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"keep your fork duke, there's pie'

Posted by ESC on July 11, 2003

In Reply to: "Keep your fork duke, there's pie' posted by woody on July 11, 2003

: regarding a posting I had a few weeks ago"

: There is a rather witty little story we hear once in a while
: here in Canada about when the Duke of Edinburough,
: the Queen's husband, was on a trip that took him up north
: to a place in northern Canada called Yellowknife. While
: having lunch at one of the restaurants a waitress
: made a remark that clearly reflects the kind of honesty
: we are speaking about. Quite without pretense when the
: Duke had finished his main meal the waitress came by
: to pick up the plates and said "Keep the fork, Duke,
: there's pie."

I like it.

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