Five Step Instructional on How to Conduct a Conversation in the Workplace

1) Read the headline to an article. If you're feeling especially ambitious, read the first paragraph as well.
2) Casually say to the cubicles around yours, "Did you hear about whats going on with..."
3) Someone, who has a vague recollection of possibly having read a similar headline at some point in the last couple of weeks, will turn and say, "Yes, I heard about that," while others will quietly look at you out of the corner of their eyes.
4) Explain with authority to the one who has heard about it as well as to the ones looking at you out of the corner of their eyes your interpretation of the headline you read and what the repercussions of that headline could be.
5) Argue passionately for the next 45 minutes with the other person who has possibly heard of the headline while the others get bored and stop looking out of the corner of their eyes at you. One of them read the full article.