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Old 01-29-2013, 06:26 AM   #121
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I've always been puzzled by the "... they couldn't pay me to read" thing. Is the OP seriously saying that he wouldn't spend a few hours reading a book he didn't enjoy if, as a result of doing so, he was paid a large enough sum of money to live in luxury for the rest of his life? I'd go for it like a shot, personally!
Yeah, but you'd be miserable the rest of your life.
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Old 01-29-2013, 06:26 AM   #122
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I suggest that it's more of an expression than an absolute. I'll often be found saying "I'd rather slit my own throat" or variations on that theme when asked if I watched a particular programme on TV. With perhaps the exception of Jeremy Clarkson, I'm only joking .
Just shoot me!
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Yeah, but you'd be miserable the rest of your life.
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