The Waldorf is part of the Hilton Hotel chain, founded by the late Conrad Hilton (one time husband to Zsa Zsa Gabor, great-grandfather to Paris) and properties like it are branded “Conrad Hotels.” If you are a waiter in one of their lounges and your checks bare the same name, you may not know that Conrad is a first name and not a surname. If you are waiting on a guest named Sean Conrad, you may be super duper nice, just in case he owns the joint. This was really cool for Sean Conrad.
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Site of the Day:Most practical invention I have seen in a while, the Inchworm Shoe for fast growing kids via Boing Boing.
The Waldorf is part of the Hilton Hotel chain, founded by the late Conrad Hilton (one time husband to Zsa Zsa Gabor, great-grandfather to Paris) and properties like it are branded “Conrad Hotels.” If you are a waiter in one of their lounges and your checks bare the same name, you may not know that Conrad is a first name and not a surname. If you are waiting on a guest named Sean Conrad, you may be super duper nice, just in case he owns the joint. This was really cool for Sean Conrad.
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Site of the Day:Most practical invention I have seen in a while, the Inchworm Shoe for fast growing kids via Boing Boing.