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Old 01-21-2015, 09:17 PM   #136
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Originally Posted by Art View Post
Don't forget the tax! "Dollar three eighty plus tax" is an old NY slang about some low value item in a store that has no $# attached. So, when asked how much does it cost... to break the ice, you could make the funny remark... Oh, it's about a dollar three eighty plus tax. A double take is nearly always the response with a tilt of the head and the question... What did you say??? Not too unlike your question, followed by three ???
Wifey B: Sure glad you clarified as I'm not old or NY so sure had no idea what it meant.

It's like the song "25 or 6 to 4."
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