Hiya,
These emails just got me thinking.....
Am I the only one, who has the opportunity to say "Look what I've
bought" at home - and get a positive reply? Or even hear the sentence "I
saw an Olympus XXXX at YYY shop today, isn't that something you need? -
should I buy it for you tomorrow?" said to me on occation....?
Ohh, by the way, I am the only certified Zuikoholic around this house - I
just happen to be very very lucky to be understood and supported in my
addiction :)
--thomas
On Thu, 13 Apr 2000, Craig Roberts wrote:
> Olaf wrote:
>
> > Finally, you ask: how did you get all that stuff past Gioconda without
> > getting busted? Well, I had to invent a clever introduction scheme, for
> > smuggling stuff in these quantitities past her, without having to sleep
> > alone for a month...
>
>
> Oh, you poor, naive fellow. You actually think you got away with it, don't
> you? You're so bold, you're even recording your misdeeds in writing and
> broadcasting them world-wide. Oh, my boy....
>
> This is like the movie villain who, rather than just shoot the hero to death
> quickly and efficiently, is moved to hold the hero at bay for a few dramatic
> minutes in order to confess, explain his motives, and brag about his
> criminal cleverness. This always gives the hero enough time to turn the
> tide.
>
> Similarly, you have fallen into the trap of pride, my friend. Trust me,
> your beloved...but apparently dangerous...Gioconda knows of your Olympian
> excesses. She knows when and where you obtained each and every item. She
> has inventoried each piece. She knows their purchase and resale values
> better than Sotheby's.
>
> You may not become painfully aware of her intimate knowledge of your
> treasures for days, weeks, months...perhaps even years. But, someday it
> will be used as weapon of indisputable force; used to build an impregnable
> wall. Someday, Gioconda will want something. A new car, perhaps. A
> holiday in the South Pacific. A new house. The freedom to pursue a new
> career or..... It matters not how trivial or extravagant her wish may be.
> If you, my friend, offers even the slightest hint of resistance, she will
> lower your Olympus collection upon your head like a rain of meteors. You
> can never escape.
>
> Sympathetically,
>
> Craig Roberts
> Boston
>
>
>
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