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 A rich young man went to an art show. He chose a friend’s high-priced painting to buy, showily phoned his accountant to arrange a transfer of funds to cover the expense, and handed over his check – then, amid the gallery crowd, he grabbed a wide-tipped black marker and scrawled “SOLD” across the canvas. Gertrude Stein quoted Alice B. Toklas: “I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it.” A man stopped by a deli on his way to the office and bought a piece of packaged cheesecake with his cup of coffee. A few hours later, he threw away the cake, still in its plastic wrapper. “Why is that in the trash?” asked a friend, pointing to the unopened slice. |
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