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Default Sommelier necklace?

Nancy Young wrote:

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> "Default User" > wrote
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> > Nancy Young wrote:
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> > > What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards?

> >
> > It's a taster. When I was a young feller, I opened up my first
> > checking account. The banks still gave out presents in those days.
> > They gave me one of those. Like, what the HELL am I going to do
> > with that?

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> What, did they score some overstock somewhere? (laugh)
> That's a riot. Early bling.


It was nutty. That was the lowest level thing. You get other
wine-related stuff with higher deposits.

> > Another bank gave out cases of Pepsi products. That was much more
> > sensible for the hip young college student on the go.

>
> Heh, that would be you? Cool.


I'd like to think so. After all I was pulling down
newspaper-delivery-guy money!




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