In a message dated 11/26/00 10:20:23 PM Central Standard Time,
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<< > And speaking of bringing up lunch, our Nemesis Sharpshooter had, as
usual, a
 >  most interesting piece today on Russian/Communist/Orthodox [Greek, not
 >  Hebrew] doings in the East 90's over the years.

 Hey, for Holy Communion, they don't use a common cup, they use a common
SPOON!

 Das Vidanya >>

Interesting people to work for. The previous Bishop, non-English speaking,
and I don't know nuthin' of Russian myself, wanted a photo taken of him
handing me a deposit check so he sent his assistant out to purchase a
disposable camera. He wanted to send a photo back to Russia showing the good
work almost in progress. After the photo was taken I kept my hand on the
check, like any good contractor, and slipped it into my folder. After a
minute of looking around the room the Bishop started talking excitedly in
Russian to the architect and they went  for the checkbook. The Bishop thought
he had lost the check and was preparing to write another one.

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