Funny

[threadwalker]

In the office next door to me is my validation counterpart (VC); although he manages people and I don't, we both sign the same documents. We represent different "interests". I'm QA and I make sure we documented everything that needs to be documented. My challenge (and that of many of my QA fellows) is to avoid going overboard into the land of the ridiculous. My VC represents time and money - less is more, etc. His challenge is to convince me that they did enough. To his credit, he is not only very good at his job, he has a very good "quality" mindset. Thus we banter more often than actually argue.

We banter a lot. A lot! Almost every conversation has banter. And we mock each other endlessly. And we mock ourselves endlessly. And we mock everyone around us, the project, life, the universe, etc, etc. And we're loud. A nearby coworker just compared us to "Mike Nichols and Elaine Mae". Apparently we crack her up, even in the midst of our vigorous disagreements we are respectful, but funny.

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Who are Mike Nicols and Elaine Mae?

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[moira-ramsay.livejournal.com]

Mike Nichols is a director.
Directed

Working Girl
The Birdcage
Closer
and many other movies

During the 60's he and Elaine Mae had a comedy duet in the same vein as Stiller and Meara. Very funny and hip.

[ermine-rat.livejournal.com]

From IMDB about Mike Nichols:
The other members of the "Compass Players" including Elaine May, Paul Sills, Byrne Piven, 'Joyce Piven' and Edward Asner helped start the famed "Second City Improv" company. He later worked in legitimate theater as an actor before entering into a very successful comedy duo with Elaine May. The two were known as "the world's fastest humans".

Seems he was the director of "the Graduate" and she has been a successful screenwriter.