Karnevalistischer Flurfunk

Karnevalistischer Flurfunk is what happens before something is officially known, but three people at the kiosk are already acting as if they hadn't said it. Hajo Päffgenrath doesn't actively listen. He just happens to be standing very well. That is a distinction he values highly. You find out who the next Kölner Dreigestirn will be officially through the proper channels. At Hajo Päffgenrath's, you only notice beforehand that a striking number of gentlemen suddenly have very tidy haircuts and someone says 'Prince' when ordering a Kölsch, even though they meant 'Pils'. Hajo Päffgenrath says nothing then. He just very slowly sorts the bottle caps.