This gave me one of the best laughs all month. It comes from Amanda (all names have been changed to protect the innocent) whose client (Linda) e-mailed her in advance of a corporate program with a list of questions. The e-mail started off with the words “bare with me” but Amanda didn't take anything off, because she was at the office and keeping dressed is one of the unspoken rules there.
At the end of the long list, Linda mentioned that “my client also asked about ‘Somalia’ wine (not sure of spelling)??? Can you check into this.” Amanda racked her brains for a good Pinot Noir out of war-torn Mogadishu, but soon found an e-mail from Linda's boss who had been cc'd and sent the following: “Linda—clients were asking if the restaurant had a “sommelier” which is a wine expert…not a kind of wine.”
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