tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post6309398623751477961..comments2008-04-05T07:17:13.910+01:00Pliablenoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-91142706350732675692008-04-05T04:01:00.000+01:002008-04-05T04:01:00.000+01:002008-04-05T04:01:00.000+01:00I feel for the poor secretary... but it's hardly Karajan's fault is it? <BR/><BR/>Granted, he could have accepted the flowers, but the fact is that he thought them unnecessary.pyjamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15690687309528929176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-57515718868627948012008-04-04T07:51:00.000+01:002008-04-04T07:51:00.000+01:002008-04-04T07:51:00.000+01:00Nice thought VV, I think she was.<BR/><BR/>These days they would have to be declared to the Inland Revenue as a taxable benefit in kind.Pliablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-80821317908679756742008-04-04T07:04:00.000+01:002008-04-04T07:04:00.000+01:002008-04-04T07:04:00.000+01:00Was the poor secretary at least allowed to take the flowers home?violainvilniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08073951177204412320noreply@blogger.com