No one was seven minutes late

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This month’s winner is J.P. WILLIAMS of San Jose, California:

Traveling with Viking River Cruises in Romania in 2004, we had an excellent young guide while on bus excursions. Right away she set down the rules for returns to the bus:

1. If you’re three minutes late, you have to stand at the front of the bus and sing a song.

2. If you’re five minutes late, you have to sing a song and do a little dance.

3. If you’re seven minutes late, you have to sing a song, do a little dance and wave good-bye to the bus as it drives off down the road.

No one was seven minutes late.