[Freelance Warrior]

I don’t excuse the idiot at the Justice Department who signed off on the bill. But how could the hotel charge anyone, even the government, $16 for a pastry?

From a historical movie: in XVI century's Britain they used thin golden leaves to bake cakes, so those $16-worth could have been of that kind.

[Irenic]

Do you know the muffin man?

[Irenic]

From a historical movie: in XVI century’s Britain they used thin golden leaves to bake cakes, so those $16-worth could have been of that kind.
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Nearly $9 dollars for a cup of coffee, too.