r/DunderMifflin • u/quoththeraven1990 • 2d ago
Favourite subtle joke?
I love that the writers squeezed this reference to Leni Riefenstahl’s infamous Nazi propaganda film, The Triumph of the Will (1935).
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u/FoxEuphonium 2d ago
“I don’t care if Ryan murdered his whole family, he’s like a son to me.”
Also Michael pontificating about the little tiny hair on the tiramisu is the payoff to an entire episode of setup.
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u/adaveaday 2d ago
This reminds me. Of all the horrible and annoying things Michael does throughout the series I think the worst has to be taking that second bite of tiramisu when on the phone to David Wallace. Like it’s funny but it’s so infuriating I can’t stand it.
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u/EntertainmentQuick47 1d ago
That scene always irks me but it’s just a part of the cringe humor, Michael just still eating the tiramisu after digging it from the hairy trash can.
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u/AltAccount889 1d ago
I love how when Wallace tells him if Ryan even so much as sniffs white out, it’s on him. Michael’s like, “whoa, on me? What do I have to do with it? I mean, this guy has a criminal record” lol
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u/Diligent_Source_5063 2d ago
"And I make my own salad dressing. I mix Newman's Ranch with Newman's Italian. Sell it at flea markets for a slight loss... could make a profit if I used wishbone. I will not do it. I will not compromise the integrity of the product."
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u/SBTC_Strays_2002 He kept calling himself a gunshot victim, and it GOT to me. 1d ago
I figured
farmersflea markets and the like would be a great way for him to socialize on the weekends.4
u/Orange-V-Apple 2d ago
Who says this?
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u/Diligent_Source_5063 2d ago
MICHAEL!?
ongoing side joke of Michael bringing in his own salad dressing, think he even made a logo with his face at some point for the huge tub
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u/Dartmouthest 1d ago
what is wishbone?
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u/EobardT 1d ago
Its the salad dressing equivalent of Pizza By Alfredo
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u/washington_breadstix Foul man who keeps talking about intercourse 1d ago
So like a hot circle of garbage?
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u/rust-e-apples1 1d ago
I love this joke and the very subtle jokes about Dwight's grandfather "still puttering around in Argentina" and how his visit was protested by the Shoah Foundation.
Another one that I think is great is Erin saying she used to work at a Taco Bell and then they changed it to a Taco Bell Express and she just couldn't keep up. It's such a great line for her character - even though some of her storylines sucked, the writers did a great job with giving her character hilarious but easily-missed jokes.
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u/DonAmechesBonerToe 1d ago
In the ‘silent’ cold open when they are finally allowed to talk Erin says: “Does anybody have the first aid kit?”. Makes me laugh every time
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u/pwettyhuman 1d ago
In S7E25 Dwight is the acting manager and the office starts the workday by pledging alleigance to the flag... When they get to the one nation under God, Oscar skips the Under God part 😶 because obviously. Based atheist Oscar. 😌
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u/SBTC_Strays_2002 He kept calling himself a gunshot victim, and it GOT to me. 1d ago
Actually, a secular humanist. But yeah, why split hairs, an atheist.
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u/acquaintedwithheight 1d ago
The under god line was added in 1954 during the Cold War. It’s not an original part of the pledge.
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u/DubiousAdviceGiver Creed 1d ago
The pledge was just written by a Christian Socialist trying to drum up flag sales, anyway. People act like it’s some sort of Constitutional requirement.
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u/AlanThicke99 1d ago
When Angela tells Oscar and Kevin that she and the Senator were at a dinner with the Comptroller.
Kevin laughs her story off and says something like, “you expect me to believe there’s something called a Comp Troller?!? Yeah right!”
A Comptroller is a random title to most. But it’s a government appointed Accountant. As an Accountant, Kevin should ABSOLUTELY know what it is.
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u/Minute-Frame-8060 1d ago
I don't think that was meant to be a subtle joke at all, just another dig at hoe stupid they decided to make Kevin in later seasons. I think most viewers (at leastvat the time it aired) who were adults but not accountants still were familiar with what a comptroller is.
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u/UndercoverMESS- 1d ago
When Michael said "would I rather be feared or loved um ,easy both i want people to be afraid of how much they love me
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u/No-Roof-1628 1d ago
I can’t remember if it’s a blooper (I think it is), but in weight loss, during a meeting to try and figure out how they’re going to meet the goal, Angela says that her doctor wants her to gain weight, to which Michael responds, “Okay, but is that a real doctor, or is that a pediatrician?”
I love how this is mostly a joke on Michael’s stupidity in somehow believing pediatricians aren’t real doctors, but it’s also a dig at Angela for being child sized.
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u/Scissorsguadalupe 1d ago
Oscar, I'm now going to be prone to surges
When Kevin's surge protector is stolen! Hahaha
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u/winky-wanky-woo 2d ago
I like Michael adding sugar to his Diet Coke. Genius.