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Originally Posted by Hitch
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I once knew a grand old boat builder. I asked him one time (this was many years ago, when a greenback dollar was worth ten of today's prettified version) what it would cost to build a 30-foot sloop. He replied:
"Thirty thousand."
A pause.
"Thirty-five if the owner helps."