[at-l] why...

[jplynch at crosslink.net (Jim)]

I've seen hikers clean up pretty nicely!!  :)  and of course you have to 
'hike' to a restaurant (unless they've got valet parking, but then you 
can walk around the block after they take your car!). :)

Felix wrote:

>Quoting Jim <jplynch@crosslink.net>:
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>>hmm.  maybe, but after-dinner coffee is still served in a cup and saucer 
>>in restaurants.  As another thought, I remember that my grandparents 
>>would drink coffee in a cup and saucer and pour the coffee in the saucer 
>>to cool it.  (Probably dating myself :) ).  Mugs, styrofoam cups and 
>>travel cups are a fairly recent 'invention'. 
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>Come on, Jim. We're hikers. Only a handful of us have ever even eaten in a 
>restaurant. Let alone a restaurant high-falootin' enuff to use saucers. you 
>high-brow types....I'll tell ya. I'm not sure what to make of your 
>grandparents pouring coffee into their saucers. The only thing I ever pour in 
>a saucer is sauce...or, milk for the cats.
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