No joke: opened up this email one day (had to save it – knew no one would ever believe it). From the mind of a crazed, yet famous, Hollywood manager/producer. There may have been a bender of cocaine involved.
Thursday To-Do List
Re-order coffee filters
Get Jen to call that guy she mentioned about the action script
Cancel my meeting with Bo (ugh!)
Move my 1:00 lunch to 1:03
Get socks
Find out who writes those taco bell commercials (funny)
Pre-order a ham for Christmas
Pre-order a yarmulke for Hanukkah
Never mind that thing I told you to get yesterday; it appears to be clearing up
Get socks
Get me that movie that comes out on Friday, on DVD.
Remind me to fire Linda
Get socks
Set a lunch with that guy that runs the Catholic Church (I heard he’ll be in town
soon and I bet we can get a movie out of that)
Are bagels different with LA water? They seem different. Find out!
My alarm clock rings funny – find one that’s more soothing.
Get me a dog
Get socks
Get the dog food
Book a lunch with Pamela. Then cancel it 2 hours before. (hate her!) Don’t forget to double-book that day so I don’t get stuck with no one for lunch
Get socks
- Submitted by Hannah, Los Angeles
wow, i didn’t think stuff like this really happened. lol!
So the most important question is did he get his socks!!!
The socks bit is priceless.
This is a famous jazz poem with “get socks” trombone chorus. I’ve heard it performed by Jack Kerouac back in the 50’s. What do u assistants know about syncopation.
JM
p.s. Pls do not get the ham.
. . . lol . . . this is SERIOUSLY the funniest work-related story/e-mail I’ve heard in a while. I hope he compensates you well ;o)