I had a humorous experience with Western Union back in the '60's
A friend of mine entered the Pillsbury Bake Off Contest. Her recipe was for "Batter-Up Beef Pie" made with canned Dinty Moore Beef Stew and Pillsbury flour and so on.
She had my husband and I over to taste test it and it was not bad but we did not think she had a chance of winning.
Lo and behold Caroline did win the regional bake off and won a trip to Los angeles for the nation wide "Bake-Off. We were frankly surprised. One reason being Caroline looked like Eva Gabor and was very glamorous. Not your typical picture of a bake off winner.
The day of the Bake Off, we sent Caroline a dozen roses and a telegram saying:
"Everything's coming up roses. Good luck."
The next day, after losing the Bake Off, Caroline called Western Union to reply and said:
"Roses dead. So is Stew"
The shocked Western Union Operator interrupted and said:
"Oh I am so sorry. How did they die?"
(Easier to communicate in writing than over the telephone :))
Caroline did win a new stove and the trip to LA.....
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