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Old 10-08-2002, 05:37 AM
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Well in that case Murphy..........this is a joke I received in email...


> This good looking man walks into an agents office in
Hollywood and says
> > "I want to be a movie-star." Tall, handsome and with
experience on
> > Broadway....he had all the right credentials.
> >
> > The agent asked, "What's your name?"
> >
> > The guy said "my name is Penis Van Lesbian."
> >
> > The agent said, "Sir, I hate to tell you, but in order to
get into
> > Hollywood, you are gonna have to change your name."
> >
> > "I will NOT change my name! The Van Lesbian name is
centuries old, I
> > will not disrespect my grandfather by changing my name. Not
ever!"
> >
> > The agent said "Sir, I have worked in Hollywood for
years.....you will
> > NEVER go far in Hollywood with a name like Penis Van
Lesbian!! I'm
> > telling you, you will HAVE TO change your name, or I will
not be able
> > to represent you."
> >
> > "So be it!! I guess, we will not do business together" the
guy
> > said....and he left the agent's office.
> >
> > FIVE YEARS LATER..... The agent opens an envelope sent to
his office.
> > Inside the envelope is a letter and a check for $50,000.
The agent is
> > awestruck....who would possibly send him $50,000?
> >
> > He reads the letter enclosed......
> >
> > "Dear Sir,
> > Five years ago, I came into your office wanting to become an
actor in
> > Hollywood. You told me I needed to change my name.
Determined to
> > make it with my God-given birth name, I refused. You told me
I would
> > never make it in Hollywood with a name like Penis Van
Lesbian. After
> > I left your office, I thought about what you said. I
decided you were
> > right. I had to change my name. I had too much pride to
return to
> > your office, so I signed with another agent. I would never
have made
> > it without changing my name, so the enclosed check is a
token of my
> > appreciation.
> >
> > Thank you for your advice.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Dick Van Dyke
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