On Mar 30, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Eric Yost wrote:
>>I'm wondering how you "buy [someone] a drink" at an open bar.That party was the most spectacular display of conspicuous consumption I have witnessed.I walked up to John and said, "This is too much, impossibly generous. You've got to let me buy you a drink."He said, "Don't worry about it. ____ is leaving town in June and it's the least I could do for his birthday."I said, "I insist. Please let me buy you a drink sometime." "Just have a good time." "You must let me do something for you. It's only fair." He smiled and said, "Okay, next time we go out, buy me a drink."When I returned to the table and mentioned the conversation to my friend, _____, he said, "Yost you make $__ an hour copywriting. John made three million dollars today in a trade.""That's not the point," I replied.And so it was. Over a month later, we went out and I bought John a drink.Not embellishing a memory though perhaps distorting the actual dialog, Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html
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