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Re: What if?
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Fri, 30 Jun 2000 02:57:14 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Geoffrey Hyde writes:
> Let us know how it turns out on the 1st! ;-)
Who is hitting what GB's tomorrow morning ?
James you taking the city or Macquarie ?
pete.w <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> who is considering layby for the 1st time.
> James Howse <jehowse@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:FwwML8.I1u@lugnet.com...
> > Well, Mr clock says 31 hours to the GST and I think we may have got a • taste
> > of it already.
> >
> > To quote from a conversation today....
> > <Scene: Grace Brothers City, Toy Dept. Festooned with signs saying: Up to • 50%
> > off some toys.>
> > James sees signs: eyes light up, looking for friendly staff.
> > James: Is any of the lego 50% off?
> > Friendly Grace Brothers staff: You'd be better of waiting 'til saturday.
> > J: It's going down then?
> > FGBS:(whistles)yeah, I was surprised at how much.
> > J:really? more than twenty percent?
> > FGBS: I mean not all of them, not the bigger ones, they'll be like $20 or • so
> > off.
> > J:...
> > FGBS: but these others (broad sweap taking in system, duplo) they're much
> > cheaper, like practically free.
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> > Once hyperbole and saleman's exaggeration are taken into account, it • occurs to
> > one that the prices on the soccer line are a result of some hidden import
> > excise or tax being lifted and that the new prices will come into line • with
> > those, representing a bit more than a 22% drop.
> >
> > Of course this could all be wrong, but a bit of optimism never hurt.
> >
> > James (who is normally a cynical pessimist)
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| (...) I'll be dropping by Macquaire as a study break, I've still got exams, chemistry and Physics. James (who should be studying) (24 years ago, 30-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| Let us know how it turns out on the 1st! ;-) Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde James Howse <jehowse@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:FwwML8.I1u@lugnet.com... (...) taste (...) 50% (...) so (...) occurs to (...) with (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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