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Thursday, July 17, 2008


A clear signal that I have arrived safely in Innsbruck.

Let me tell you the story about the "Goldene Dachl", (the little golden roof) of Innsbruck.
Emperor Maximilian I. had a pretty extravagant life style.
I suppose no more so, than befits an Emperor.
But a rumour started, that he and the emperial treasurey were stone broke.
In order to prove the people, who spread such viscious lies, wrong,
he caused this roof tiled with "golden tiles".
What do you think the people said?
The people saw this new extravagance and said:
If he was not broke before, he surely must be broke now.
That's were the saying started:
"You can't win somedays."
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