This is actually sort of a mean birthday joke... But not too mean.
Tomorrow is our Boss's birthday. He is French, and by that I mean, he is very French. He detests nothing more than cheap things.
So, my job was to bring the spray cheese and crackers. One colleague is bringing boxed wine, and another a tacky sheet cake (think plastic balloons).
Normally, such a desecration of the Frenchman's wine, cheese, and pastries could be a detrimental career move for us, but, this is all a quick hoax, of course.
The corollary to our French boss hating cheap things is his appreciation for nice things- bring out the Champagne and "Chocolate Chiboust Tart Cake" from Payard Patisserie. 
Did I mention we work for a French bank with very French standards when it comes to commemorating your boss's birthday?
Normally, I would feel incredibly guilty about buying fake decoy food. However, we sit on a Wall Street trading floor. Traders, for the most part tend to be a fairly affluent bunch (fyi I am not a trader). Still, you would not imagine how quickly free food set on a counter for a bunch of traders disappears.
Who knows if it is the American or the French traders, but rest assured, as long as it is free, that spray cheese will be devoured.
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