Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Like the Sound a Chicken Makes

Names are not my strong suit, I meet a lot of interesting people and since the time I was a kid, I have the darndest time remembering their names.
I try to get people's names by introducing myself, and inevitably the conversation goes something like this.

"Hi, I'm Tiffany Bock."

"Dock?"

"No, Bock."

"Block?"

"Bock."

"Bach"

"No, Bock, B-O-C like Charlie-K, you know, like the sound a chicken makes"

"Oh, is that German?"

"Yes"

I wonder if they mean the name or the chicken sounds?

Perhaps I'm not the one with the name problem, because a lot of people I see the second time say "Oh, hi Ms. Bock." At least something about me was memorable...

Me, I say "Hi!"

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