One of the Things That Makes Me Laugh Every Time I Think About It

When I was subbing for one of my colleagues on maternity leave earlier this semester, I had a student in my class named Charlie.

I was passing back papers and when I went to hand Charlie his paper back I accidentally dropped it. Picking it up, I said, "Oops! Sorry, Charlie." I immediately started laughing at the fact that I had just said, "Sorry, Charlie," and then I tried (unsuccessfully) to stop and felt badly because I didn't want him to think I was making fun of his name. Besides, I was sure he'd been teased with "Sorry, Charlie" his whole life, and I had a feeling he wasn't as amused as I was.