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Phil Cook wrote:
> And lo on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:27:11 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] dev null>
> did spake, saying:
>
>> Yesterday, my mother decided that sitting at home watching TV was
>> making her back hurt too much, so we should all go out shopping instead.
>>
>> (Does that logic make ANY SENSE to anybody here? Cos it makes no sense
>> at all to me!)
>>
>> Suffice it to say, mum spent all day complaining about how all the
>> walking was making her back hurt. And making me spend my money.
>
> Yes perfect logic.
Sure it is - if you happen to be a WOMAN! :-P
>> This is where things became expensive. £55 for a pair of Sketchers,
>> and another £25 for some other things. Total bill £125. Ouch.
>
> Again this is about what I pay for a pair of shoes.
Hmm. Well usually a pair of shoes costs me about £20. ;-)
(Well... except for that one time in ASDA where I put on a pair of shoes
and they fitted exactly, so I bought them. Those were £15.)
> Last time at S&M I picked up a couple of pairs of trousers for £15
> apiece and a jacket for £30ish and that's about right for something
> vaguely decent. My last trip to Merry Hell, to run in my shiny new car,
> I spent about £200 which is a typical amount. Then again I needed some
> new bedsheets and only had a choice of S&M and Debentarts 18 frickin'
> quid for a piece of cloth oh sure it's a cotton-rich, high thread piece
> of cloth as woven by the lost priests of Atlantis, but sheesh.
Dude, you're such a funny guy...
> Ah you know what they say, you've got to spend money to make money...
> unless you're a stockbroker or banker in which case you've got to spend
> other people's money to make yourself money ;-)
"The best way to make a small fortune in Formula One is to start out
with a large one."
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