMEN, OFTEN OUTDOORS, THE MUD AND THE RA. AND WAS POSSIBLE A MAN SLIPPED , AND THERE WOULD BE NO WAY OF KNOWG.MICHAEL: WHO SHOULD BE THE JUDG AND JURI OF OUR SOCIETY?ANGELA: JUDG AND JURI!MICHAEL: Y, THAT'S A GOOD POT. SHE HAS A GOOD POT. BEE GAY MARRIAGE CURRENTLY IS NOT LEGAL, UNR U.S. LAW. I BET A LOT OF STRAIGHT MEN WISH THAT APPLIED TO THEM. SO THEY ULD GO OUT THERE AND HAVE SOME TORRID UNABASHED MONKEY SEX AS MUCH AS THEY ULD. YOU KNOW? SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD, RIGHT?KEV: THAT SOUNDS GREAT.DWIGHT: I THK ALL THE OTHER OFFICE GAYS SHOULD INTIFY THEMSELV, OR I WILL DO FOR THEM.OSR: NO ONE ELSE THIS OFFICE IS GAY.DWIGHT: WHAT ABOUT PHYLLIS? SHE MAK ABSOLUTELY NO ATTEMPT TO BE FEME!PHYLLIS: I'M GETTG MARRIED TO BOB VANCE.MICHAEL: THAT'S GREAT. CONGRATULATNS PHYLLIS. THAT IS GREAT, AND ANKLY KD OF AMAZG! [LGHS] SEE? EVERYBODY HAS A CHANCE!MICHAEL: BUT STILL, PHYLLIS, LLEGE? DID YOU EVER EXPERIMENT WH OTHER WOMEN? A LOT OF WOMEN DO!PHYLLIS: NO, YOU KNEW ME HIGH SCHOOL. 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Metacric TV Episo Reviews, Gay Wch Hunt, Months after Caso Night, Michael advertently outs a gay employee; Jim adjts to his Stamford promotn and life whout Pam.... * gay episode the office *

In Osr's words, " pays to be gay. In the fal moments, Dwight opens a package om Jim, a novelty "gaydar" mache fashned om a metal tector and lettered wh the prefix "Homo", "Bi", and "Hetero".

THE OFFICE: GAY WCH HUNT, 3.01

* gay episode the office *

In a talkg head terview, Dwight explas that his father tght him how to spot a gay person.

In a talkg head terview, Michael adms he's never known a gay person before. In a talkg head terview, Dwight discs the fate of a gay bull on the farm. Michael wonrs aloud whether a person uld be gay whout knowg .

In a talkg head terview, Dwight exprs his belief that gay people should wear a patch on their cloth to intify themselv. Dwight vtigat whether Stanley is gay.

GAY WCH HUNT

In a talkg head terview, Osr explas that he told Michael he was gay at his job terview, but Michael thought he was jokg. In a talkg head terview, Meredh tratedly asks, "Why are all the bt-lookg sgle men always gay?

In a talkg head terview, Michael is baffled why gay men have so many female iends when they have no e for them.

Jim apparently told Dwight sometime the past about the availabily of "gaydar" onle.

THE OFFICE’S GAY CARITURE

Later the episo, Dwight receiv a package ntag a "gaydar" (actually a hand-held metal tector wh "HOMO BI HETERO" brandg) that beeps at Osr and also when Dwight pots himself (bee of his metal belt).

The word "gay" is said 35 tim. Michael is clearly unaware how homosexualy works, proposg that if Angela were also a homosexual, her and Osr uld have an affair together. Faggie is the adjectival form of fag, an offensive term for homosexual men.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* GAY EPISODE THE OFFICE

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But most aren’t happy wh them, and that might be by sign.</p></div><div class="Episo_podst-playlist-episo-date__Agmff">Friday, July 14, 2023</div></div><div><img class="Episo_hi__huBV0" src=" style="m-width:180px" alt="How to hate your prter a ltle b ls"/></div></div><div><div class="Episo_podst-playlist-episo-player__e57gs"><div class="h-sm"><svg aria-labelledby="64b1b5b3c9e77c000a02cd01-aria" role="img" height="32" width="200" viewBox="0 0 250 40" class="db"><tle id="64b1b5b3c9e77c000a02cd01-aria">Loadg...</tle><rect role="prentatn" x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%" clip-path="url(#64b1b5b3c9e77c000a02cd01-diff)" style="fill:url(#64b1b5b3c9e77c000a02cd01-animated-diff)"></rect><fs><clipPath id="64b1b5b3c9e77c000a02cd01-diff"><rect x="50" y="8" rx="3" ry="3" width="200" height="24"></rect><circle cx="20" cy="20" r="20"></circle></clipPath><learGradient id="64b1b5b3c9e77c000a02cd01-animated-diff"><stop offset="0%" stop-lor="#f0f0f0" stop-opacy="1"><animate attributeName="offset" valu="-2; -2; 1" keyTim="0; 0.25; 1" dur="2s" repeatCount="fe"></animate></stop><stop offset="50%" stop-lor="#e9e9e9" stop-opacy="1"><animate attributeName="offset" valu="-1; -1; 2" keyTim="0; 0.25; 1" dur="2s" repeatCount="fe"></animate></stop><stop offset="100%" stop-lor="#f0f0f0" stop-opacy="1"><animate attributeName="offset" valu="0; 0; 3" keyTim="0; 0.25; 1" dur="2s" repeatCount="fe"></animate></stop></learGradient></fs></svg></div></div></div><div><div><img class="Episo_list-social-image__LbemX Episo_maxWidth__dsJcI false" src=" alt="How to hate your prter a ltle b ls"/><span class="Episo_photo-cred__kKutI">You n stroy prters at smash rooms across the untry. (Moni Rodman/The Washgton Post)</span></div><div class="Episo_episo-scriptn__xjxJk"><p><span style="lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-lor: transparent;">The Washgton Post’s </span><a href=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="lor: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-lor: transparent;">Help Dk</a><span style="lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-lor: transparent;"> is here to discs all thgs prters. Tech lumnist Geofey Fowler rounds up a seri of vtigatns he and his lleagu nducted to most people’s </span><a href=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="lor: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-lor: transparent;">least favore</a><span style="lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-lor: transparent;"> piece of personal tech. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-lor: transparent;">Many people </span><a href=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="lor: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-lor: transparent;">still need to prt</a><span style="lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-lor: transparent;"> shippg labels, school projects, legal documents and medil forms, so prters aren’t gog away anytime soon. The prter dtry seems to be takg advantage of this realy – by jackg up </span><a href=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="lor: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-lor: transparent;">the price of k</a><span style="lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-lor: transparent;"> and nvcg you to update your equipment more often than might be necsary.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-lor: transparent;">But there are ways you n make </span><a href=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="lor: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-lor: transparent;">owng a prter</a><span style="lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-lor: transparent;"> cheaper and ls tratg. There are also </span><a href=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="lor: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-lor: transparent;">alternativ</a><span style="lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-lor: transparent;"> to buyg a home prter, but make sure to </span><a href=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="lor: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-lor: transparent;">protect your privacy</a><span style="lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-lor: transparent;"> when g a third-party prtg service. 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