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Heater
"Would you like another heater, Ralph?"
Madge, the waitress, offered to add some hot coffee to Ralph's half-empty cup on the diner's linoleum counter. Behind her, racked, were the assorted pies, the lemon meringue with only two slices left.
"I'll take some." Ralph half-smiled. "I guess that's like you, Madge."
"What'd you mean?
"You like your coffee hot, and your men hotter."
Bracing herself on the counter, Madge stared at him. Would Al leave anything more than a 10% tip? What were the chances?
"I guess we're a little different. You go for the lukewarm guys, don't you, Al?"
From Guest Contributor David Sydney
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