Sunday, January 13, 2008

THIS IS WAR, YOU BASTARDS

Only one week ago, I wrote about the tendency for people to mispronounce my name here. Apparently "the gods" did not look favorably on this post and have decided to wage all-out war on me.

I got my first tlush maskoret (salary statement) last week from work. Here's part of it.


Don't see anything fishy? Let's take a closer look at the employee's name, shall we?Are you freaking kidding me? Forget the fact they spelled my last name wrong. Americans, I'll help you out. In case you can't tell the difference between בנג'י and בנגיי, one is a nickname for Benjamin and the other targets deep, penetrating heat right at the source of your pain so you can get the relief you need.
This analgesic heat rub is sold by Johnson & Johnson and currently
holds down a job in Herzliya Pituach.


This is the biggest professional slap since this incident described to my friends 8 years ago.

Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 10:33:39
From: "Benjamin Lovitt"
Subject: Reason number 832 why I hate my job: the X-Mas bonus
To:

Dear Bosses,
Very funny, you bastards. Like I really need a $35 gift certificate to the Honey Baked Ham store for X-Mas. That's going to do my Jewish ass a lot of good.

When we do the gift swap at the company party and you get a box of matza from me, you'll know why.

Benji

I guess it could be worse. I could be this guy.

6 comments:

Stacey סטייסי said...

Classic.

Baila said...

Bunjy,

Ben gay has got to be one of the most vile creams to grace G-d's great earth. I know, because every now and then my husband decides he needs a treatment, and the house smells for a week post-treatment.

But it does clear up the sinuses. fast.

Amanda said...

Awwww man I can't wait to move there and see what they do with my last name...

???גלוקליך

Mort said...

When I was in the US people always screwed up my russian last name, not because it was that difficult, but because of the vagaries of transliteration it is written differently in english than it is pronounced.
Now that I am in Israel, my last name presents no problem, the russians can even tell me from a glance at my name what town my great-great grandfather came from.
OTOH, Martin has a killer combination of 'r' and 't' with no vowel in the middle that gets Israeli teeth all tied up.
They always say "Martin, like Martin Luther?" and I say, "No, Martin like Buber."
Buber? I never even touched her!

Aviv said...

Benji, on this opportunity I must introduce you to an Israeli internet classic:

"Rachel! We have ben gay ba'aron!" ("Bengay in the closet"/"a closeted gay son").

Avra Leah said...

Benji,

You never fail to make me laugh. Your humor is classic.

Best of luck getting *THIS* one straightened out.

Avra