For my birthday, Esther bought me a gift certificate to my favorite coffee shop here in Maadi, Grecos. In true Esther form, the certificate is addressed to Stinky Lee.
Yesterday, I went into Grecos. I'm fairly regular there, so they all recognize me but don't actually know my name. I ordered my drink and handed the cashier my certificate. He looks at it, smiles, and says "Good morning Miss Stinky!" Only with his Egyptian accent it sounds more like Miss Stanky. It was all I could do to not bust out laughing. I didn't correct him. (1) It's just plain funny, (2) how do you explain it all to a non-native English speaker, and (3) I always wanted a secret identity.
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