This office screw-up went viral because it’s very funny with a heartwarming twist
15.
At lunch, her assistant “Chet” slid into my office. He had the look of a man who had been screamed at for five hours. He asked a favor. Brian had called him; he was aghast he had forgotten to thank Susan, the woman who had made his dream come true. He thought he had a solution.
— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) November 7, 2018
16.
He would put a full-page ad in both VARIETY and HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, the daily trade papers read by everyone, thanking her. It was to be a surprise. The only thing Brian had needed from the Chet was a picture of her to put in the ad. Problem was, Chet couldn’t find one.
— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) November 7, 2018
17.
I had been on her desk six months, did I know of one?
— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) November 7, 2018
18.
I smiled, because I did. Susan, like many women of a certain age, wasn’t terribly fond of having her picture taken but it so happened there was a picture of her on the side-table in her office. Susan loved decorating, nothing was by chance, she must have liked that picture.
— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) November 7, 2018
19.
We got it, Chet slid it out, overnighted it to Brian, we crossed our fingers she wouldn’t notice the picture was gone for a day. Even if she did, the ad was to appear the following day; after such a loving gesture, who could be angry with us?
— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) November 7, 2018
20.
The next day, we all waited breathlessly for her to walk in the back door from the parking lot, down the long hallways, past each of our offices. For once, she wouldn’t be screaming. I wondered if she would hug me. I decided it was a small price to pay.
— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) November 7, 2018
21.
The door opened.
— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) November 7, 2018
22.
I swear to you, even the phones stopped ringing for a second.
— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) November 7, 2018
23.
Susan inhaled.
— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) November 7, 2018
24.
“Who the fuck,” she screamed, “Gave Brian a picture OF MY MOTHER.”
— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) November 7, 2018
And when we said the story had an amazing unexpected twist, that wasn’t it. This was.
Quinn, you might not remember me but we met at the office. Susan repped me for a little while until I also ‘had to move my car’. But as Brian Dennehy’s daughter, I can tell you this. You describe Susan perfectly and my dad misses her every single hour of every single day. Thx.
— Kathleen Dennehy (@jakedenn23) November 8, 2018
That’s right, actor Brian Dennehy’s daughter got in touch.
OF COURSE I REMEMBER YOU! Hi! Please give your father my love and, all these years later, my sincere apology. I had no idea, but I have mild face blindness.
(I still assert she and her mother looked eerily alike.)
— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) November 8, 2018
Did you know Susan & her mom hated each other? Apparently her mom was beautiful & told Susan her whole life that she wasn’t beautiful. Which is partially why Susan was so fierce & so nuttastic. That’s partially what’s bittersweetly funny about this. I’ll read it to my dad. ❤️
— Kathleen Dennehy (@jakedenn23) November 8, 2018
Oh yeah, I didn’t even want to head down that road because the story was long enough but I had inadvertently made possibly the world’s most perfect mistake.
— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) November 8, 2018
And that wasn’t the end of it. Oh no.
Another Dennehy daughter here. This is the most perfect story ever. Hilarious, nerve wracking, slam dunk ending. THANK YOU for the chuckle we’ll all be having over Thanksgiving.
— Deirdre (@DeirdreBasile) November 8, 2018
(Waving hello at you enthusiastically)
— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) November 8, 2018
Right back at you. I sent this thread to my step-mother, Jen, and she read it to him and she said they both roared laughing.
— Deirdre (@DeirdreBasile) November 8, 2018
And then …
Another daughter of Brian’s here. When I moved LA I needed a hairdresser. I went to Susan’s salon, and asked him why she used to wear a wig, cuz now she had hair. He told me her mother died and her hair grew back.
— Elizabeth Dennehy (@elizabethdenneh) November 8, 2018
HELLO!!!! You are all obligated to apologize to your father from me!
— Quinn Cummings (@quinncy) November 8, 2018
Brilliant.
The best part of this whole thread, is you two reconnecting on such a great story!!!
— Robert (@robert_kamphuis) November 8, 2018
Right? It’s like Twitter has a purpose for one freaking day!
— Mike Crowder (@MikeCrowderTN) November 8, 2018
How many daughters does he have!?
LOL— Jeannette || A Novel Editor (@Polar_Bear_Edit) November 8, 2018
4! LOL!
— Deirdre (@DeirdreBasile) November 8, 2018
I love everything about this.
— Deb Kozikowski (@DemDivaCooks) November 8, 2018
To conclude …
This may be the best thread I’ve ever read.
— Kilgore Trout (@CohibaSmkr) November 8, 2018
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