In late 1982, the song "Pass The Dutchie" was released by the band Musical Youth, a group composed of young black Jamaicans raised in England. Their song was kicked off by the strong declaration that "this generation rules the nation - with version!". Musical Youth's song "Pass the Dutchie" is loosely based on Mighty Diamond's song "Pass the Kouchie" (the latter is obviously a drug reference). Musical Youth insist that passing the dutchie is about passing a cooking pot, which caused a lot of skepticism. There may be some truth to this explanation, however, as a cooking pot is properly called a dutch oven. Kouchie is a word of Jamaican origin, referring to the bowl of a pipe. So, to "pass the dutchie", loosely, is to pass the pipe. And always to the left.

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Listen, I'll get right to the point. You're been with us for -- what? -- four years now, isn't it? Seven years?! Well, then, really Peter, you should know how we do things around here better than anyone. You of all people should know that this company rules the nation with version.

And an employee of your tenure should be well acquainted with this, our Standard Operating Procedures manual. You have a copy of the SOP in your office, don't you Peter? Okay, well, do you know the Work Practice Regulations concerning the passing of the dutchie? You're nodding, but I'm not sure that you do, Peter. Look here on page 433. The dutchie, you'll note, is to be passed on the left-hand side. Left-hand, Peter.

Now, I've received a number of reports from both employees and customers that you routinely pass the dutchie on the right-hand side, and sometimes will even pass it to the person sitting across from you. That is simply unacceptable. These Standard Operating Procedures are not, you know, are not negotiable, Peter. The dutchie is to be passed on the left-hand side, end of story.

This is your verbal warning; Margaret is here to note it in your record. And you are now on a 30-day performance plan. If your dutchie passing doesn't improve by the end of the month, I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to explore other options, up to and possibly including termination. Obviously I'm not happy about this. This doesn't make me jump and prance, Peter. But I'm a bit of a stickler when it comes to the dutchie.

Okay, well, that's all I had to say. I'm sure you'll be passing the dutchie with greater care from here on out. Now, if you could do me a favor, Peter: on your way back to your desk could you ask Carl to step in here? I understand he recently shot the sheriff and the deputy, so I'll need to speak to him about that.