Little Pedro

When Marina taught Spanish to second graders there was one little boy who was very against learning a new language. He became very upset and start whimpering like a little puppy. Marina took him out to the hall and asked him what was wrong. Peter explained that he didn't want to learn Spanish. Marina explained, "That's okay, I understand. Learning new things can be very scary but you have the whole school year to adjust to this and I promise that I will make it fun and exciting and that you will be totally fine in class. You don't have to worry." He calmed down a bit and went back to his desk. As class ended and the students went to their next class, Peter came up to her desk and said once again how he did not want to learn Spanish and that he will never get used to it. To make his point very clear he told her, "It took me a year, a year, to eat a slice, a slice, of a pickle." By the end of the year he would be known as Pedro, the boy who loved Spanish.

Slider & Iceman

Sandy, the sweet 40-something gal who worked up at Customer Service radioed to the Grocery Department and I answered the call. It went as follows:
"Hey Sandy, whatcha need?"
"Hey, can you check the back for Cloud Star Buddy Biscuits in Peanut Butter?"
"Sure, I did place an order, so let me check if they came in. Call ya right back."
I went to the stockroom and the order had not arrived. I then went to the nearest phone and responded,
"That's a negative, Ghost Rider."
This is a phrase that my brothers and I have worked into our daily speech simply because we watched Top Gun incessantly while growing up. For the first time in my life, I met someone who knew the proper response and I freaked out. Sandy answered back,
"Roger that, I'll clear the flight pattern."
That simple sentence bonded us permanently. She actually bought me a copy of the soundtrack and every time I hear Teena Marie's Lead Me On I can't help but think of Sandy. After that day she became known as Iceman and I was Slider.