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Earl Grey tea is named
after Charles Grey, the
2nd Earl Grey, who was
British prime minister
“Competition brings from 1830 to 1834.
The story goes that
out the best in a Chinese tea master
created the tea blend
products and the as a gift for the earl.

worst in people”
David Sarnoff (1891–1971), remains
Russian-born American businessman , sterbliche Überreste

earl [(§:l]
, Graf

tea master
, Fachmann, Fachfrau für
Teekultur
blend
, Mischung
by Scott Hilburn

Rising to the top
The boss of a company calls one
of his employees into his office.
“Bobby,” he says, “you’ve been with
Cartoons: © 2021 PEANUTS Worldwide LLC, Dist. by Andrews McMeel Syndication/Bulls Press; © 2022 Scott Hilburn/Distributed by Universal Uclick/Bulls Press
later, you became vice president.
Now, it’s time for me to retire, and I intern
want you to take over the company. , Praktikant(in)

us six months. You began as an
intern. Just two weeks later, you
were promoted to a sales position,
and soon after, you were given the
role of sales manager. Four months
What do you say to that?” “Thanks,” sales position
says the employee. “Thanks?!” the , Stelle als Verkäufer(in);
hier: Vertriebsmitarbeiter(in)
boss replies. “That’s all you can
say?” “Oh, sorry!” the employee sales manager
, Vertriebsleiter(in)
says. “Thanks, Dad.”

Mother’s Day
One Mother’s Day morning, two children order their mother to stay in bed. As she is
lying there looking forward to breakfast in bed, the smell of bacon floats up from the
kitchen. But after a long wait, she finally gets impatient and goes downstairs to inves- Chuck (US)
tigate. She finds her children sitting at the table eating bacon and eggs. “As a surprise , Abkürzung für „Charlie“
for Mother’s Day,” they explain proudly, “we decided to cook our own breakfast.” scrape
, kratzen, scharren

principal’s office
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Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz , Direktorat

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