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    When did they get the (new carpet/jukebox/whatever) in here?
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    "Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
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    Quote Originally Posted by NikolaiI View Post
    Yep I was going to post to the same today anyway. I'm giving it to Prendrel, for the closest answer.
    Yeah, but, but....the closest answer to what?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkBastable View Post
    Yeah, but, but....the closest answer to what?
    I am not even sure I remember the question anymore...
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    The question was a bit vague, so let's just wait for Prendrel to start a new one. Sounds good.

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    No, no, no. You can't do that. Also, no, no, nuh-huh, no way.

    Given that we've put all this time and effort and patience into getting it not quite right, you've got to tell us what answer you were expecting. And there is one, because the guy you quoted said there was, and because you gave us a clue or two to help us get it, and you say Mick was closest to it.

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    I think you gotta know when to hold 'em - and know when to fold 'em...

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    This poor thread. What's that scene in Star Wars where Darth Vader is clenching his fingers and the guy is choking...?

    Oh yeah. Death by strangle-hold.





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    Hahaha, poor Nikolai. What a debacle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkBastable View Post
    No, no, no. You can't do that. Also, no, no, nuh-huh, no way.

    Given that we've put all this time and effort and patience into getting it not quite right, you've got to tell us what answer you were expecting. And there is one, because the guy you quoted said there was, and because you gave us a clue or two to help us get it, and you say Mick was closest to it.
    Sorry - I haven't had internet access for a while, nor with my job had the time or literally energy to go to a lab..

    I'll tell you, but I warn you, you're not going to like it. at least not probably.

    Quote Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf View Post
    Hahaha, poor Nikolai. What a debacle.
    What the...? are you talking about, Juniper.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NikolaiI View Post

    I'll tell you, but I warn you, you're not going to like it. at least not probably.
    Hang on while I find a bit of leather to bite on.

    Riigh..g'hed.

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    So, what you'd do is tell the dealer you're thinking of becoming a dealer (the white lie), and asking him something like if it's worth it to work there for a couple years.

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    Oh.




    Is that it?





    All this time? And that's it?

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    You're right. I don't like it.

    Well, no - I don't like it or dislike it any more than any of the other suggestions.

    What I don't understand, though, is the advantage it has over asking, "So how long have you worked here?"

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    In a way it's the ultimate puzzle.

    And it doesn't even have to be a lie, if at the minute you say it you consider a serious lifestyle change.







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    Here's one I heard over the weekend:

    A guy comes home from work really tired. "Rough day," his son asks. "Yeah, I dug holes and planted five straight rows of four trees." "Hmm, I guess that'd be 20 trees," says the son. "Twenty? No, less than that," says the father.

    How many trees did he plant? (Hint: pretty sure it was the smallest number possible, fulfilling those conditions. Five rows of four trees each...)

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