One of the girls I work with is named Marisha Akin; she is one of those people whom I never seem to really jive with. We tolerate each other but neither really gets the other. At work, Marisha works in the shipping/accounting department and we send all our orders and samples through her.
A few weeks ago I submitted samples for the National Cotton Council in Tennessee (fancy, huh?) and his name is Barry Akin. As I'm talking to Barry I think, gosh how many people do I know named Akin. Just her, I wonder if they're related. When I submit my samples I get an email from Marisha saying "He's my cousin!! I love him, Big Bad Barr". I was so excited, how cool is that?! I work with this guy's cousin. Rock on.
So I wait a week, call Barry back to make sure he received the samples and see what he thought. I got his voicemail so I mention the package and close with, "hey I think your cousin works here, call me back".
Today Barry called. We did the obligatory how was your three-day weekend, yada yada.
Me: Oh yeah, I think your cousin works here. Her name is Marisha.
Barry: Who? I don't know a Marisha.
Me: She's married to Michael. They live out here in Utah.
Barry: Well if she's a cousin of mine, I don't know her.
At this point I hear Marisha in the background saying, is she talking about me? What is she saying? And then she remembers. By this time I'm already into my next HORRIFYING statement :
Me: Yeah she said the family calls you Big Bad Barr.
Marisha is now squealing in both horror and what I think was uncontrollable laughter as she tells everyone else that she was lying to me. And then predicted, as soon as I hung up, I was going to kill her. I quickly changed the subject with Barry and took his order. As soon as I hung up, I ran over to her and tried to be mad but it was just too funny. The fact that I used the tagline Big Bad Barr is the best part. That gave me about 10 minutes of laughing so hard I was crying.
Who needs the gym when you've got me around making a fool of myself to substitute for an ab workout.
5 comments:
dude, i would have been MORTIFIED!
good thing you have a good sense of humor. :)
OOO!!! I hate it when people do stuff like that because I am SO gullible and I'm usually the one on the end being made to look goofy... I'm glad you laughed at it!! I'm learning to do that myself!! The good thing is that she had to admit to everyone that she was lying. Makes her look REAL trusting and reliable...
There are some Akins in my ward (and they are from Utah). I'll see if they know a Marisha and/or Michael. Maybe I can get you some ammo on her if they are related...
Oh... my gosh. ROFL. I can't believe she did that! Crazy that she has her old job back - is she full time now?
She's part-part time. Afternoons on Tuesdays & Thursdays. Jenn is back too. Both pregnant and getting big.
i seriously wish I were back in the office to work. I miss out on all the crazy comments and stories!
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