On Sun, 4 Feb 1996, Brett Handy wrote:

Hi Brett!  How much are you offering for me NOT to take that contract?  ;)

Ohhh... ummm.... well... ahhh.... see I'm a.. A bit sort on cash this 
month... well ummm let's see - do you take any other form of payment??

Sure I do!  I'm pretty flexible about that.  What have you got in mind?
 

Saf  (starting to sound like Nabiki)
"Hmm...how much can I make out of this situation?"

Well that'll depend on how ruthless and cruel you are - but I'm sure with 
your kind and generous nature you'll find it in your heart not to take 
Bert's *purely business* contract and take pity on me.....

  *grovel* *grovel*...

How 'ruthless and cruel'?  

*Saf turns around and asks the room in general "Hey, am I ruthless and
cruel?"*

*Various people chained to desks working on Saf's homework start to quiver
in fear and bow and grovel saying, "No, Mistress."  "Of course not,
Mistress"*

"That's good.  Now get back to work."

*Saf turns back*  See, I'm not ruthless and cruel at all.  You just have 
to approach me the right way.  Try to grovel a bit better.  ^_-

Saf

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