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POPSClever Inventions Most of these would have started as serious inventions by earnest people. Hope they can laugh at them as easily as I did.
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POPSmy new judgement system This out of the 14 things learned... this is the one I will remember forever and use. If I had only known this about 6 months ago...
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POPS2007 Tipping Guide the original link has a great chart on the percentage of a workers' income that comes from tips too. That's really interesting! (I thought many were on the low side.)
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POPSIndiana strange laws Smoking in the state legislature building is banned, except when the legislature is in session. Liquor stores may not sell milk. Check forgery can be punished with public flogging up to 100 stripes. Grocery stores may not sell any type of cold liquor. You can get out of paying for a dependent’s medical care by praying for him/her. Pedestrians crossing the highway at night are prohibited from wearing tail lights. No one may catch a fish with his bare hands. Men are prohibited from standing in a bar. You are not allowed to carry a cocktail from the bar to a table. The waiter or waitress has to do it. “Spiteful Gossip” and “talking behind a person’s back” are illegal. You are required to pour your drink into a glass. It is against the law to pass a horse on the street. If any person has a puppet show, wire dancing or tumbling act in the state of Indiana and receives money for it, they will be fined $3 under the Act to Prevent Immoral Practices.
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POPSGet Exceptional Service Every Time, Without Paying for it We've always had great service when we travel, and we seem to follow most of these rules. The one about names does not always work outside of the U.S, though - first names are too familiar. It may seem strange calling a waiter Herr Schmidt (if that's his name), but it works better in Germany.
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POPSSpoons instead of making an extra trip to get it right now." I was impressed. I also noticed that there was a string hanging out of the waiter’s zip on his trousers. Looking around, I noticed that all the waiters had the same string hanging from their flies. So before he walked off, I asked the waiter, "Excuse me, but can you tell me why you have that string right there?" "Oh, certainly!" Then he lowered his voice. "Not everyone is so observant. That consulting firm I mentioned also found out that we can save time in the rest-room. By tying this string to the tip of you know what, we can pull it out without touching it and eliminate the need to wash our hands, shortening the time spent in the rest-room by 76.39 per cent." I asked "After you get it out, how do you put it back?" "Well," he whispered, "I don’t know about the others, but I use the spoon."