(Premiere Prep)
THINGS TO SAY WHEN YOUR BOSS CATCHES YOU WATCHING MARCH MADNESS GAMES AT WORK
The NCAA basketball tournament starts today. It's a pressure cooker for all the teams involved.
It's also a pressure cooker for anyone who's filled out their brackets with the hopes of winning big. It's a huge deal. No wonder so many people are tuning in to watch the games on the Internet -- even at work.
By the Numbers ...
• Las Vegas expects nearly $100 million in bets on the event -- and even more money from gamblers spending money on hotel rooms and food.
• CBS, who bought the rights to the tournament 11 years ago for $6 billion, made $643 million from advertisements last year, and expects a similar take this year.
• Websites like Gambling911.com expect this year's tournament-related traffic to be double last year's.
Caught Red Handed ...
With all the hype surrounding March Madness, there's a good chance you'll be peeking at (or watching full games of) the tournament every day for the next few weeks.
Here are some things you can say to your boss when you're caught red-handed at work:
• Would you rather I watch porn at work?
• When I win the five-million-dollar perfect bracket, I'll give you four weeks' notice instead of the standard two.
• I promise not to tell anybody what I saw you and your wife doing at last year's Christmas Party.
• Not to change the subject or anything, but your secretary spits in your coffee every morning.
• You should see what we do when you're not here.
• It's just a pop-up.
• Um, you're not exactly doing work either.
• How dare you come into my cubicle unannounced!
