Sain ilmavõrgust sõnumi, saadetut Pariisi linnast:

Bon jour, Indrek,

Guess what? Two months before we moved into our current house, two Estonians rented it A week after we moved in, I happened to be looking in the freezer and; lo and behold, there were two bottles of Estonian vodka, both unopened. The brand is Viru Valge It's the best vodka I have ever drunk!! I'll probably be urging you, once we are back in Bloomington, to import some of it.

Interestingly, Mark liked it, too.

The fellows also left an unopened bottle of Irish whiskey--a 12 year old that I had never heard of. It's good, too. So now we owe the Estonians, niishikoohno', niishikoohnaaxaa'A, niishinareeshaaNU.

Nootuhnaanu' -- Kaakaataakaa

Päris tore viis maarahava maine parendamiseks, vastukaaluks noile, kel kombeks võõrastemajast asju kaasa "unustada." Kommentaariks: Mark on hollandlane, kellele peaaegu mitte miski uus ei meeldi. Viimase lõigu tõlge: "kesiganes nad on, mis neil ka mõttes oli neil kahel pealikul nagu nad olid. NIMI" - Arikara indiaanlaste keeles.