Post by madonplants on Mar 10, 2007 21:56:55 GMT 1
> > >Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A mobile phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands free speaker function and begins to talk.
> > >
> > >Everyone else in the room stops to listen.
> > >
> > >MAN: "Hello"
> > >
> > >WOMAN: "Honey, it's me. Are you at the club?"
> > >
> > >MAN: "Yes"
> > >
> > >WOMAN: "I am at the oracle now and found this beautiful leather coat. It's only £1,000. Is it OK if I buy it?"
> > >
> > >MAN: "Sure, go ahead if you like it that much."
> > >
> > >WOMAN: "I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the new 2007 models. I saw one I really liked."
> > >
> > >MAN: "How much?"
> > >
> > >WOMAN: "£90,000"
> > >
> > >MAN: "OK, but for that price I want it with all the "extras."
> > >
> > >WOMAN: "Great! Oh, and one more thing...the house I wanted last year is back on the market. They're asking £950,000"
> > >
> > >MAN: "Well, then go ahead and give them an offer of £900,000. They will probably take it. If not, we can go the extra 50 thousand if it's really a pretty good price."
> > >
> > >WOMAN: "OK. I'll see you later! I love you so much!"
> > >
> > >MAN: "Bye! I love you, too."
> > >
> > >The man hangs up. The other men in the locker room are staring at him in astonishment, mouths agape.
> > >
> > >He turns and asks: "Anyone know who this phone belongs to?"
> > >
> > >Everyone else in the room stops to listen.
> > >
> > >MAN: "Hello"
> > >
> > >WOMAN: "Honey, it's me. Are you at the club?"
> > >
> > >MAN: "Yes"
> > >
> > >WOMAN: "I am at the oracle now and found this beautiful leather coat. It's only £1,000. Is it OK if I buy it?"
> > >
> > >MAN: "Sure, go ahead if you like it that much."
> > >
> > >WOMAN: "I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the new 2007 models. I saw one I really liked."
> > >
> > >MAN: "How much?"
> > >
> > >WOMAN: "£90,000"
> > >
> > >MAN: "OK, but for that price I want it with all the "extras."
> > >
> > >WOMAN: "Great! Oh, and one more thing...the house I wanted last year is back on the market. They're asking £950,000"
> > >
> > >MAN: "Well, then go ahead and give them an offer of £900,000. They will probably take it. If not, we can go the extra 50 thousand if it's really a pretty good price."
> > >
> > >WOMAN: "OK. I'll see you later! I love you so much!"
> > >
> > >MAN: "Bye! I love you, too."
> > >
> > >The man hangs up. The other men in the locker room are staring at him in astonishment, mouths agape.
> > >
> > >He turns and asks: "Anyone know who this phone belongs to?"