"...and when he said he would mail them a cheque, they picked him up
and held him over the side of the building, offering to complete the
discussion right away unless he could do better.  He quickly said he
would go get his cheque book from the car, but they insisted on having
his car keys and sending one of their own guys to go get the cheque
book while he kept the rest of them company on the roof.  The cheque
was written and they assured him that it had better not bounce, which
he made sure it didn't.
>

There is an old Spencer Tracy movie which includes lines to the effect
that language is a poor form of communication, and we ought to use all
the words we have, because there are damned few words anyone
understands anymore. The point was made in defense of his use of mild
vulgarities. I like the above example of nonverbal vulgarity as well.

Edison Coatings, Inc.
M. P. Edison
President
3 Northwest Drive
Plainville, CT 06062  USA
Phone: (860)747-2220
Fax: (860)747-2280
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Internet: www.edisoncoatings.com

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