"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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>
> I bring brownies. :-) Bribe? How coarse of you, Jack. I consider it
> merely a goodwill gesture. I want them to remember kindly the nice old
> woman who brings them treats. I want them to take really good care of
> her CR-V so it doesn't catch on fire after an oil change. I want them
> to pay particular attention to the Thanksgiving Dinner spots on her
> table linen. Cash is so crude. So crude. You surprise me.
>

Of course I'm coarse! If my brownies were as good as yours, I'd leave the
wallet at home.

Let's back up a step here. I've often thought a bribe was a goodwill
gesture. It's certainly not a threatening one. I can be bribed; I'm just
not cheap, that's all.

> When I'm just out having fun, I just show them my tattoos.

Oh, that's just sooooo over the top, babe.

Jack Wallet