It’s not often that an office Christmas party is looked forward to with such anticipation. Would the finely coordinated semi-self organising catering plan work or would we end up with four cheesecakes and no baguettes? Would the Office Boule tournament succeed in igniting once again the flame of passion for this heavily underrated sport? Would I carry out my threat to cook Boeuf Bourgignone using matured Nuremburg sausages, no salt and English red wine? As you can see, there was much at stake.
Pure Drama …
The party really got underway around 16.00h, with the draw to create eight Boule pairings. The hot shots of the Office Boule world were cleverly teamed up with the less experienced players in an ancient and reliable handicapping system known as “manipulation”. Thereafter it was all systems go for a top tournament. With team names including the refreshingly self-critical “Gurkennasen”, the topical “Kugelblitzer”, the yes-we-can attitude of “We Want It All” and the rather unsubtle “More Balls Than Most” it was clear that this would be no ordinary event. And very soon there was a buzz in the air as it became obvious that a major upset was in the making. Long-standing champions and respected players began falling by the wayside, with the OMM, CEO and my good self as the three top seeded players all failing to make the semi-finals. This was high drama indeed!
Shock Winners!
From then on it became a battle of the generations, as brain met brawn, youth clashed with experience and Gaffel Kölsch took on beta-blocker in the search for the ultimate Office Boule doping agent. In the end it was the previously unknown young-gun pairing competing under the name of the “Schreibtischtäter” who were better able to cope with the electric atmosphere of the Marienburg Office Boule “Stadium of Light”. The gallant losing finalists, “Die Linsen”, who had taken their name from the excellent lentil soup one of the team members had prepared for the buffet, showed that they were true to their name and were much more than just hot air. And at the end of the evening all were agreed that Christmas could now come, 2008 should be allowed to go and, above all, Office Boule was well and truly back, stronger than ever.
Pure Drama …
The party really got underway around 16.00h, with the draw to create eight Boule pairings. The hot shots of the Office Boule world were cleverly teamed up with the less experienced players in an ancient and reliable handicapping system known as “manipulation”. Thereafter it was all systems go for a top tournament. With team names including the refreshingly self-critical “Gurkennasen”, the topical “Kugelblitzer”, the yes-we-can attitude of “We Want It All” and the rather unsubtle “More Balls Than Most” it was clear that this would be no ordinary event. And very soon there was a buzz in the air as it became obvious that a major upset was in the making. Long-standing champions and respected players began falling by the wayside, with the OMM, CEO and my good self as the three top seeded players all failing to make the semi-finals. This was high drama indeed!
Shock Winners!
From then on it became a battle of the generations, as brain met brawn, youth clashed with experience and Gaffel Kölsch took on beta-blocker in the search for the ultimate Office Boule doping agent. In the end it was the previously unknown young-gun pairing competing under the name of the “Schreibtischtäter” who were better able to cope with the electric atmosphere of the Marienburg Office Boule “Stadium of Light”. The gallant losing finalists, “Die Linsen”, who had taken their name from the excellent lentil soup one of the team members had prepared for the buffet, showed that they were true to their name and were much more than just hot air. And at the end of the evening all were agreed that Christmas could now come, 2008 should be allowed to go and, above all, Office Boule was well and truly back, stronger than ever.
