In it, the characters convene, as many of us do in exhaustion and witless surrender, for the company picnic.
Over the phone, we had made elaborate plans for a picnic by the pool facing the valley below.
For a waterside stroll there are the banks of the Seine -- and a particularly good spot for a quintessentially Parisian picnic is at the eastern tip of the Ile St Louis, a natural island in the Seine.
It would appear that working in the cubes is no picnic for a very large percentage of the workforce.
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On the way to Kifri, where the accident happened, we stopped off at the roadside for a picnic.
Designer Yu-ri Lee's "Tripod Burner" is little more than a three-legged gas stove that supports the cooking surface of your choice, but because of its unique shape, makes the perfect companion for a small tailgating party or romantic picnic in the woods.
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It had been Goran's idea to stop for a picnic lunch on the way out to visit Dad's memorial site.
Mr Furber was in a group of eight friends who had travelled from Sydney's Bondi area to Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains for a picnic and a walk, News South Wales Police said.
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Take away a pie and a plastic spoon for a sunset picnic at the waterfront Louis Valentino Jr Park, once home to Fort Defiance, which protected Manhattan from British ships in 1776 during the American Revolutionary War.
New South Wales police said the man, who was on holiday in Australia, was in a group of eight friends and had travelled from Sydney's Bondi area to the Blue Mountains for a picnic and a walk along a bush trail.
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On sunny days, plan for a picnic in one of the many beautiful parks that dot the city.
The original 1953 Broadway production of "Picnic, " for instance, ran for 477 performances, and the film version, which starred William Holden, Kim Novak and Rosalind Russell, was one of the biggest box-office smashes of 1955.
At what used to be an annual event called Veterans Day, held for employees who had worked at the company at least five years, the Forbes family invited us to their compound in New Jersey for an all-day picnic where we got thoughtful tokens related to the picnic theme, plus small cash gifts based on the number of years we had worked at the company.
Inland, the battlements of dramatic Nakhal Fort are ripe for a mock battle before young soldiers recover with a picnic in the surrounding date plantations.
From there, it was a short ride to a lakeside setting, where a relatively small group of 300 gathered on picnic tables for a barbecue with the candidate.
First of all, I take full responsibility for the weather. (Laughter.) What a spectacular day for a congressional picnic.
It recently held a picnic in the state capital, Charleston, for workers and their families, and is donating more money to towns to buy patrol cars and Christmas decorations or to build football fields.
Stores have been filled for weeks with an array of patriotic paraphernalia, from flag-adorned teapots to aprons to picnic sets, to help hosts set the scene for what is billed as a national celebration.
For the Wiesenmaier family, sitting around a long, fold-down picnic table, drinking wine from plastic cups and preparing for a clambake of lobster tails and slow-roasted potatoes cooked by two chefs on an enormous outdoor grill, this pristine corner of the US eastern seaboard has tonight been transformed into America's most exclusive restaurant.
"The Whole Love" seems like a celebration of that freedom, with songs that roam happily all over the place: "Capitol City" is a country waltz with bits of Dixieland clarinet, "Sunloathe" sounds like the Beatles if they were still together in 1974, and the vaguely psychedelic folk-pop title track takes Simon and Garfunkel's 59th Street Bridge down to the Small Faces' Itchycoo Park for a summer-breezin' picnic.
At the picnic tables on Thursday, some workers said they were simply looking for a little variety.
Those of a less Romantic inclination were equally drawn to the beach, if not for a "surf bathe", then for a picnic and a promenade, fish and chips and a flirt.
For someone you know with a soul, give Billy Collins' Picnic, Lightning or The Art of Drowning .
The area is a well-known retreat for many Afghans from Kabul, who come to the lake to swim, take paddleboat rides and picnic.
Events include a "flash knit mob" picnic at Stratford Park Leisure Centre, with yarn bombing and other knitting activities for both the experienced and total beginner.
Today, the 0.5-hectare island can be reserved for weddings and other functions, is a popular picnic site and can be reached by water taxi.
The scene, with its green valleys and snow-capped peaks, made for a great all-day picnic.
Plant your picnic blanket among the lunching office-workers on the Great Lawn, or swap people-watching for bird-watching along The Ramble, 37 cool acres of wooded paths and streams.
But the ubiquity of department stores around Tokyo also make depachika convenient places to pick up a bento box for a quick picnic lunch that feels as decadent as it is inexpensive.
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