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Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Wine taster
E mail from JKS Weerasekera
At a wine merchant the regular taster died and the director
started looking for a new one to hire.
A drunkard with a ragged, dirty look came to apply for the
position.
The director of the factory wondered how to send him away.
They gave him a glass to drink.
He tried it and said, "It's a Muscat , three Years old,
grown on a north slope, matured in steel containers". Low grade but
acceptable.
"That's correct", said the boss.
Another glass....
"It's a cabernet, eight years old, a south-western slope,
oak barrels, matured at 8 degrees. Requires three more years for finest
results.."
"Correct."
A third glass...
''It's a pinot blanc champagne, high grade and exclusive''
calmly said the drunk.
The director was astonished and found it hard to believe let
alone accept.
He winked at his secretary to suggest something.
She left the room, and came back in with a glass of urine.
The alcoholic tried it.
"It's a blonde, 26 years old, three months pregnant and if
you don't give me the job, I'll name the father.."
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The Golden Gate Bridge was still
under construction and
looked like this,
1937. |
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| Remote controls were cutting-edge technology, 1962. |
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Gorgeous picture of the Earth, 1968. |
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| Roller skates were the hot new thing but still needed a bit of work, 1910. |
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| People queued for Al Capone’s free coffee in Chicago, 1931 |
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"I am the first pig to fly," 1909
(see pig in lower
right of picture).
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| You got normal food and a full meal on flights, 1958. |
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| NYC was a much less busy city, 1908. |
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| Beach Police Officers made sure no swimsuit
was higher than 6
inches above the knee, 1922.
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Rush hour in Chicago, 1909. |
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People at Woodstock, 1969. |
William Harley and Arthur Davidson unveiled
their
motorbikes for the
first time, 1914.
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A new vantage point was introduced to
New York on the
opening day of the
Empire State Building,
1931. |
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Legends passed on their legacies, Bruce Lee
playing with his son
Brandon, 1966
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| Steven Spielberg gave the world "Bruce",
the prop that was used
to make "Jaws" in 1975.
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| King Tut's slumber was undisturbed and the
seal to his tomb was
unbroken,1922.
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| Oranges were sold for just one cent, 1942. |
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| Charging your electric car looked like this, 1905. |
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You could get a Big Mac for 65 cents, 1970's. |
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This was the tallest building in Paris, the Eiffel Tower under construction in
the 1880's. |
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| The iconic London buses looked like this, 1928. |
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| The Hollywood sign was still the 'Hollywoodland'
sign. The last
four letters were removed in 1949.
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The President shows Pele his skills with a ball,
Gerald R. Ford and
Pele, 1975.
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