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Argument in store over used bass

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Well, Art is Art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now you tell me what you know.
 
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nostatic said:
Well, Art is Art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now you tell me what you know.
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call my office and make an appointment with my secretary - we'll do lunch
 
#606
Well, I've been told that it's only OK to prune trees and shrubs within any month ending in the letter "R." But, as I understand it, that only holds true for foliage grown in highly acidic Northern Hemisphere soil.

Rumor has it that, due to the counterclockwise swirling of Southern Hemisphere toilets, most sheep native to the "Land Down Under" are shorn opposite from those elsewhere. One must of course take into consideration the effect of the waxing gibbous. Perhaps one of our Aussie bass brethren can confirm?

Honestly, I have never once wrapped any of my trees or shrubs in Australian sheep's wool regardless of the month - the ones ending with a letter "R" included. After all, nature has a way of working things out.

But as always; YMMV, IMHO, AFAIK, etc..
 
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RandalPinkFloyd said:
Since you're questioning it, I'd venture a guess English is your second language.
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Bryan R. Tyler said:
Irrelevant metaphor- you already made a verbal contract to pay for the steak when you ordered it. A more apt metaphor in the same vein would be if a restaurant had lobster and you were hemming and hawing over which one you wanted, and the person from the next table over ordered one of the ones that you wanted. It's far more discourteous to make the entire restaurant wait to pick out your lobsters until you have decided which one you want then it is for the other restaurant go over to quickly pick theirs and move on.
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Well since everyone seems to be making the point that there is no law about claiming something by leaving it somewhere, I'd say a verbal contract doesn't hold much water in either situation. Also, a better way to go with the lobster metaphor would be taking your lobster out of the tank and someone scooping it up while you walked away to do something else. Someone has already expressed interest and displayed it physically, it's different than thinking of which lobster you want and taking no action to indicate interest.
 
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One who has not taken a Mink in a steel trap can scarcely form an idea of the terrible expression the animal's face assumes as the captor approaches. It has always struck me as the most nearly diabolical of anything in animal physiognomy. A sullen stare from the crouched, motionless form gives way to a new look of surprise and fear, accompanied with the most violent contortions of the body, with renewed champing of the iron till breathless, with heaving flanks, and open mouth dribbling saliva, the animal settles again, and watches with a look of concentrated hatred, mingled with impotent rage and frightful despair. The countenance of the Mink, its broad, low head, short ears, small eyes, piggish snout, and formidable teeth, is always expressive of the lower and more brutal passions, all of which are intensified at such times. As may well be supposed, the creature must not be incautiously dealt with when in a such a frame of mind.
 
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Double E said:
One who has not taken a Mink in a steel trap can scarcely form an idea of the terrible expression the animal's face assumes as the captor approaches. It has always struck me as the most nearly diabolical of anything in animal physiognomy. A sullen stare from the crouched, motionless form gives way to a new look of surprise and fear, accompanied with the most violent contortions of the body, with renewed champing of the iron till breathless, with heaving flanks, and open mouth dribbling saliva, the animal settles again, and watches with a look of concentrated hatred, mingled with impotent rage and frightful despair. The countenance of the Mink, its broad, low head, short ears, small eyes, piggish snout, and formidable teeth, is always expressive of the lower and more brutal passions, all of which are intensified at such times. As may well be supposed, the creature must not be incautiously dealt with when in a such a frame of mind.
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I will keep this counsel in mind should I ever try to remove a bass from the grasp of a mink.
 
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hopsbb said:
Scored an awesome deal on a used Epipone Goth Thunderbird for $89!

Went in a local store I hadn't been in in forever cause its 45 miles from my house.

As I was checking out the used section it caught my eye and sure enough $89!

The store had a ton of used gear,sales guy said they had been stock piling for the holiday season and just put it all out.Literally guitars stacked 2 and 3 deep leaning against each other.

So I pull it out plug it in and start playing.As I'm playing I see another bass standing behind two others I wanted to try.I literally get up set the T-bird against the amp,still plugged in,amp still on and move one of the guitars.I'm talking I was maybe 4-5ft away from the T-bird.

That's when captain dbag comes up behind me picks up the T-bird and says "$89 oh this is coming home with me."

So I turn to the guy and say "What are you doing? I'm playing that."

Then the argument ensues.I reached out and grabbed it.So now me a dbag are both holding onto the T-bird.Sales guy hears us and walks over and ask if there is a problem.

I explain while still holding on to the neck that I was playing it and had set it down,still plugged in,amp still on and took 3 steps,moved one bass trying to get to another that I wanted to try and dbag walked up and grabbed the T-bird saying he was gonna get it.

Dbag said he walked up and it was just sitting there.Which is even more bs cause the store I was in all the bass amps and basses are all on one aisle and its a dead end aisle of which I at the end.So there is no way dbag couldn't have saw me with it or lean it against the amp.

So sales dude ask us if we needed the manager.Me and dbag argued back and forth a few times and sales guy walked off,I'm assuming to get the manager.Second or two after he did dbag let go of the bass and was like "Man I don't even need that pos." and let go and walked off.

It pissed me off to no end and afterwards sales guy and manager apologized.I told them its not their fault guy was being an epic dbag.

Anyway,I got the best deal ever even if it did require putting up with dbag.The T-bird is great!Few scratches on the back of the head stock.Couple of dings here and there.Plays fantastic.Does have a slight fret buzz on the 17-19 frets on the g string but I thinks its just a setup problem I gotta work out,no big deal.For $89 I can handle that.
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Well, it would have been best if you took the bass to a salesman and told him you want to buy it, but you want to check out other guitars too. Yes, it was a rare occasion that someone wanted the bass you were going to get at the same time. Me, if there's something that's a crazy deal and I want it and I know there's a possibility that someone else wants it, I'll hold onto it.
 
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Double E said:
?...with heaving flanks, and open mouth dribbling saliva, the animal settles again, and watches with a look of concentrated hatred, mingled with impotent rage and frightful despair. The countenance of the Mink, its broad, low head, short ears, small eyes, piggish snout, and formidable teeth, is always expressive of the lower and more brutal passions, all of which are intensified at such times. As may well be supposed, the creature must not be incautiously dealt with when in a such a frame of mind.
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...especially if he's holding a goth Epi Tbird in his little furry paws!
 
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