At 07:55 -0500 Earth time on 061003 Sara von Tresckow sent:
Okay, now you'll get my true story (reads like a joke) about ironing.
(This was told to us by an Army major from Texas)
A German officer doing flight training in El Paso accidentally
washed his wallet. Since the bills were rather unsightly, but still
usable, he did what any good German would do - he starched and
ironed them.
Then he went out drinking with his buddies.
In the course of the evening his wallet was stolen.
He was then called to a police station and asked to identify his
belongings - how could he identify his money?
Of course, he indicated that it was "starched and ironed". Without
blinking the police returned his wallet.
Note: Ironing sometimes pays off.
Since then "starched and ironed" has had a slightly humorous note in
our family.
Sara von Tresckow
Fond du Lac, WI
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I once did something vaguely similar. We belong to a wine tasting
group. The responsibility for doing the work gets passed around among
the group. One time it was my job to buy the wine. I did so, and
realized I had neglected to keep my receipt. I went back to the
counter and asked if the receipt was still there.. The man at the
counter looked through his trash bin, and found it. He had crumpled
it when he threw it in the trash. I thought I would iron it the make
it look better. Well, the paper was a heat sensitive printing type
and the heat of the iron turned the whole thing totally black.
Luckily I had used a credit card, and I was able to print out my
current account listing from a web site, so I knew the cost.
No starch, but well blackened. Since then, ironing receipts has had a
humorous note in our family.
Ron
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