# So, does that mean you're not buying lunch? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 16, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-that-mean-youre-not-buying-lunch/489612 "2009-03-16T13:51:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-that-mean-youre-not-buying-lunch/489612/21 "2009-03-17T16:22:55Z")
There is a woman in another office in the building who obviously has gone to great efforts to remember and use my name. She uses it at me every time we see each other. “Hi, Mika!” “Hey, Mika!” “Mika, how’s it going?” Sadly, I cannot remember her name, though she did tell it to me. I think it was Mary or Pat. Of course that means it’s probably Judy. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-that-mean-youre-not-buying-lunch/489612/22 "2009-03-17T16:34:18Z")
> [@BurnMeUp](#): > > I am going to start an experiment where I pick a person at random each day and call them by the wrong name. The name I choose won’t even be close to their real name and may even be the wrong gender. For example, I would call “Jane” “Manuel”. > [@Anaamika](#): > > Sadly, I cannot remember her name, though she did tell it to me. I think it was Mary or Pat. Of course that means it’s probably Judy. Manuel! (Which I think will be even more fun if you say it with a BatManuel sort of flourish.) ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-that-mean-youre-not-buying-lunch/489612/23 "2009-03-17T16:45:00Z")
I truly hate it when I call someone by the wrong name - and I know it when I say it, and I know thier real name, but for some reason the other name just popped in at that moment. Hey John - wait, your not John - your bob… I know that, I’ve only been working with you (my manager) for 10 years now… and no, I dont have a drinking problem - maybe I should develop one as a cover. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-that-mean-youre-not-buying-lunch/489612/24 "2009-03-17T16:46:19Z")
The two IT guys in the office, Phil & Don\*, do everything together - in person support calls together, attend meetings together, go to lunch together. Everyone refers to them as Phil & Don, no one knows which is which. \*Not real names, obscure musical reference used instead. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-that-mean-youre-not-buying-lunch/489612/25 "2009-03-17T17:08:22Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > And a word for when someone walks up to you and addresses you by name but you don’t know who they are and you don’t want them to know that you don’t know their name. > > Or even worse, when you recognize them and you _should_ know their name and it’s kind of on the tip of your tongue but you just can’t get it and you don’t want them to know that either. Look, it isn’t your fault that they are so forgettable. You must be honest about it all and realize that if they remember your name, you are just AWESOME. However, when you remember someone else’s name and they never seem to say your name in the conversation at all, you must concede that THEY are More AWESOME that you. In the end, it is all awash. My brain likes to play games like this. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-that-mean-youre-not-buying-lunch/489612/26 "2009-03-17T17:18:42Z")
_le sigh_ I am sorely disappointed in you people. Most of these situations have “Evil Clown Opportunity” written all over them. When the chance to be an Evil Clown presents itself, not acting on it makes baby Jesus cry. **twickster** , you need to e-mail that person back and say “Don’t worry about the mistaken identity. It happens to me all the time. Oh, and can we make it 1:15?” **Hakuna** , you can feel free to act like a complete ass in front of that guy. He’ll blame it all on Paul. You can even say to your common friends “Wow, that Paul guy sounds like a complete tool.” For Bluetooth jerks, continue the conversation. Tell them to hang up if you have to. I have no idea what to do when you are a mistaken waver. A handshake might work. A big bear hug might be even better. Remember, a Good Clown does weird stuff to amuse others. Evil Clowns do weird stuff to amuse themselves. **Shirley Ujest** , you seem to grok the concept. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-that-mean-youre-not-buying-lunch/489612/27 "2009-03-17T18:17:43Z")
So was it the incognito glasses wearing hottie, or the lady pilot who loves bling who got the invite? ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-that-mean-youre-not-buying-lunch/489612/28 "2009-03-17T18:30:25Z")
> [@simster](#): > > and no, I dont have a drinking problem - maybe I should develop one as a cover. I became a hippie as my cover. Okay, not really, but I \*am \*a part time hippie, and it’s a lot easier to cover when you’re with hippies. Just call everyone “Brother” “Sister” “Mama” or “Bone-Daddy” and you’re good to go. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-that-mean-youre-not-buying-lunch/489612/29 "2009-03-17T20:17:17Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > The two IT guys in the office, Phil & Don\*, do everything together - in person support calls together, attend meetings together, go to lunch together. Everyone refers to them as Phil & Don, no one knows which is which. > > \*Not real names, obscure musical reference used instead. Do you have a Harold and a Lou, too? ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-that-mean-youre-not-buying-lunch/489612/30 "2009-03-17T20:28:44Z")
> [@TroubleAgain](#): > > Do you have a Harold and a Lou, too? Or a Jimmy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-that-mean-youre-not-buying-lunch/489612.md?page=1)