On Mon, 6 Mar 2000, John A. Lind wrote:
> Doris, an absolutely priceless list.
Thank you for the kind words.
> I used a strategy that *almost* worked many years ago. It did for over a
> year until a singular fatal error. My other half has a hypersensitive "new
> gadget detector." She inherently knows something, no matter how small, has
> been added to the mass of the household.
What a Zuikoholic challenge !
< snipped description of excellent denial strategy, known as the A-B
switch>
> This worked quite well until John's wife suggested we have brunch together
> one Sunday morning. During brunch one of them (and I don't remember which
> one now) remarked to the other about all the "borrowed" stuff that never
> got returned and was amazed how it never seemed to bother either of us.
That must have been a Kodak moment supreme...
> There was a lesson in this: When claiming something is
> "borrowed from a friend" don't *ever* let your spouse meet the other's to
> compare notes!
[Writing notes furiously here...]
I see a new FAQ in the making here...one useful to
ANY photo-addict.
*= Doris Fang =*
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