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A Seasonal Gift Idea for that special person.
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:33:08 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote: On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:32:29 -0800 (PST), I'd like to find something more my speed, like an RC D-9 by Caterpillar. -- John H- Hide quoted text - With an RC D-9 you could move furniture. That's what I want! -- John H |
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A Seasonal Gift Idea for that special person.
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:20:07 -0500, HK wrote:
John H. wrote: On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:54:51 -0500, HK wrote: Chuck Gould wrote: On Dec 11, 7:01?am, John H. wrote: On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:00:50 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote: John H. wrote: On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:37:35 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote: http://www.loveandpride.com/Home/Zoo...id=3678&cid=81 Wow! And...10% goes to Lambda Legal. Such a deal! Did you buy anything for a that special person? No. My special person prefers Tiffany's, as she told me the other day when we passed the local one. -- John H We shopped at Tiffany's last year. My wife enjoys necklaces and bracelets, and once or twice a year she considers it a treat to acquire some upper-end costume piece selling for several hundred dollars to maybe something just into four figures. She obviously has humble tastes, or she would never have married me..... ""Are you nuts?" she replied. "That's going to cost more than either of us would be comfortable spending. Yes, it's pretty but we need to be find something closer to our nornal price range." No offense, Chuckster, but you ought to stay away from "dialogue." I'll bet dollars to donuts your wife doesn't speak so stiffly. Hey Harry - why not find something decent to say? Is it so hard? Please. Chuck is a perfectly decent writer, but from what I have seen here, his weak area is dialogue. Dialogue and quotes happen to be two of my strongest areas. I'm sure Chuck's wife said something similar to how he quoted her. He just didn't capture her. Well, Harry, as you've no doubt told us, your opinion is invaluable. -- John H |
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A Seasonal Gift Idea for that special person.
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:45:10 -0500, HK wrote:
I'm not talking about "er's" and "um's." I just believe she is more conversational than your quotes indicate. Betcha I am right. Here's a thought. Howzabout rewriting the dialogue the way you think it should sound and let us see it? Not exactly on topic but it might be a fun mid-winter excercise for all concerned. |
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A Seasonal Gift Idea for that special person.
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... On Dec 11, 7:01?am, John H. wrote: On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:00:50 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote: John H. wrote: On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:37:35 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote: http://www.loveandpride.com/Home/Zoo...id=3678&cid=81 Wow! And...10% goes to Lambda Legal. Such a deal! Did you buy anything for a that special person? No. My special person prefers Tiffany's, as she told me the other day when we passed the local one. -- John H We shopped at Tiffany's last year. My wife enjoys necklaces and bracelets, and once or twice a year she considers it a treat to acquire some upper-end costume piece selling for several hundred dollars to maybe something just into four figures. She obviously has humble tastes, or she would never have married me..... We were out to buy a bauble for some occassion or another, and I saw a very attractive necklace in the window at Tiffany's. "That's quite nice, and it would look really good on you," said I. "Are you nuts?" she replied. "That's going to cost more than either of us would be comfortable spending. Yes, it's pretty but we need to be find something closer to our nornal price range." "There's no price tag, so it wouldn't hurt to ask," I replied. We went into Tiffany's, and I spoke to one of the salespeople. Maybe I should have been clued in when I noticed she was wearing probably a $2000, custom tailored suit. "I noticed that necklace in the window, and I wanted to inquire about the price." I'm pretty sure the salesperson was clued in when she noticed my frumpy pea coat, thoroughly "experienced" (but clean) trousers, and comfortable boat shoes. Even so, she was professional. "Certainly, sir. Allow me to retrieve it from the display case so you can examine it in greater detail." Then followed the normal jewelry store drama, with the black velvet cloth draped across the display case at a point where the lighting was "just perfect" and the exceptionally detailed explanation regarding the workmanship, the quality of the gold, the strength of the clasp, etc, etc, etc, When the two minute schpiel was finished, I still thought the necklace was extremely pretty. "So, how much is it?" The salesperson squinted at some heiroglyphics on a small paper tag. "This piece is attractively valued at seventeen, sir." I was thrilled. Turning to my wife, I said "Gee dear, that's about twice what we normally spend, but I'd like to see you have it and for something as special as this I think we could splurge." I had noticed a fancy banner that read, "Holiday Savings", so I asked the salesperson, "Is seventeen hundred the regular price, or does that include the holiday savings?" The salesperson forced a patient, if slightly condescending smile. "Thousand, sir. That's seventeen *thousand* dollars, not seventeen hundred." Several of the normal Tiffany customers seemed to be staring at me with rather obvious disapproval. Time to be cool...... "Oh, yes. Ahem. Well of course, what was I thinking? Thanks very much for showing us the necklace, it's extremely beautiful and as you say it's attractively priced, but an expenditure for something less would be more convenient at this point in time." I think everybody knew that by "something less" I meant $15-16,000 less. I wondered if I should have been bowing from the waist as I backed up toward the front door. My wife was right, as usual. If I had four times the money I have now, (in other words, about sixty bucks), I'm not sure my bauble budget would ever rise to the $17k range. Good thing my wife has humble tastes. ************** Now of course, if we were talking about something for the boat, $17k could be a very reasonable price. :-) Most jewelry that I give to my wife, shows up in my dresser draw. And when I ask what is this, she tells me to wrap it for the next giving occasion. Works well for me. |
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