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That's What She Said Per Meeting Calculator (The Office)

Updated May 3, 2026Reviewed by Calc.Cards Editorial TeamPer-minute joke rate × meeting duration × Michael-Scott presence multiplier. Default rate (0.13/min) is from Office Tally's S2–S7 data. Andy Bernard adds a smaller contribution. Toby's presence drops the rate.2 sources

That's What She Said Per Meeting Calculator

Results

TWSS jokes expected5
Rate per minute0.16
Rate per hour9.8
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Reference

How this is calculated

Methodology

Per-minute joke rate × meeting duration × Michael-Scott presence multiplier. Default rate (0.13/min) is from Office Tally's S2–S7 data. Andy Bernard adds a smaller contribution. Toby's presence drops the rate.

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Sources

  • 1.Office Tally — fan-maintained TWSS index across seasons 2-9 (174 confirmed instances on screen)
  • 2.The Office (US), NBC, 2005-2013

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"Boss... I Don't Think You Can Do That."

Michael Scott (Steve Carell) of *The Office* delivered approximately 174 confirmed "That's what she said" jokes across seasons 2-9. The peak was season 4, where he averaged roughly one every other scene. This calculator estimates how many you'd hear in your meeting if Michael (or Andy) were present.

How to Use This Calculator

Meeting length (minutes). Default 30.

Who's running the meeting. Michael (peak rate), Andy (half rate), Holly (bumps Michael up), Toby (kills the joy).

Date level. 0–10. Higher = more provocative phrasing in the room.

The Formula


base rate = 0.13 jokes/min (Michael S2-S7 baseline)
adjusted rate = base rate × presenter multiplier × (1 + date / 20)
expected jokes = adjusted rate × meeting length

Defaults: 30 min, Michael, date level 5 → about 5 TWSS jokes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who originated "that's what she said"?

The phrase predates *The Office* by decades, but Michael Scott made it a workplace ritual.

Did Holly count?

Holly delivered them too. Different show, same energy.

What if Toby is in the meeting?

Toby halves the joke rate. He just does.

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