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- From: "Amy Young Leith" <alyoung@kiwi.ucs.indiana.edu>
- Subject: Re: How come?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.153926.5844@news.cs.indiana.edu>
- Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington
- References: <4439@unisql.UUCP> <1992Dec23.182636.2613@linus.mitre.org>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 15:39:18 -0500
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- In article <1992Dec23.182636.2613@linus.mitre.org> cgates@mitre.org (Curt Gates) writes:
- >In the current mood of flame throwing, I might as well tell ya that if you
- >were working for two bits on the dollar, or skimming an allowance from the
- >family food budget, you too would worry about pennies. But you knew that
- >already, right?
-
- True. On days when I have nothing but change in my pocket it matters
- too.
-
- >So what s the real reason? Sharing costs (or showing insensitivity to
- >costs) symbolizes the solidarity of the group -- like, we are all part of
- >a group and we share and share alike. Or, hey, the next round is on me.
- >Yea, team!
-
- My husband offered to buy the first round when three of us went out
- the other night. He should have known better, the tab there was more
- than the others. =) If you plan to hop to three places, you ALWAYS
- take the second tab, it's smaller. =) I got that one.
-
- amy
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