To the dozens of people at my place of work, why is it that when you send me an email you cannot take a split second to glance up to make sure you’re spelling my first name correctly?! I know there are lots of ways to spell it, but when you have it right in front of your eyeballs (since you have to find me in our directory to address an email to me), TRY to put forth a little fucking effort! —The Smallest Things

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  1. well now smellest things, sometimes a accident will happen. and if you still can read their mail, what the fuck is the big deal anyway?

  2. Along the same lines — I’m sick and tired of people misprounouncing my name. No it isn’t this name or that name and no it isn’t short for anything!

    And yes, you probably never have heard that name before or anyone with it!

    I HATE the names people call me when I tell them my name. I always speak very clearly and will correct people now. before I didn’t, now, you bet your ass I will!

    It’s bad enough my grandfather called me the wrong name until he kicked the bucket when I was 11! I don’t need strangers calling me the wrong name too.

  3. PK you’ve seen my name … can you imagine the things I’ve heard … I’ve stopped caring. Really. Call me what you would like (… within reason lol).

    When I call for cabs or order food I say my name’s Katie. It just simplifies life.

  4. I used to be like that. Then i started working with the general public on a daily, full time basis and it started to irk me little by little. >.<

  5. Must be another immigrant to Canada complaining. If you’re going to move to Canada, hell, at least change your name so we can pronounce and spell it.

  6. I’d love to know what my family name was before Immigration officials changed it? Seriously 2 syllables, 3 consonants, 2 vowels – Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-Vowel-Consonant. WTF kind of Slavic name is that, FFS?
    And if I walk into a bank with my Ushanka flaps down over my ears, please, don’t tase me tovaritsch. And no, I’m not going to do any of that cutesy, multi-culti, ethnic dancing. Watch Walken do it; he’s better:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GseXwe8C5qw

    Sorry about the music, another toxic legacy of Soviet communism. >; )

  7. Mine too. “3 Bullets Nicky. Now we got us a fuckin’ game”
    Pretty sweet so far, Miss Pain.

  8. no wonder they all look so young, 1978 was the year. i don’t like war but i do enjoy realistic war movies. like unforgiven was to dusters

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