After Luke had been working for only a few months, the company held a contest for the production workers with a grand prize of a week's trip to Japan (all expenses paid) to meet the company's Chairman of the Board. Luke was diligent in his duties, worked hard, was always on time and never took any restroom breaks.
Luke won the grand prize!
There was one difficult aspect to Luke's trip - he spoke absolutely no Japanese. However, many Japanese spoke some English and Luke finally made it from Tokyo Airport to his hotel. In the evening a Geisha Girl showed up in Luke's room and he concluded that it might harm international relations if he did not perform some international "relations" and so he began to perform his best.
He did his very best and concluded that the young lady was enjoying it for she began to shout "Bong Tsai! Bong Tsai!" and squirmed and bounced with great animation and briskness. He had no idea what "Bong Tsai" actually meant but figured it must be something good and so he continued to perform his best..... and she continued to shout "Bong Tsai!"
The next day Luke was picked up by the CEO of US Operations for a golf game with the Chairman of the Board and his Vice-Chairman... neither of whom spoke any English. The CEO acted as interpreter and the game proceeded pleasantly until the fourth hole. On this short par 3 the Chairman of the Board hit a beautiful shot which bounced twice and dropped right into the cup for a hole-in-one. The Japanese began to shout and yell many excited phrases which were, of course, meaningless to Luke. He knew he should say something but he knew no Japanese. And then he remembered the gleeful cries of the previous evening and began to shout "Bong Tsai! Bong Tsai!" because he assumed that was something good.
A hush fell over the group. Everyone stared at Luke. The CEO of US Operations asked him in disbelief, "What do you mean wrong hole?" |
