As you have probably guessed from a number of my posts in the past, I am a huge fan of the American television show "The Office". What's surprising is that I never watched the show when the series was actually running. Instead, I binge-watched the show during the COVID-19 pandemic, and I have frequently watch the re-runs on Comedy Central.
The other night, I watched Season 8, Episode 14 "Special Project". The character Dwight Schrute is given a special assignment and feels that his life is coming together perfectly. He uses the German phrase (note that it's not a real German word) perfectenschlag to describe his mood (here's the video clip). Here's the transcript:
Dwight: The Schrutes have a word for when everything in a man's life comes together perfectly. Perfectenschlag. Right now, I am in it. I finally get a chance to prove myself to corporate. I am assembling a competent team. I am likely a father. I am so deep inside of perfectenschlag right now. And, just to be clear, there is a second definition, "perfect pork anus", which I don't mean.
We should all strive for perfectenschlag. Life is good.
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