Thirteen years ago, I worked at a dot.com (how very early 2000s, no?). My defunct stock options are a framed, chuckleworthy memento from that era.
At some point, the company hired a new president, who was Indian (his name was Purvish, which was totally perfect, because he got nailed for sexual harassment during his tenure there. As it turns out, most women don't want to hear "I just watched 9 1/2 Weeks. I'd like to re-create some of those scenes with you" from the creepy new president).
Why do I point out his ethnicity? Because he had a very thick accent, that's why.
And he lived to give pep talks.
My favorite one had an oft-repeated refrain:
We must not be a jack of all trades!
Only, with the accent, it was WE MUST NOT BE A JACK OFF ALL TRADES!
So hard not to get the church giggles during that one.
Hell, given what I know now, maybe he wasn't mispronouncing anything after all.
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