Warning: The following will probably be offensive to the humor impaired.

To those who aren’t geeks, and don’t live with them, I must first explain a bit about geek humor. We love word plays. We love intentionally seeing the humor in taking people at what they say instead of what they mean. In this case Silly Man didn’t say what he meant so we could only assume he was referring to what came before.  Also, in general, we have no regard for geopolitical borders. We generally consider all nationalities equal and believe that everyone should be free regardless of where they happen to be on the planet. I have, obviously, edited this, to protect the innocent. However, if you work at the company where this happened please leave anonymous comments with some of the other desert responses.

a_geek: Meanwhile my company has gone to total hell. All because of dessert.
masukomi: I can’t tell if you’re joking or not
a_geek: Let me see how many emails have been sent on the matter of dessert.
a_geek: approximately 1250 since last Friday.
masukomi: arguing for having or not having some? Or, is it an issue of what the dessert is?
a_geek: It’s more of an issue about a particular dessert.
a_geek: Let me see…
masukomi: oh? this sounds interesting
masukomi: has hr become involved? has anyone been sent to “sensitivity training”?
a_geek: Here’s the original email, sent to [a C-level]

Hi [C-level],

This is from the menu of the [ place to eat ] on April 10:
Free Tibet Goji-Chocolate Crème Pie with a
Chocolate Macadamia Coconut Date Crust
Macadamia Crème, Raw Cacao Powder, Vanilla Bean, Agave, Coconut
Flakes, Goji Berries, Coconut Butter, Strawberry Infused Blue Agave
Syrup, Medjool Dates, Sea Salt

If there is no good answer and action from the Company, I will leave
[company name]. I know I am not important for [company name], but it’s the only thing
I can do to protest, and I don’t want to work at such a company.

–[Silly Man]

masukomi: …. the complaint is that he’s Chinese and it’s offensive that [company name] should be suggesting that Tibet be freed?
masukomi: I think [Silly Man] should leave anyway for his inability to write a coherent e-mail stating his issues.
masukomi: He didn’t ever actually say what he wanted an answer to
a_geek: That was one of the original points.
masukomi: You could read that and think an appropriate answer was to create a response desert.
Maybe an “oppress Tibet meringue pie”
a_geek: There’s been suggestions for “war of northern aggression chitlins” on MLK day.
masukomi: Hahahah! Excellent!
a_geek: As well as “Free Northern Ireland Dessert” which someone in London quickly corrected and said it should be called “Bloody Sundae”.
masukomi: hehe
masukomi: damn, I want in on this thread. It must be leaked!
a_geek: There’s been apologies, petitions to recant apologies, a suspension, a petition to retract the suspension, and a donation fund for the suspended.
masukomi: hahaha…. can I just tell you how much I love geeks?
a_geek: And now there’s suggestions for [company name] tshirts which say “F* Tibet” on the back so those pro/anti-tibet can both wear it.
masukomi: Hah
masukomi: that’s awesome. I wan’t that shirt.
a_geek: I would totally get one and wear it.
masukomi: just so that when they get all offended at whichever side they think I’m supporting I can respond by getting all offended that they could think such a thing.
a_geek: But email has basically imploded at this point. Clearly a number of people aren’t getting any work done.

And yes, I made the shirt. And yes, you can have one too.