OK, I have to wade in here with a "cock" story.

I was in my former boss's office one day when the receptionist buzzed the intercom. Our receptionist was an older Greek woman. To this day, I'm not sure if her communication issues stemmed from a hearing loss, English not being her first language, or a combination of the two.

Anyway, she told my boss that a "Mr. Cock" was on the phone, but it sounded like a woman.

My boss started to giggle, and said, "Are you sure? A man named Mr. Cock is on the phone? But he sounds like a woman?"

The receptionist insisted that she had confirmed "Mr. Cock's" name several times. But then she would always add, "...but he sounds like a woman."

Finally, my boss said, "Could it be a reporter named Laurel Babcock?"

Our receptionist replied, "Close enough. Do you want the call?"

Can you imagine if she had picked up a reporter's call and called her "Mr. Cock"???