My dad used to COACH, yes coach me, on the benefits of stealing office supplies. He basically said I'd be a fool not to. His own home office had dozens and dozens of items pilfered from his ad job: staplers (one of which I still have and is now an antique), pens, pencils, markers, paper, rulers, glue - you name it! If it fit in his briefcase, it found its way to our home.

Soo funny! I kind of have mixed feelings about it - who hasn't taken something? Where do you draw the line? Quite frankly I do not have the energy in my life to debate such things

Gosh, leigh's Dad used to coach him or her on how to steal office supplies. How wonderful. Teaching your kid to steal ANYTHING! This is hardly something I would have posted or been proud of, but hey, takes all kinds. Unfortunately, everyone always wants to be cool (lorantscan) and tell us they just don't have the energy (sigh) to debate such things. Bottom line: Stealing is wrong. I don't care how one might like to try and justify it (lorantscan's comment of "who hasn't taken something?" poses the eternal question designed to make a right out of a wrong. It doesn't work. Not only that, but stealing office supplies costs companies hundreds of thousands of dollars every year, something they have to make up some place along the line, usually by passing higher costs onto consumers who buy or use their products or services. We all pay for the stealing. It's like saying, well, who hasn't pinched a blouse or a lipstick from a store? This statement urges others that EVERYONE has done it so it must not be so bad, right? Right? Right? no WRONG!

Madison Ave sure is a nasty little one and yes as cool as I am I was being SARCASTIC. Does anyone not have a sense of humor anymore? And spare me your lecture on the millions it costs companies when employees steal - that was my point in the first place. My initial reason for posting this topic was (go back and read it if you are having difficulty understanding) to say it was wrong so take a chill pill and have a martini on me (or would that not be cool enough for you?)

I recall hearing someone say a loooooong time ago that the use of profanity shows a definite lack of vocabulary. I believe some of the posts on this board are evidence of the truth in that statement.

OK, I thought this posting had been removed but it obviously was not. I was going to steer clear but since I posted on the category posed by lorantscan about Madison Avenue's language, I will comment. As I said on my postings on the aforementioned category (which I feel is also quite inappropriate, as much so as Madison Avenue's language), I also feel that both parties are at fault. lorantscan for getting their dander up and apparently feeling that MA was lecturing them (reading these postings here I don't think that was the case and I think lorantscan is a bit on the defensive, expecially in their remarks about NOT needing a lecture and about how they were being sarcastic). No need for sarcasm and that type of behavior fuels other negative behavior. If lorantscan reads this and feels this is a lecture, well, I cannot help that. Many people are simply always on the defensive, and become angry (or sarcastic or condescending) when others take umbrage with their opinions. Madison Avenue's language is at best, totally inappropriate. If lorantscan had thought this through, they would have merely ignored it and moved past it, but instead, they created a separate category to further keep the thing going. Shame on both lorantscan and Madison Avenue. Both should apologize for bad behavior and unwise choice of words. Mad Men is art and thus it is subjective. lorantscan has their view and Madison Avenue theirs. Each is entitled to their opinions without all the snide remarks, bad language, etc. Both should just move on. Enjoy Mad Men.

OKAY... back to the show.

The theft of the typewriter seems to underline what Joan is saying Paul is phony, Paul is shallow and self serving.... His excuse, but I'm a writer, I needed it... was rather weak.... There are lots of things I need but wouldn't stoop to take, lots of ugly things to say but wouldn't...... lets keep the boards for commenting on the SHOW.....

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Ken Cosgrove had it right, Paul almost cost a secretary her job - that was a rotten thing for Paul to take the typewriter. Secretarial pool ends up taking it in the shorts.

...and the 'negros' get it in the shorts too...didn't the janitor and the elevator operator get fired when Peggy's 'pin' money was stolen? Paul is the worst! I hope he and Joan don't end up together...I'd rather see her with Carol!!!!!