Word: counterman
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Jerry has finished his bagel, and he stands up to put on his jacket. His friend puts out her cigarette and gets into her down vest, and the two of them head for the door. The counterman is talking on the pay-phone--"Yeah, 24 hours," he is saying--but he puts his hand over the mouthpiece and shouts, "Hey, the bill...
...girl shakes her head. "Listen, Jerry, can you take care of mine? I'm cleaned out," she asks. Jerry can: he goes back and settles with the counterman. The girl puts four quarters in the cigarette machine, puts the pack into her purse, and the two of them leave The Tasty...
...with the crossbite watches them go out and gulps down the puddle in his coffee-cup. He signals for another cup. "So what's the history of this place?" he asks the counterman...
...have absolutely no idea," the counterman says...
...Nineteen twenty-eight," says the counterman...