28 May
2013
28 May
'13
12:24 a.m.
Would anybody here complain if they went to goodwill and purchased a
painting for $20 and found out it was a $20M Picasso?
-----Original Message-----
From: Liam Proven
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 11:08 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Compassionate capitalism - Re: [cctalk] Re: Another original
Apple I sells for an insane amount
On 28 May 2013 02:30, Toby Thain <toby at telegraphics.com.au> wrote:
McGuire also explained a useful "mirror test". If that doesn't work for
you
(i.e. you can eat a live baby, invade Iraq, etc, and still wink at
yourself
in the mirror, hey good-lookin'), then try "can I explain this day's work
in
full to my mother."
I suspect, but do not know, that if I pulled a deal like this -
borrowed ?26?K, bought an old computer, did it up, sold it for ?300K -
she would be /delighted/ in my performance.