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Sep 29, 2025 | 12:02 pm
#31
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That reminds me of the sign up sheet for a work potluck where someone wrote that they were bringing Doug nuts. The person handing me the sheet asked if anyone had talked to Doug about it.
Jan 2, 2026 | 12:31 pm
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Jan 2, 2026 | 6:06 pm
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Mar 6, 2026 | 12:56 pm
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May 12, 2026 | 7:08 am
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May 12, 2026 | 9:23 am
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May 12, 2026 | 1:46 pm
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It was long before cell phone cameras so no proof but I still remember a lovely afternoon in Athens. My wife and I sat down at an outdoor table for mezze and one of the offerings on the printed menu was "Mead's Balls". Capitalized and with the apostophe.
To this day I don't know if it was meant for the entertainment of us tourists.
To this day I don't know if it was meant for the entertainment of us tourists.
May 13, 2026 | 9:04 am
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Decades ago in an Indian railway station dining room: Smashed potatoes as well as Burnt Toast
A few years ago at the Andaz in Toronomon, Tokyo, my son snapped a pic of the "Sclambeled eggs" sign at the buffet. Someone must have noticed because the next day there was a new sign, same font, same lamination, with the correction. That's service!
A few years ago at the Andaz in Toronomon, Tokyo, my son snapped a pic of the "Sclambeled eggs" sign at the buffet. Someone must have noticed because the next day there was a new sign, same font, same lamination, with the correction. That's service!