Linguistics and mid-management

ME: “Boy, my boss is dumb.”
ME: “How dumb is she?”
ME: “She heard me sneeze, and sent me an IM that said ‘kazoontite.’”
ME: “Hmmm, that’s not very funny.”
ME: “Oh, it wasn’t a joke. My boss actually thinks it’s spelled ‘kazoontite.’ I replied that I didn’t know what she was saying, and she confusedly explained to me that that is what you say after someone sneezes.”
ME: “Oh. Oh dear.”
ME: “Yeah. I had to cover my tracks for implying she was an idiot by saying ‘Oh, I didn’t realize it was a reply to my sneeze.’”
ME: “Well, thank God you’re witty enough to still convince your boss that you’re dumber than her.”
ME: (sound of blowing brains out)