Originally Posted By DaveW
True story:

Big cheese visits local office. Everyone on best behaviour and with name badges.

Big cheese walks down row of selected employees in the style of HRHQE2.

One employee named Terry Mysiuk.

Big Cheese:
"What an unusual name, how do you pronounce it?"

Employee:
"Te - Ree"

Yes it happened.


One of my dad's submarines was paid a visit by Flag Officer Submarines. As the Admiral inspected the men on the casing he turned to the skipper and asked "do you know the names of all your men"? He replied that he did. "What's this man's name"? asked the admiral. "Smith" said the Captain. The flag officer turned to the man and asked him his name. "Jones sir ! " came the reply.

After the top brass had departed the skipper rounded angrily on the sailor. "SMITH !!! Why the bloody hell did you tell him your name was Jones" ?

"Well Sir. Before the Admiral came on board you said to give him the answer he wanted if he asked us any questions, and I could see he was dying to catch you out".

Giles. Mogless in Paris.