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Off to the Tuscan countryside

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  • HoraceH Offline
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    We were in economy in the second leg of the trip, as they reminded us when we tried to use the business class lounge in Frankfurt. I tried the magic words, “but I’m white”, but they still wouldn’t let me in.

    Education is extremely important.

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      Reminds me of the John Cleese joke: so John went to Auschwitz and arrived at the gate slightly after the last entry time and they wouldn't let him in. He said, "But I'm a Jew!" and they opened the gates and let him in.

      Flushing the toilet is like practicing the piano; you just cannot go too long without doing it.--Axtremus

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      • HoraceH Horace

        We were in economy in the second leg of the trip, as they reminded us when we tried to use the business class lounge in Frankfurt. I tried the magic words, “but I’m white”, but they still wouldn’t let me in.

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        @Horace said in Off to the Tuscan countryside:

        We were in economy in the second leg of the trip, …

        Ohhh … you are so brave to schlep it with the bourgeoisie.
        What an inspiration!

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        • HoraceH Horace

          We were in economy in the second leg of the trip, as they reminded us when we tried to use the business class lounge in Frankfurt. I tried the magic words, “but I’m white”, but they still wouldn’t let me in.

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          @Horace said in Off to the Tuscan countryside:

          We were in economy in the second leg of the trip, as they reminded us when we tried to use the business class lounge in Frankfurt. I tried the magic words, “but I’m white”, but they still wouldn’t let me in.

          Next time try “My genes 😉 are blue”. That should do it.

          The Brad

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            Lol

            Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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            • Tom-KT Tom-K

              Reminds me of the John Cleese joke: so John went to Auschwitz and arrived at the gate slightly after the last entry time and they wouldn't let him in. He said, "But I'm a Jew!" and they opened the gates and let him in.

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              @Tom-K said in Off to the Tuscan countryside:

              Reminds me of the John Cleese joke: so John went to Auschwitz and arrived at the gate slightly after the last entry time and they wouldn't let him in. He said, "But I'm a Jew!" and they opened the gates and let him in.

              I’d rather go to a summer camp in central Texas flood zones than a concentration camp.

              Education is extremely important.

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                Went to a random restaurant, one of the closest ones to the AirBnB we’re at on the second half of the trip. The huge parking lot was empty at 1:30 pm and I figured they were closed. We wandered the estate, and it was an estate, and eventually found the stairs to the restaurant, where the door was open and the dining hall was completely empty. A waiter popped in from the back and indicated they were open. We had a meal that one cannot find in America, but which was probably typical around here. Turns out this is part of the Medici estate. They do a lot of weddings and other big parties there. But today their services were focused on two American tourists. 10/10, would appropriate an entire Medici estate restaurant for my personal use again.

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                Education is extremely important.

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                  Nice.

                  Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                  • MikM Offline
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                    Lord, that risotto looks great. As does the steak.

                    "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                      Great pics, too

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