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Free for the Taking!
DIR By: Truman Overby
Date: July 23, 2019, 7:52 am
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What do you think when you hear someone say 'free gift?' Banks
here in the US used to give away toasters when you opened a
checking or savings account, for example. The ads would always
say something like Open a new account today and receive a FREE
GIFT!!!
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Re: Free for the Taking!
DIR By: Nikola
Date: July 23, 2019, 8:06 am
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What do you mean? You don't normally pay people when they give
you presents?
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Re: Free for the Taking!
DIR By: Aliph
Date: July 23, 2019, 8:10 am
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It’s like when you are invited to somebody’s house for dinner,
you are supposed to bring candies and awfully expensive bouquets
of flowers.
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Re: Free for the Taking!
DIR By: Truman Overby
Date: July 23, 2019, 8:13 am
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--- Quote from: Nikola link ---
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> What do you mean? You don't normally pay people when they give
you presents?
>
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What I mean is that a gift is free by definition. The free is
redundant. I know that it's 'grab-the-eyeballs-marketing,' as I
call it. But it sounds silly to me.
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Re: Free for the Taking!
DIR By: Nikola
Date: July 23, 2019, 8:17 am
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I was joking, Jerry.
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Re: Free for the Taking!
DIR By: Alharacas
Date: July 23, 2019, 8:26 am
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I think "there's no such thing as a free lunch"!
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Re: Free for the Taking!
DIR By: Truman Overby
Date: July 23, 2019, 8:37 am
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--- Quote from: Nikola link ---
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> I was joking, Jerry.
>
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Sorry. I'm slow today.
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Re: Free for the Taking!
DIR By: Pasha
Date: July 23, 2019, 1:18 pm
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--- Quote from: Alharacas link ---
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> I think "there's no such thing as a free lunch"!
>
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There is if you are quick enough.
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Re: Free for the Taking!
DIR By: Allie
Date: July 23, 2019, 7:57 pm
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I can’t agree with Alharaca’s comment for some unknown reason,
but said gifts aren’t really free, are they?
By the way, “free” is a magic word around here (still on
holidays).
It automatically creates a sudden and irresistible urge that
forces people to do whatever. True story
#Post#: 18406--------------------------------------------------
Re: Free for the Taking!
DIR By: SuKi
Date: July 24, 2019, 3:20 am
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I'm always a bit confused by ATMs that have signs saying 'Free
Cash'. Surprisingly, they're always well stocked. You'd have
thought that people would have taken advantage of this generous
offer and helped themselves, wouldn't you?
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