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bobalew

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3. I was told by the old GDS office manager with whom I had worked

Reply to quaint (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 09:53 PM

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at another company, that the song "Bertha" was about a very old Edison table fan that was off in a corner that would have a quirky way of jumping around when it warmed up. Because of that, it got named Bertha..

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Three? weeks 😥 where are you our beloved LuckyCharms? [View all] quaint Sunday OP

His last posts were on Nov. 6 Marthe48 Sunday #1

I've started a few "Where the heck is LuckyCharms" threads over the past couple of years True Dough Sunday #2

I was told by the old GDS office manager with whom I had worked bobalew Sunday #3

Real story: quaint Yesterday #4