As tends to be the case with all good things, an elaborate prank that the corporate boys at work cooked up some three months ago finally, finally came to an end. It was basically a hoax to convince one of the other guys, Peter, that one of our other co-workers was a disabled homeless man that shouted lewd things and performed various other…acts outside the Goldman Sachs building. I’m not entirely sure why guys are so into things like hobos and zombies, but boys will be boys, I guess.

It’s hard to explain, but it actually got to be pretty entertaining to hear him talk about this hobo that they nicknamed Otis for the past few months. We finally ended it yesterday, and the finale was extremely satisfying — Otis attempted to chase Peter down Broad Street while Pete tried to talk him down.

Anyway, I’m glad Peter was touched by the effort that went into the prank. And, despite my initial resistance to the idea, Otis will live on in our hearts.

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