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"I can still draw a bow and shoot you from Really Far Away (™)" hand gesture....

 

That gesture is the symbol of the Mockingjay.

 

I think she's telling the guy that she's a Girl Scout.

 

Or ordering 3 chocolate malts.

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I think she's telling the guy that she's a Girl Scout.

 

Or ordering 3 chocolate malts.

 

Or a Girl Scout, who's really, really good with a bow 'n' arrow, who wants three milkshakes.

And they'd better not be banana.

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Or a Girl Scout, who's really, really good with a bow 'n' arrow, who wants three milkshakes.

And they'd better not be banana.

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It's not dead, yet.

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination."

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I sometimes write with a Sharpie just like my buddy Mr. Ron Jeremy writes with when he's signing autographs for women at the AVN Awards in Las Vegas.

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I thought that Ron had a bigger....marker.

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination."

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What am I missing about cheap pens?

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination."

Oscar Wilde

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What am I missing about cheap pens?

 

Cheap or inexpensive? Radically different concepts in my view. Cheap is qualitative, whereas expnsive/inexpensive is quantitative. An expensive pen can still be cheaply made.

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I think she's telling the guy that she's a Girl Scout.

 

Or ordering 3 chocolate malts.

NO, NO, NO!

Three boxes of Thin Mints.

To be delivered by a palamino pony.

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What am I missing about cheap pens?

 

The opportunity to throw nasturtiums* at people who don't buy the cheap pens you think they should buy.

 

* or something like that

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What Am I Missing About Expensive Pens?

What am I missing about cheap pens?

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Joy and Contentment!!!

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Cheap or inexpensive? Radically different concepts in my view. Cheap is qualitative, whereas expnsive/inexpensive is quantitative. An expensive pen can still be cheaply made.

Expensive/inexpensive is qualitative. More than $500 or less than $50 is quantitative. Until a quantity is given, the subjective terms expensive and inexpensive are qualitative.

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"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination."

Oscar Wilde

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I like Brian Goulet's take on this question.

What Does A $1,000 Pen Have To Offer Versus A $150 Pen Versus A $25 Pen?

 

Intangibles, intangibles, intangibles....what's it worth it to you?...how refined is your palette?....

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I thought that Ron had a bigger....marker.

 

It depends which marker that you are talking about.

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Cheap or inexpensive? Radically different concepts in my view. Cheap is qualitative, whereas expnsive/inexpensive is quantitative. An expensive pen can still be cheaply made.

 

 

Bingo. And vice-versa.

Oh, I know this of myself

I assume as much for other people

We’ve listened more to life’s end gong

Than the sound of life’s sweet bells

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I like Brian Goulet's take on this question.

What Does A $1,000 Pen Have To Offer Versus A $150 Pen Versus A $25 Pen?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2fMkUnA2Uw

 

Intangibles, intangibles, intangibles....what's it worth it to you?...how refined is your palette?....

This! This is the video I was referring to in my other reply. Brian does a good job of summing it up in such a brief video. Hope the OP finds this useful. 😊

 

And guys, stop talking about milkshakes. You're making me want some and I don't have ice cream to make any right now 😅

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NO, NO, NO!

Three boxes of Thin Mints.

To be delivered by a palamino pony.

FROZEN Thin Mints. Temperature is important.

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FROZEN Thin Mints. Temperature is important.

 

 

Certainly...

 

But the real question is: Is it worth more to have them arrived in a green box with plastic wrapping, or in a gold box with a white rose from President Snow.....

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@ Hinky and Max Dog:

 

Thanks! That Brian Goulet vid sums up the differences and expectations in six minutes. And at no point does he reference milkshakes or thin mints!

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And at no point does he reference milkshakes or thin mints!

That's a shame. In that case:

 

 

ThinMint Milkshake Recipe

10 minPrep Time

15 minActive Cook/Bake Time

25 minTotal Time

Ingredients

  • MILKSHAKE:
  • 8 Girl Scouts Thin Mint cookies (plus more for garnish and general nibbling)
  • 2.5 cups vanilla ice cream
  • 1 cup 1% milk
  • WHIPPING CREAM:
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar

Instructions

  • Crumble cookies into a blender. Add vanilla ice cream, then milk.
  • Blend all ingredients well until fully blended.
  • In a stand mixer with a whip attachment, mix whipping cream and sugar on high for several minutes until stiff peaks form.
  • Pour milkshake mixture into cups. Top with whipped cream, and garnish with a Thin Mint Cookie. Makes two milkshakes.

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination."

Oscar Wilde

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