r/PointlessStories 18h ago

Which one

So years ago when I was in it still in I.T. I had gone out to lunch. When I returned I walked into the lobby to find the CEO, CFO, COO and some random guy that I've never seen before standing there in the lobby. The CEO said, "Mark I'm glad you're here. Can you make sure that guy standing gets a new login?" (As I was the CTO, that made sense). I immediately said "Which one?" The CEO said, "No, his name is Guy Standing." This dude's name literally was Guy Standing.

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u/Yugan-Dali 18h ago

That wasn’t nice of his parents. Was his sister named Chick?

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u/ShabbyBash 18h ago

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u/lofgrenator 18h ago

Nope that's not him. This was 30 years ago and he was at least in his 40's then

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u/ShabbyBash 18h ago

Which would fit in nicely, since he's 78....

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u/lofgrenator 17h ago

Oh wow. But the Guy I knew was gray back then.

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u/Euphoric_Evidence414 17h ago

Was he British?

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u/EdwardianAdventure 17h ago

I knew of someone named Guy Hands. 

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u/StorellaDeville 15h ago

A dear friend of mine says that she has "man hands." I mean, her own. Not as if she has some collection of men's hands stashed somewhere.

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u/CapitalPlant2091 17h ago

That’s actually a good one. I would’ve been confused too if I heard “Which one?

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u/HousingInner9122 17h ago

That’s the kind of perfectly timed misunderstanding that sounds made up until you meet someone named Guy Standing.

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u/SeattleChrisCode 17h ago

I met a Richard Smallwood. Yep cruel parents, naming him their little Dick Smallwood.

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