Has a misspelled word so flummoxed you that you never forgot the episode? [Story ahead!]?

When I was in my 20’s, I was a buffet cook at a hotel. We had a buffet runner that said “Waldo” all the time. I asked who or what Waldo was, and didn’t understand the answer. After several attempts, he finally ‘dumbed it down’ for me. It sounded like “Walled, dogs.” Turns out “Wild dogs!” was an all purpose affirmative in his set, much like ‘Cool’.

But I digress.

Anyway, Joe (the buffet runner’s name) would frequently help put leftovers away at the end of the day. Many of the containers were opaque, and we’d mark on the what was inside. “Slace” flummoxed me. Now, in a former life I was a bright English major – I should be able to figure this out. Or not. I finally broke down and asked him what was in a “Slace” container. “Sauce!” he says. Okaaay. I don’t remember my response. Maybe that his writing could be better?

I wish I could remember Joe’s last name. He was a good kid and a hard worker, but illiterate and the wrong side of the tracks was likely a day’s walk.