John Darling

The manager of a large office noticed a new man one day and told him to come into his office. "What's your name?" he asked the new guy.

"John," the new guy replied.

The manager scowled, "Look, I don't know what kind of place you worked before, but I don't call anyone by their first name. It breeds familiarity and that leads to a breakdown in authority. I refer to my employees by their last name only . . . Smith, Jones, Baker . . . That's all. I am to be referred to only as Mr. Robertson. Now that we got that straight, what is your last name?"

"Darling. My name is John Darling."

"Okay, John, the next thing I want to tell you is . . . "

Intimacy; Knowledge; Name; Humor