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Re: Who Calls The Shots at Powell's Technical Bookstore

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From: Jerry Gaiser
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 16:29
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moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) writes:

> I thought admirers and customers of Powell's bookstore in Portland might
> enjoy this anecdote:
> 
> I ordered a slew of Powell's gift certificates for friends and relatives in
> Portland, which they mailed to me (as I live in Seattle), over the phone.
> When the package containing the gift certificates arrived, I discovered that
> it also contained (besides several Powell's bookmarks) a business card for
> Powell's Technical Bookstore, elegantly embossed with the name of the store,
> address and phone numbers.  In the are on the card where the employee's name
> and title are printed was printed:
> 
>                                     FUP
>                                  Store Cat
> 

It's good to see the Fup the store cat is still around. I haven't been into
their new building, but at their old address she/he used to wander the store
and sit on the window sills and watch the world go by. Cute kitty.

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From: jerryg@jaiser.pail.com (Jerry Gaiser)
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Subject: Re: Who Calls The Shots at Powell's Technical Bookstore
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