Pivot Makes Me Think of Ross From Friends

Pivot Makes Me Think of Ross From Friends

How many times have you heard someone say, “Pivot makes me think of Ross from Friends”? If you make lots of pivot tables in Excel, you’re probably tired of hearing that from your co-workers, right? Well, this little Easter egg might brighten your day!

Ross From Friends Says Pivot

First, before we see the Easter egg — if you’re not sure what your co-workers are talking about, here’s a video clip of the scene from the Friends TV show, where the character, Ross Geller, says “Pivot”. Several times. Loudly.

The “Pivot” part starts at about the 1:10 mark in the video, but it’s fun to see the setup at the beginning too.

You’ll appreciate the Easter egg even more if you watch the video clip all the way to the end, to see what happens to the couch!

Easter Egg – Ross Says Pivot

Now that you’ve watched the Friends video, it’s time to see the Easter egg where Ross Geller says “Pivot”.

  • First, go to the Google.com page, and type “Ross Geller” or “Ross Friends” in the search box

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  • Press Enter, to see the search results
  • If you’re on a desktop or laptop computer, you should see a set of photos at the left, and a small couch (sofa)
    • On a mobile device, the couch will probably be above the photos
  • Click on the couch, once

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  • Next, click again, then click again, then click again, for a total of 4 clicks on the couch.

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And finally, you see why I wanted you to watch to then end of that video! That poor couch.

“I don’t think it’s going to pivot anymore.”

No, it certainly isn’t. Thanks, Google! That Easter egg was awesome! And a hat tip to Gregor Suttie (Azure Greg), who tweeted about this

Pivot Table Tips

As you already know, shouting at a pivot table doesn’t make it work any better! So, don’t be like Ross Geller when you’re working in Excel.

If you’re stuck on a pivot table problem, check for solutions here, on my Pivot Table blog, or go to my Contextures website for pivot table tutorials and videos, and other Excel help.

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