Oh Darling!

The manager of a large office noticed a new man one day and called him into his office.

"What is your name?" asked the manager.

"Johann," replied the man.

Displeased, the manager scowled. "Very well, I don"t know what kind of a mamby-pamby place you worked at before, but I see I have to correct you already. Here, we don't call anyone by their first name. It breeds familiarity and that leads to a breakdown in authority. I will refer to you by your surname - Smith, Jones, Brown - that's all. You will refer to me as Mr. Walker. Now that we've got that straight, what is your name?"

The new guy sighed and said, "Mylov. My name is Johann Mylov."

"Okay," spluttered the manager, "Johann, the next thing I want to tell you is..."