<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Jumped The Snark]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://jumpedthesnark.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[skeim01]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jumpedthesnark.com/author/skeim01/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Who&#8217;s Ripping Us Off&nbsp;Now?]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:left;"><img class="alignright" title="Jim Halpert Then &amp; Now" src="https://jumpedthesnark.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/jimcomp.jpg?w=300&#038;h=116" alt="" width="300" height="116" />With the new fall TV season almost upon us (did you see the <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;cd=4&amp;sqi=2&amp;ved=0CCsQFjAD&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidetv.ew.com%2F2011%2F08%2F29%2Fjames-spader-the-office-nbc-fall%2F&amp;ei=05BeTqfQL6ft0gGfr_CqBA&amp;usg=AFQjCNF3iTlc6Czjm69dP80_hJ4rfnxaWA" target="_blank">&#8220;new&#8221; promo </a>for NBC&#8217;s Wednesday &amp; Thursday night comedies?), we thought we&#8217;d offer our first <em>The Office </em>related post in quite sometime.  But this one is less about them and more about us.</p>
<p>It came to our attention shortly after the conclusion of last season that <em>NY Mag</em>&#8216;s <a href="http://nymag.com/author/the%20fug%20girls" target="_blank">Fug Girls</a> (of their <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/" target="_blank">&#8220;The Cut&#8221;</a> blog.  Yes, we do occasionally read (and <a title="The Fashion Police Emma Watson" href="&quot;Harry Potter&quot; Pixie" target="_blank">watch shows</a>) about fashion),</p>
<p>had offered a side-by-side comparison of the employees of Dunder Mifflin&#8217;s changing styles during their seven seasons in front of the &#8220;documentary&#8221; cameras.  It was engaging, well-researched, and totally spot-on  It was also VERY familiar, as we had (twice!) previously posted our own visual essay on the stark physical transformations experienced by the <em>Office </em>cast.   Sure, The Fug Girls presented their findings in attractive slide-show fashion, but we find the single page model much easier and efficient (and we&#8217;re not about forcing you into</p>
<p>clicking through a dozen panels just to drive up our page views).  The truth is, we both did a great job distilling the pygmalion like evolution of these characters, and each post has its merits.  So, you know what, we&#8217;ll just go ahead let you decide.</p>
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<h4>Ours: <a title="Who Are These People? " href="http://jumpedthesnark.com/2010/10/07/the-office-who-are-these-people/" target="_blank">Who Are These People? </a></h4>
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<h4>Theirs: <a title="The Fug Girls The Office" href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/05/the_fug_girls_then-and-now_stu.html" target="_blank">The Fug Girls Compare <em>The Office</em> Drones&#8217; Style Sense, Then &amp; Now</a></h4>
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