If You Want to Be Inoffensive, Stick to Using ‘Wife-beater’

Female coworker: Anyway, my brother-in-law is standing there wearing pajama pants and a guinea-tee… Oh, maybe I shouldn’t say ‘guinea…’ I don’t want to offend anyone.
Male coworker: A minute ago you suggested to our Asian coworker that he name his daughter Lynn because his last name is Lin, then you told him it would be like the giant panda, Lin Lin… And now you’re worried about offending someone?
Female coworker: Oh, that’s different. He knows me.

New Jersey

Overheard by: Glad she doesn’t know that I’m Cuban.