diversion from the usual Chinese cui-
sine. Hong Hua has many unusual
things on the menu such as shark fin
soup and peacock. The spring rolls
and almond boneless chicken I had
were exceptional and several curs
above the usual. Its a white tablecloth
dining spot with excellent service and
is a little pricey"
From Mort Zieve. of Simons
Michelson Zieve Advertising ... "Mary
Lou and I returned from a trip during
which we spent a couple of weeks in
Italy. Before going, I spent a lot of
time listening to Andrea Bocelli CDs
to ger the sound of Italian in my head
and pick up a few phrases. Friends at
our SMZ offices kidded me. "How
often will vou be able to use those
love song phrases like 'How many
roads have we traveled together?'
"Well, one night we were driving
back from Florence to the house we
rented in the Chianti Hills and took a
shortcut that had been suggested.
Tiny dark road, no markings, no
lights, no guardrail as we went round
the curves up the hill. Finally, we
crept to a fork in the road. Right or
left? We had no clue what to L.
"Suddenly a car pulled up behind
us. I saw a family inside so I assumed
it would be safe to ask for help. In my
meager Italian, I told the driver what
road I was looking for. He spoke no
English.
"But at the end of his long reply in
Italian, I recognized a phrase from a
it was
Bocelli song
dietro a nol
the end of the phrase 'travel the road
together'. He meant for me to follow
him. I quickly agreed — si si si grazie
— and he led us to our destination.
So Bocelli-listening paid off."
OLDIE BUT GOODIE ... of
many years ago ... A salesman is driv-
ing toward home in northern Ontario
when he sees an Indian thumbing for
a ride on the side of the road. As the
trip had been long and quiet, he stops
the car and the Indian gets in. After a
bit of small talk, the Indian notices a
brown bag on the front seat.
"What's in the bag?" asks the
Indian.
"It's a bottle of wine. I got it for my
wife," says the salesman.
The Indian is silent for a moment
then says, "Good trade."
KORN KORNER ... A man spoke
frantically into the phone. "My wife is
pregnant and her contractions are
only two minutes apart!"
"Is this her first child?" the doctor
asked.
"No!" the man shouted. "This is her
husband!" n

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