I think "cheapness" is an interesting thing. It seems that for some people it just hurts too much to pay for something, regardless of what they received or if they have the money.
For example Cary Grant, he got more money for one day's filming than many people make in a lifetime. And yet he was famous for always Being Elsewhere when the check arrived in restaurants. Amazing.
My dad told of when he was a lad, he was sent by his dad, a house painter, to collect a bill from one of the richer families in town. But always when he arrived, they would "sadly" only have a five hundred kroner bill, which was a big amount of money in those days (boggles the mind they even made such a bill), and of course he couldn't give change. So one day his father sent him first to his friend the butcher Karl, and actually borrowed the necessary change before he went. Problem solved.
I would love to make a comment, but "anonymous" has found me out to be an idiot, so I won't further validate the opinion of "anonymous."
ReplyDelete@ Bruce -
ReplyDeletePlease don't be put off by someone who doesn't have the balls to use his or her real username. Do continue to comment.
@ Eolake -
About Cary Grant: You know, of course, that his real name was
Archibald Leach.
Hey Bruce,
ReplyDeleteDon't mind Josie Troll, the poor thing just can't resist its nature, has to make enemies left and right. And by admitting defeat, you make it happy, so please do join us idiots!
Hope you stick around, our little bunch is oft quite fun, if not always smart enough for some! ;-)
Isn't it strange how tight some people can be? I was working in a hotel up on the Western coast of Scotland. A New Zealander who worked with us was so cautious with his money, that when he had a stomachache, which it was pretty clear to the rest of us was appendicitis (or something similar), he wouldn't let us call a taxi because he didn't want to pay for it!
ReplyDeleteLuckily two of the other lads cycled with him to the nearest town, with him having to jump off his bike every 5 minutes to be sick in the bushes. Incredible!
Please don't be put off by someone who doesn't have the balls to use his or her real username. Do continue to comment.
ReplyDeleteRay? Ray who? You're anonymous too, as is Bert, Baroness Black, and everyone else here.
Well, the point is not to have the "real name" of the person, the point is just to have a handle. When Ray comments, I know it's the same guy as last time Ray commented. I built an idea of who he is as time goes, I don't care if his real name is Ray, or Bill, or Joe. But just leaving the default "anonymous" is confusing. Select a moniker and stick with it. Please. It's just polite.
ReplyDeleteBaroness, good example.
ReplyDeleteIt strikes me there's a subtle difference betweeen "cheap" and "tight", though. "Tight" implies overly frugal. Whereas "cheap" implies one tries to get away from paying one's rightful dues, especially in social situations. Like giving too-cheap gifts, or trying not to chip in with a restaurant bill.
Just an 'FYI', folks...
ReplyDeleteRay is my real name, and I don't usually feel it necessary to explain that to our happy little group.
Most already know that.
Sometimes cheap things get very expensive if one chose them only because they were cheap.
ReplyDelete" I don't care if his real name is Ray, or Bill, or Joe."
ReplyDeleteJoe who?
For what it is worth. Some of those people only got wealthy, because they kept every penny they ever earned.
Joe
I think some people may opt for anonymity because it's not apparent that one can display a name without an URL. From what I've seen, you can do that, but it's not obvious.
ReplyDeleteAnd, of course, everyone who posts as Anonymous is indistinguishable from the trolls (except by content, but even trolls can be occasionally civil), so it pays to use a name, even if it's not your real name (mine is, btw).
Thank you very much.
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