tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post6569987024716945156..comments2023-10-25T04:44:35.462-04:00Comments on Rather Than Working: The New York StoryDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-55760497769198802922009-01-27T22:30:00.000-05:002009-01-27T22:30:00.000-05:00Nothing wrong with your storytelling, Dave. And t...Nothing wrong with your storytelling, Dave. And the others are right. The epaulets are essential to the story. You can't leave them out.fermicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912496005011895707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-87458823700107268902009-01-27T12:26:00.000-05:002009-01-27T12:26:00.000-05:00It held my attention. And the story around the sto...It held my attention. And the story around the story just made it better.Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-86910042655305757022009-01-27T11:30:00.000-05:002009-01-27T11:30:00.000-05:00I figured the cabbie was taking the long way to ge...I figured the cabbie was taking the long way to get hi fifty cents back.... and then some.<BR/><BR/>Good story... would be even better in person after tipping back a fewUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12150907325288381316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-38246534765618191432009-01-27T08:07:00.001-05:002009-01-27T08:07:00.001-05:00No Thomas, it's the last $5 that bordered on dumb....No Thomas, it's the last $5 that bordered on dumb. Getting all of those boxes down twenty stories and into a cab, any cab, was worth it. I guess it was the equivalent of throwing money in the guitar case next to the musician on the corner.<BR/><BR/>The uniform was a dark scarlet, epaulets the same, all with gold trim.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-65728660224326924032009-01-27T07:27:00.000-05:002009-01-27T07:27:00.000-05:00It's the epaulets that make the story.It's the dif...It's the epaulets that make the story.<BR/><BR/>It's the difference between saying "Four score and seven" and "eighty seven." Style is important.<BR/><BR/>(And it's the epaulets that keep people from noticing that you tipped a guy $15 to save fifty cents.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-45195781861835616862009-01-27T07:22:00.000-05:002009-01-27T07:22:00.000-05:00B-b-but...What *color* were the epaulets?B-b-but...<BR/><BR/>What *color* were the epaulets?Posol'stvo the Medvedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573435137467134333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-50578554426759063612009-01-26T23:31:00.000-05:002009-01-26T23:31:00.000-05:00Who knows, maybe he's laughing about the story.Let...Who knows, maybe he's laughing about the story.<BR/><BR/>Let's hope he is:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-57620571784445879532009-01-26T20:30:00.000-05:002009-01-26T20:30:00.000-05:00HEY ! - TONY ! in case you're watching - betcha d...HEY ! - TONY ! <BR/> in case you're watching - <BR/>betcha didn't figure on a <BR/>"Seinfield " storyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com