L: I used to work for this company called Emerging Growth Management.
Me: What?
L: It was a financial company.
Me: Oh.
L: All my friends would call and say, “Hi, I have an emerging growth. Can you manage it?”
Me: That’s hilarious.
L: It is pretty funny.
Me: Less so after the 134th time.
L: Yeah.
B: All my friends used to work in theater, and whenever one of them got a booking gig, we’d call up to harass them. (thick New York accent) “Hi. This is Javier Abramowitz. I got an act with two cockatiels and some twine. You book that kinda thing?”