Say WHAT???

So this friend of mine is on a business call, and the guy on the other end says he can't sign off on a document and that my friend needs to speak to his manager first.

 

Okay, what's your manager's name?

 

Guy On Other End gives a name.

 

My friend tries to spell the name she hears and writes down "Luber Cates."

 

That can't be right.  What kind of name is "Luber Cates"???

 

She asks Guy to spell the name and he gives her L-O-U-I-S B-R-I-C-A-T-E-S...which, if you shorten "Louis" to "Lou" (as he apparently does), becomes "lubricates."

 

What a moniker to get stuck with...we've been laughing for 10 years over that one!