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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

In fact, $350/hr was the rate just for that phone call you received from her. That's the ticket!

Are we talking about the same hourly rate here, my Argletonian colleague? You wouldn't be suggesting some sort of double entendre about a stated price from some woman over the phone for services rendered now, would you? [;)][:-]

Well, now that you mention it... Cap could send her the bill for $350/hr two-hour minimum for that initial phone call, along with a letter informing her of the $600/hr "nominal" rate. Then, when she calls to clarify, he could tell her that the nominal rate carries a "hot tub reduction" to $450/hr if they conduct business in said close quarters. [:D]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

In fact, $350/hr was the rate just for that phone call you received from her. That's the ticket!

Are we talking about the same hourly rate here, my Argletonian colleague? You wouldn't be suggesting some sort of double entendre about a stated price from some woman over the phone for services rendered now, would you? [;)][:-]

Well, now that you mention it... Cap could send her the bill for $350/hr two-hour minimum for that initial phone call, along with a letter informing her of the $600/hr "nominal" rate. Then, when she calls to clarify, he could tell her that the nominal rate carries a "hot tub reduction" to $450/hr if they conduct business in said close quarters. [:D]

Yup. Yup. Sell some online site licenses via video feed and he stands to make a small fortune. Cap'n-just be certain that you bill in 15 minute increments only. Don't forget your consulting / paternity insurance premiums.

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

In fact, $350/hr was the rate just for that phone call you received from her. That's the ticket!

Are we talking about the same hourly rate here, my Argletonian colleague? You wouldn't be suggesting some sort of double entendre about a stated price from some woman over the phone for services rendered now, would you? [;)][:-]

Well, now that you mention it... Cap could send her the bill for $350/hr two-hour minimum for that initial phone call, along with a letter informing her of the $600/hr "nominal" rate. Then, when she calls to clarify, he could tell her that the nominal rate carries a "hot tub reduction" to $450/hr if they conduct business in said close quarters. [:D]

Good to see that this online discussion is getting back on track! Milo would be proud of the direction this thread is taking: The business of America is business!

Gents;

Simply because a voice on the telephone sounds female does not mean that individual is attractive...or even female.

Take the women of Tanna, for example. A remarkable number of them sound like Lauren Bacall and look like Reggie Smith*



* Golden Glove Award winner 1982. Hit 3 HR's in 1977 World Series.

***********Sept. 13, 1942************


South Pacific: The LYB's have given up Tanna airfield. I think it was a combination of the bomber raids and the number LYB's AWOL on Tanna* The new target for the B-17's on Fiji is now the level 3 airfield on Efate. Cowed into submission, JJ does not even resist at Efate. To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women** is a real hoot.

390th BS at Suva continues to kick LYB ass on Fiji. A new regiment of Green Army men will arrive in a day or two to finally kill those EXTREMELY annoying LYB's at Nadi. If the EALYB's stand up to this attack then we are thinking of letting a contract to some guy named Oppenheimer on contract to M&M Fission Devices Division.

Oz: B-24's from Alice hit Derby today, causing about 25% runway damage.

Burma: B-25's and Wellys hit Magwe oil fields today after JJ apparently gave up trying to protect the place (or it was somebody's birthday party or soemthing). The LYB's in the Jungle are revealed to be 4th Guards Div. If they are anything like the Imperial Guards then.......



* It is also rumored the women aren't very attractive

** It is rumored the women on Efate are hardly any better.

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Gents;

Simply because a voice on the telephone sounds female does not mean that individual is attractive...or even female.

Take the women of Tanna, for example. A remarkable number of them sound like Lauren Bacall and look like Reggie Smith*



* Golden Glove Award winner 1982. Hit 3 HR's in 1977 World Series.

Reggie Smith or his glove? It's a toss up for attractiveness...[;)]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Gents;

Simply because a voice on the telephone sounds female does not mean that individual is attractive...or even female.

Yeah? So? There's a market for that too. [;)]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Gents;

Simply because a voice on the telephone sounds female does not mean that individual is attractive...or even female.

Yeah? So? There's a market for that too. [;)]

Er... did you really intend to reveal your secret second job?? [X(] [:-] [:'(]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Gents;

Simply because a voice on the telephone sounds female does not mean that individual is attractive...or even female.

Yeah? So? There's a market for that too. [;)]

At $350, $450, and $600 per hour, "attractiveness" in a business deal becomes identical with the concept of "attractiveness" at 2 AM in a bar...

As one of my med school friends put it so well in 1976: "First, I look for her purse. She may have a rash, but she's also got cash!"

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Gents;

Simply because a voice on the telephone sounds female does not mean that individual is attractive...or even female.

Yeah? So? There's a market for that too. [;)]

Er... did you really intend to reveal your secret second job?? [X(] [:-] [:'(]

[:D][:D]

***********Sept. 15, 1942***********

Good News: Attack on Broome prompts ALB's to move fighters to Broome and Port Headland.

Bad News: The fighters came from somewhere else. [:-]

Port Headland...86 fighters...no bombers

Broome....8 fighters

Wyndham.....131 fighters...no bombers

Derby........50 fighters...no bombers


275 fighters in Northern Oz. Uggh. It is down to brute force. I will send 2 more squadrons B-17's from Fiji. P-38 strength in Oz now 57 airframes.

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

***********Sept. 15, 1942***********

Good News: Attack on Broome prompts ALB's to move fighters to Broome and Port Headland.

Bad News: The fighters came from somewhere else. [:-]

Port Headland...86 fighters...no bombers

Broome....8 fighters

Wyndham.....131 fighters...no bombers

Derby........50 fighters...no bombers


275 fighters in Northern Oz. Uggh. It is down to brute force. I will send 2 more squadrons B-17's from Fiji. P-38 strength in Oz now 57 airframes.

Well, at this point, a war of attrition always favors the Allies. It worked in the air war over Guadalcanal during the real one in late '42...

Your opponents have to be overextended. Brute force is ugly, but winning ugly is a lot better than losing...

That's a lot of fighters. Not sure our linen-slacked green jobs have the muscle to brute force that right now. Might be time to send Milo in with a cargo of sake and broken condoms. [:D]

Ignorance we've got in shed loads, brute force we're working on.

ORIGINAL: sprior

Ignorance we've got in shed loads, brute force we're working on.

Well...at least we are aware of our ignorance. Surely there is some satisfaction in that?

How are the new drop tanks for the Wapiti coming?

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: sprior

Ignorance we've got in shed loads, brute force we're working on.

Well...at least we are aware of our ignorance. Surely there is some satisfaction in that?

How are the new drop tanks for the Wapiti coming?

Hey, that is a great idea fitting drop tanks to the Wapiti. When the Avgas has been used up they can drop them onto the LYBs. Presto a great increase in the Wapiti's firepower. Actually for a quasi napalm effect, why not drop them whilst full and burning, perhaps courtesy of LYB 7.7 mm calibre bullets. Just make certain a representative from M&M Enterprises, Recyling Division is present to recover the drop tanks for reuse.

Alfred

Alfred

If you label the drop tanks "bomb" you'll be causing all sorts of extra work for the unexploded ordnance teams. Until they catch on. Then just paint them a different color. Change the label to "torpedo". And so on.

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

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It just gets even better.

With that sized drop tank, not only does the fearsome Wapiti greatly increase its ordnance payload, it can also double up as a float plane. Imagine the surprise on the faces of the LYBs when out of a coastal dot base, the sky is darkened by wave after wave of Wapiti approaching them, delivering destruction in their wake.

Alfred

the sky is darkened by wave after wave of Wapiti

I'd bet that is the first time in the history of the world that phrase has been used.