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> Subject: Logic of a Beer Drinker
> 
> Lady Interviewer: Do you drink every day?
> 
> Man: Yes.
> 
> Lady Interviewer: How much a day?
> 
> Man: Around 3 six-packs starting at noon.
> 
> Lady Interviewer: How much does a 6-pack cost?
> 
> Man: Roughly $10.00 at a deli.
> 
> Lady Interviewer: And how long have you been drinking like that?
> 
> Man: 15 years.
> 
> Lady Interviewer: So with a six-pack costing $10.00, and you consuming
> 3 six-packs a day, you are spending roughly $900 each month. In one year,
> 

you would then be spending $10,800, correct?
> 
> Man: Correct.
> 
> Lady Interviewer: If in 1 year you spend $10,800 on beer, not accounting
for
> inflation, 15 years puts your spending roughly $162,000; correct?
> 
> Man: Correct.
> 
> Lady Interviewer: Did it ever occur to you that if you did not drink for
the
> last 15 years, you could have bought a Ferrari?
> 
> Man: Do you drink?
> 
> Lady Interviewer: No.
> 
> Man: So where's your Ferrari?
> 
> 


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I'd like to argue with that logic but it makes perfect sense !!

All the best.

Bob R

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Anyone with an Ostrich avatar would probably like to argue with this logic, HeeeHeee ... ... ... Especially since it involves something 'shiny' ... ... ...

(for those of you who have never been around an Ostrich farm, those critters love anything shiny ... and will try their best to eat anything shiny ... LOL)(warning ladies, never ever where 'ear-rings' around and Ostrich ... not if you value you lobes ... Ha!)



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hahah nice, I've crunched the numbers I've spent/lost over the years its pretty disgusting. Nice story though , ask her how many shoes and purses she has lol

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