Originally Posted by
nlerner
...someone emailed me and offered me $500 for the bike. I thought about it some, but wrote back to say that I was enjoying the bike, thought its rarity was cool, etc., and turned down the offer. He came back and said, “How about $1,000?” I had it boxed up and on the way within a week.
Sir Winston says to a woman at a social event: “Madam, would you sleep with me for a million pounds?” The lady stammers: “My goodness, Mr. Churchill. Well, I suppose….”
Churchill interrupts: “Would you sleep with me for a fiver?” She responds hotly: “What kind of woman do you think I am?!” Churchill replies: “Madam, we’ve already established that. Now we are haggling about the price."