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Dudes, I kid you not.... today at work, I had to invoice someone named V1rgina K0ch (numbers inserted to prevent me from getting fired... hopefully......) Good job I was all alone in the office.... this is a f'real name.
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Koch = Coke.
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Not always, but thanks for playing
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xoxoxoBruce wrote:
Koch = Coke.
I would like to take this opportunity to establish the absolute fact that I have never, ever snorted koch.
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So apparently (not surprisingly) the first name was a typo (which has been going out unnoticed on her invoices for years) ((now fixed)) and the last name in this case) is pronounced Coash
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monster wrote:
Not always, but thanks for playing
Maybe not, but never Cock.
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::shrug::
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....but I'm sure you're right....
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Sound like coke or a cough to me, but how the Germans pronounce it is immaterial in America.
We do it our way,and since the Koch brothers are big wheels in politics, ie well known, we do it their way.
Like Drumpf is pronounced Trump..
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I would like to take this opportunity to establish the absolute fact that I have never, ever snorted coash.
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Wikipedia lists 5 pronunciations for the Koch surname.
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But that many cooks/chefs spoil the broth.
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My father in law has a neurologist whose name is Richard Head. Why would you do that to your child?
And a buddy of mine in Seattle worked with a Rod Johnson.
Last edited by Pete Zicato (6/19/2023 7:10 pm)
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So many kept cursing "Geezus" when things did not work. Apparently they finally named someone after that curse.
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Oh I missed this thread when reporting Shatrine. Also encountered at (a different) work. Totally deserving of a second mention