[Ads-l] gold silverware
Wilson Gray
hwgray at GMAIL.COM
Fri Dec 4 04:43:35 UTC 2020
I'm used to hearing plastic, stainless steel, and silver utensils called
"silverware," but *gold* silverware is a whole 'nutha futha.
On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 7:02 PM David Daniel <dad at coarsecourses.com> wrote:
> From CNN.com " It was Thanksgiving, but instead of being seated at an
> elaborate table dressed with gold silverware..." Heh.
> DAD
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