"No, no, you have to haggle!"*
The Mermaid Girl is pretty good at math. But she's still working on some of the basics, as the following exchange will demonstrate:
Me: So, what do you choose for a vegetable?
MG: Oh, I don't know.
Me: How about...25 frozen peas?
MG: 15!
Me: Uh-uh, I'm not negotiating down from 25. If you want to negotiate, I'll start at 30. How about 30 frozen peas?
MG: 15!
Me *already thinking ahead to what I'll do if she falls apart when I won't back down from 25 to the midway point*: 29.
MG: Um...27!
Me *whew!*: Done!
*Identify the quote in the title for a fabulous not-yet-identified (because not yet decided on) prize!
Me: So, what do you choose for a vegetable?
MG: Oh, I don't know.
Me: How about...25 frozen peas?
MG: 15!
Me: Uh-uh, I'm not negotiating down from 25. If you want to negotiate, I'll start at 30. How about 30 frozen peas?
MG: 15!
Me *already thinking ahead to what I'll do if she falls apart when I won't back down from 25 to the midway point*: 29.
MG: Um...27!
Me *whew!*: Done!
*Identify the quote in the title for a fabulous not-yet-identified (because not yet decided on) prize!
posted by elswhere | 7:38 PM
4 Comments:
I'm claiming the prize; however, so as not to spoil the fun, I'll let the readership continue to play along. (I have sent my prize claim to elswhere via email.)
Aha! Well, Slimandslam will be getting his prize, but I'm leaving the contest open for a second prizewinner as he has an unfair advantage. [if I'd thought of it, I would've specified that anyone related to the prizegiving authority is disqualified, but, since I wasn't that organized, both slimandslam and you--if you know the quote--shall benefit.]
I know, I know! Something Monty Python... Life of Brian? Am I not supposed to post it here?
So, are you going to reveal the answer for the clueless rest of us?
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