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Another inherent difficulty in the job was dealing with culture clashes. Anderson recalls a dinner party he gave for Prince Tu'l pelehake of Tonga. The Prince, who weighed about 350 pounds, arrived at the dinner bringing his own case of Coca Cola because he did not drink alcohol. The guests were seated and dinner was served on various pieces of Daniel Webster's silver. As the different dishes of vegetables were passed around, the Prince found one he especially liked and scooped the entire serving onto his plate as the guests sat politely and held their peace...
...delicate situation has been complicated by the hovering presence of Houston's Susan Beth Franzheim, 41, the wife of Kenneth Franzheim II, former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga. Franzheim, who believes she may be the reincarnation of Senmut, an Egyptian court adviser who lived some 3,400 years ago, donated $20,000 to ARCE for Gauri's initial research and offered to raise $60,000 more...
...when he promised her his "worldly goods." This was a charmed couple on a charmed occasion, and everyone, accordingly, was charmed by the mistakes. They were, in fact, almost a relief in the flawlessly directed proceedings, which managed to accommodate pomp, circumstance and the circumference of the King of Tonga, who settled his abundant frame into a chair he had ordered especially for the occasion...
From President and Mrs. Reagan in the U.S., a Steuben glass bowl christened 'The Crusaders'! From the village of Doughton, bless 'em all, a sheet-iron weather vane for Highgrove! From the far-off land of Tonga, a bedspread, presented by-I want to get this name right-King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV and his wife, Queen Mata'aho, and hand-knitted by the Queen herself; let's have a round of applause for them both! From the Sedgemoor district council in Somerset - how about this? - a ton of peat! A nickel-silvered...
...North American women-with the obvious exceptions of blacks and those of Latino descent-have really no use for the Tonga, or String [July 1]. They are generally well-endowed, but they most certainly lack the proper posteriors for this look. I suggest to the rest of North American females to refrain from showing their meager rears and concentrate on what they can more successfully exhibit...