Putting my foot in my mouth and saying inappropriate things has always been a forte’ of mine. I was working at KONE with Paul Stewart when he had to set me straight after I opened my fat-yap.
The day before I had purchased a brand-new car; a Hyundai for $6,000. I was feeling pretty happy with myself and I came into the radio studio as if I were walking on clouds.
Paul and I were discussing my purchase when I started bragging about how I had managed to get nearly $900 shaved off the over all price of the vehicle. I said: “I jude them down nearly a thousand-bucks.”
He looked at me over the rims of his glasses and responded, “I’m a Jew.”
My heart felt like it had come to stop. I hadn’t ever thought of the term as, “Jewed down.” I had always thought the term was spelled after St. Jude, the saint of hopeless causes and that’s what I told Paul.
He explained that I had it all wrong in both spelling and in orgin. Then he told me what the term actually meant.
Without hesitation, I told him I was sorry for making such a slur towards his faith. Paul was gracious enough to accept my apology.
It was obvious I still had alot of learning to do.
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