[MadIvan]

It does slightly remind me of a conversation that George Bernard Shaw once had with a young lady. He asked her, "Would you sleep with me for a million pounds?" She thought for a moment and said, "Yes."

He then said, "Would you sleep with me for a pound, then?" She said, "Certainly not, what do you think I am?"

He said, "We already know what you are, we're merely bargaining now."

Regards, Ivan

[Miss Marple]

The old-fashioned name for these women was "goldiggers." They have been around a long time. The only difference between now and the 1890's is that divorce is now easier to obtain and more socially acceptable, making it easier for the woman to avoid being "a bird in a gilded cage."

She's only a bird in a gilded cage,
A beautiful sight to see.
You may think that she's happy
And free from care.
She's not, though she's meant to be.
It's sad when you think of her wasted life,
For Youth cannot mate with Age.
But her beauth was sold, for an old man's gold;
She's a bird in a gilded cage.

[Dick Vomer]

where are the men with that sense of humor and master of vocabulary......

even the politicians were "blessed with the sense of the ironic"...Churchill etc....

[nmh]

#5 that's a classic.

When males make overatures like this they also need to face the fact that they ARE getting what they want if they pursue it ... .

[nmh]

#5 that's a classic.

When males make overatures like this they also need to face the fact that they ARE getting what they want if they pursue it ... .