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What's the origin of "tipping is not a city in China"?
I often see this in the tipping jars. I googled around and didn't find anywhere that explains the exact meaning and origin of this phrase. Can anybody help?
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[nq:1]I often see this in the tipping jars. I googled around and didn't find anywhere that explains the exact meaning and origin of this phrase. [/nq] This is meant as a joking reminder to tip the staff.
- [nq:1]I often see this in the tipping jars.
- I googled around and didn't find anywhere that explains the exact meaning and origin of this phrase.
- [/nq] This is meant as a joking reminder to tip the staff.
- The joke is that Westerners have heard of Peiping and other places in China named -ping.
- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
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[nq:1]I often see this in the tipping jars. I googled around and didn't find anywhere that explains the exact meaning and origin of this phrase. Can anybody help?[/nq]
This is meant as a joking reminder to tip
the staff. The joke is that Westerners have
heard of Peiping and other places in China
named -ping.
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
This is meant as a joking reminder to tip
the staff. The joke is that Westerners have
heard of Peiping and other places in China
named -ping.
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
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[nq:2]I often see this in the tipping jars. I googled ... exact meaning and origin of this phrase. Can anybody help?[/nq]
[nq:1]This is meant as a joking reminder to tip the staff. The joke is that Westerners have heard of Peiping and other places in China named -ping.[/nq]
Exactly. There are a couple other "xx is not (just) a yy" fairly popular sayings that rely on puns or jokes, but none
[nq:1]This is meant as a joking reminder to tip the staff. The joke is that Westerners have heard of Peiping and other places in China named -ping.[/nq]
Exactly. There are a couple other "xx is not (just) a yy" fairly popular sayings that rely on puns or jokes, but none
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mm wrote, in (Email Removed) on Wed, 24 May 2006 23:22:20 -0400:
[nq:2]This is meant as a joking reminder to tip the ... heard of Peiping and other places in China named -ping.[/nq]
[nq:1]Exactly. There are a couple other "xx is not (just) a yy" fairly popular sayings that rely on puns or jokes, but none come to mind now.[/nq]
Denial - River in Egypt
[nq:1]In the USA, in the last 4
[nq:2]This is meant as a joking reminder to tip the ... heard of Peiping and other places in China named -ping.[/nq]
[nq:1]Exactly. There are a couple other "xx is not (just) a yy" fairly popular sayings that rely on puns or jokes, but none come to mind now.[/nq]
Denial - River in Egypt
[nq:1]In the USA, in the last 4
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[nq:2]I often see this in the tipping jars. I googled ... exact meaning and origin of this phrase. Can anybody help?[/nq]
[nq:1]This is meant as a joking reminder to tip the staff. The joke is that Westerners have heard of Peiping and other places in China named -ping.[/nq]
also Taiping
http://www.ipoh-o
[nq:1]This is meant as a joking reminder to tip the staff. The joke is that Westerners have heard of Peiping and other places in China named -ping.[/nq]
also Taiping
http://www.ipoh-o
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