You keep your damn mouth shut. You're not smart enough to be the first person to ever make that connection, and they're probably sick of hearing it.
I have a last name that is forever cemented into a connection with Ferris Bueller's Day Off, specifically Ben Stein's monotone repetition of it.
And yet everywhere I go, I deal with it. As soon as I give my name, some wise-ass goes off with "Bueller, Bueller".
A couple of weeks ago it backfired on somebody. I had to visit another office to get something taken care of, and I guess I got a little intense about it. Bad time to interrupt me. I was asked my name so the person helping me could access the database, and some fat guy sitting in a cubicle decides to launch into "Bueller, Bueller". As I said, I was a little intense about getting my issue taken care of, and he broke my concentration. Before I could stop my own mouth, I blurted out:
"You must be a freaking genius! That movie came out in 1985, and you're the first person in 30 years to make that connection!"
He turned his head and went back to work. I guess I hurt his feelings. I don't care. I've been dealing with that since the 6th grade.
See, it's one thing if you know somebody and have a relationship with them. A coworker of mine has a French last name, which I tease him about incessantly. But we've built a relationship, trust, respect and all that. I sure as hell didn't tease him about his French last name on his first day of work.
If you don't have a relationship with someone, just keep your mouth shut. Nobody wants to hear it. You're not funny. You're an idiot.
I have a last name that is forever cemented into a connection with Ferris Bueller's Day Off, specifically Ben Stein's monotone repetition of it.
And yet everywhere I go, I deal with it. As soon as I give my name, some wise-ass goes off with "Bueller, Bueller".
A couple of weeks ago it backfired on somebody. I had to visit another office to get something taken care of, and I guess I got a little intense about it. Bad time to interrupt me. I was asked my name so the person helping me could access the database, and some fat guy sitting in a cubicle decides to launch into "Bueller, Bueller". As I said, I was a little intense about getting my issue taken care of, and he broke my concentration. Before I could stop my own mouth, I blurted out:
"You must be a freaking genius! That movie came out in 1985, and you're the first person in 30 years to make that connection!"
He turned his head and went back to work. I guess I hurt his feelings. I don't care. I've been dealing with that since the 6th grade.
See, it's one thing if you know somebody and have a relationship with them. A coworker of mine has a French last name, which I tease him about incessantly. But we've built a relationship, trust, respect and all that. I sure as hell didn't tease him about his French last name on his first day of work.
If you don't have a relationship with someone, just keep your mouth shut. Nobody wants to hear it. You're not funny. You're an idiot.
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