brad brace writes: ... whatever; I have some magic beans you might find
interesting... send me all your money right now!
Roger writes: hey, Brad
I'd love some magic beans
How much money should I send?
brad replies: Roger: it's not that simple.
Roger responds:
Why? Can only Allen buy the beans? Is it that I have to send
ALL my money? Is it that I didn't send the money
quickly enough? Were you lying about the money?
Is it that the exchange rate between US and UK is not
to your liking? Are the planets in unfavourable positions?
Are you worried that I may not have adequate storage facilities
to keep the magic beans fresh and their magic sharp?
Are you perturbed that I might do
something stupid with the beans, something that I'll later regret and that,
as supplier of the beans, you may in some way become implicated and
find yourself in prison? Is it that the beans exert some kind of hold upon
you, and that you cannot bear to let them go? You want to sell them but
just can't bring yourself to do it? Have you lost them? Are they not really
yours
to sell? Are they part of a magic set that you don't want to split up?
Are they right now in the stomach of your dog who mistook them for
ordinary beans and ate them and you are waiting for nature to take its
course?
Are they just being unco-operative and refusing to go?
I have a cow.
Could we maybe barter?
Roger
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