Today we caught up with Andrew Mager who apparently actually works in between taking naps and playing ping pong in his new role as “gazetteer” at SimpleGeo.“Back in the day a gazetteer was a guy who worked with the mapmaker to figure out where the addresses would go on maps. I’m a finder of places,” he says, of the job title he admits he made up. “So you work in conjunction with a cartographer?” we responded, because we wanted to use the word cartographer. Then we realized we were using the second person for no good reason so I stopped. Also, Andrew Mager designed and coded this here web site you’re looking at.
Can you name this sandwich?
Tell me about this sandwich.
It was introduced to me by my lovely colleague Nicole. She cooks breakfast on Fridays. We have cheap breakfast croissants in the freezer but she went to the store and bought croissants, thick cut pepper bacon, Velveeta slices and the secret ingredient which is mayonnaise.
Mayonnaise is controversial.
It is and a lot of people saw her using it and said they no longer wanted the sandwich.
Do you agree with their decision?
Not really. I don’t really like mayonnaise either but Nicole said to trust her and promised me it would be good so I said ok.
So you took the leap of faith mayo wise?
Yes. And this was at 7 in the morning.
That’s early to be grappling with this kind of stuff. So how was it?
The sandwich was to die for. I had to sit down on the couch and take a 30 minute nap after I ate it and Nicole took an hour nap after.
You have a job where you can take naps on a couch?
Yeah and I was just playing ping pong when you called me.
When do you work?
All the time! I had a meeting at noon with important people.
I don’t believe you. What do you normally eat for breakfast?
Usually I don’t eat breakfast. Maybe that’s why it hit me so hard.
Was the bacon spicy?
It was salty and peppery it tasted kind of like steak.
So Nicole cooks, what do you do?
I clean.
Really?
I mean, I offered. She’s the office manager and she just loves to treat us to treats all the time. She made cupcakes this week.
Wow. I thought office managers were just in charge of locking the supply cabinet so you don’t steal pens.
Not here.
Is it just egg sandwiches and ping pong all the time?
Pretty much.
How many stars would you give this sandwich?
5
Does it have a name?
I don’t know. Let’s ask Nicole.
[background conversation about potential names]
It doesn’t.
It needs a name. Maybe the readers can name it.
Can you name this sandwich? Do so in the comments! And if you want me to interview you about your lunch tweet me or send a photo of said meal along with contact info to lunch@alisonrosen.com
I work with Andrew and I also ate one of the sandwiches. If I may, I’d like to take a stab at naming the sandwich: Narcolepsy
I think you should strongly consider the possibility that there’s ambien in the mayonnaise.
I’d call it the “What It Looks Like after Sex” sandwich.
I’d go with Mayonnaise Surprise.
But it sounds kind of like a Panini, so maybe you can call it Panini al Nicole!
I work with Andrew and I also ate one of the sandwiches. If I may, I'd like to take a stab at naming the sandwich: Narcolepsy
I think you should strongly consider the possibility that there's ambien in the mayonnaise.
I'd go with Mayonnaise Surprise.
But it sounds kind of like a Panini, so maybe you can call it Panini al Nicole!
I would just call it “MINE!” Actually I would be thinking that but anyone within 20 feet would just hear a series of growls and snarls!
I would just call it “MINE!” Actually I would be thinking that but anyone within 20 feet would just hear a series of growls and snarls!