[Magdalen] Something new!

[Jay Weigel]

One summer when I was a teenager, we rented a house in Georgetown, CO, that
had all kinds of wondrous accoutrements, including a chair whose frame was
made from the horns of longhorn cattle. One of the outstanding features,
however, was that the toilet was, for some reason, built on a small dais,
which of course gave rise to many jokes over the summer about the "throne".

On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 4:12 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 10/25/2016 2:53:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> scottknitter at gmail.com writes:
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> I forgot  to tip the movers who moved our stuff into this apartment
> (from our  downtown one in 2004) and felt terrible about it for a week.
> Apparently  tipping movers is also fairly optional, but
> still...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> When we closed out our large apartment provided by the Army
> in Frankfurt/M, Germany, we were told that the cleanup crew (German
> nationals) was not to be tipped, but that it would be appropriate and
> helpful for us to make a case of beer (Binding Bier - "Das  Schmeckt!")
> available to the workers, all burly, sweaty types.  The three of  them
> polished off a case (I think it was 24 bottles) and did a wonderful job  of
> cleaning out the apartment.  The BO left behind was another  story!
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> It was a lovely apartment, with separate dining room, living room,
> large bathroom and three bedrooms, complete with beautiful oak
> parquet floors except in kitchen in bathroom (tiles).  With our
> mixture of Danish teak and Bauhaus furnishings, it was lovely.
> I'm sure it was a step above the BOQ.
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> David S.
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