I read a Terry Pratchett trilogy in hospital during a snowstorm a year ago.
Bloody well wish an 'us' did imply a consensus (seriously I don't want to
think of the tangles in that right now)
On 10 February 2010 18:13, Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Oho, Dave; an 'us' implies consensus, dunnit? <sigh>
>
> "Fear" passes fair as the most effective motivator. Not sure, tho, that I
> get the Pratchett and snowstorm connections.....
>
> joodles kisses her new-found wallet, considers feeding it more than 6
> singles
>
> On 9 February 2010 22:41, David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
>
> > If I could 'export' the method I used to quit I'd be a millionaire in
> > weeks.
> > Basically it was called 'fear'. The oxygen mask helped. As did the
> > hospital.
> > And, unwittingly, Terry Pratchett and a snowstorm (snowstorms do tend not
> > to
> > wit all that much I must admit)
> >
> > Consider, the cheque book in question is one that belongs to an 'us' not
> a
> > 'them'.
> >
> >
>
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