Whoa hold on, don't throw the baby out with the bathwater, it's the other
way round! If you ask me for a billion, and I accept your offer, you will
get from me 1 million million (which you may very well believe is a
trillion).
That would be the time for us to reconsider how much our treasured
principles are worth.
--
Piers
PS I have no doubt that you would stand by your principles, Walt. Truly.
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Walt Wayman
Sent: 14 July 2005 16:33
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: old hoods just fade away
Then perhaps I should amend my offer to say a 3, preceded by a US $ sign,
followed by, or not, the optional comma, and then by three numbers (three
9's would be nice) before a decimal point, after which double-oughts would
be acceptable.
I've got to get better at this international stuff. What's a billion -- or
is it a trillion -- to us is something different to y'all. How can we do
business when I ask for a trillion and you send me a billion? We should
have a meeting, a summit thingy, or something. Refreshments served for the
demonstrators, etc.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
>
> Dear Walt
>
> I will be pleased to offer you $3, if you will allow me the pleasure
> of paying the UPS expedited fee to lil' ole England, as I can't expect
> you to foot that part of the bill.
>
> :-)
>
> --
> Piers
>
> PS Knowing you, Walt, you would not consider splitting the hood from
> the lens...
> PPS Look out for Europeans who use the , as a decimal delimiter, those
> cheapskates will offer you $3,99 which (as *everybody* knows) is not
> what you mean.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Walt Wayman
> Sent: 14 July 2005 16:08
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: old hoods just fade away
>
> --snip
>
> Oh, by the way, my 21/2 is definitely not for sale. But I'll consider
> any offer when the first number is a 3, preceded by a $ sign and
> followed by a comma. Includes free shipping to anywhere in the US of A.
>
> Walt
>
> --snip
>
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