Scene: Afternoon in the office. I am working through my voicemails, setting up appointments and generally trying to dig out after a morning spent in committee and an afternoon on the floor. I am on the phone with a constituent, a former school teacher who's coming to Sacramento and wants to meet to discuss education issues.
Me: So, I'll see you Wednesday at 11 here in Room 5080.
Constituent: Thank you, Nora Lynn. I'll just send you an email to confirm. What's your last name?
Me: Lynn.
Constituent: Lynn is your last name?
Me: It is.
Constituent: Your name is Nora Lynn Lynn?
Me: ... [I can feel the giggles starting in the back of my throat. Must... maintain... composure... ]
Constituent: Hello?
Me: Sorry. *choked voice* No. My first name is Nora and my last name is Lynn.
Constituent: Oh. Oh, I see. I bet you get that all the time.
Me: Actually, no. Not really.
3 comments:
That is hilarious. This new nickname just might stick, Nora-Lin-Lin!
I'm with the constituent...surprised it doesn't happen more often :-)
LOL -- Noralynne would be a pretty first name all by itself... Hmmm....
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