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Michael

Hi, I’m Michael Scott, Regional Manager of Dunder Mifflin Scranton. I’m also the founder of Diversity Tomorrow, because Today is almost over.

— The Office (U.S.)  ·  2005

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker introduces an official role and a new initiative, then explains its name through the fact that today is nearly over. The modest wordplay undercuts the formal introduction. A grand-sounding project becomes tied to a very immediate and ordinary timing problem.

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