What's a good gift for an enemy?
By eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
Philippines
November 5, 2019 7:01pm CST
My granduncle once told us that if you have an enemy, give him a car.
It was baffling, of course, but later on, I did see the wisdom of the old in that seemingly outrageous statement.
I was out the other day getting my car's wheel bearing and brake pad changed. Sigh. Cost me a fortune. My budget for subsistence was depleted on the first week of the month.
Cars, really!
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
6 Nov 19
In my circle, the best gift for an enemy is to bring him to the race track and teach him how to bet on horses. But that's just an adage. I guess it is best to bring him to the casino.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
6 Nov 19
Oh my. We do really hate our enemies, huh, that we would want to see them severely suffering.
Yeah, bring him to the casino! (Problem is, I have never tried a slot machine. Saw those things only in movies and pictures.) My plan could ricochet back to me. Hu hu
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
6 Nov 19
@eileenleyva waheehee, I love that term ricochet , sounds like chocolate.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
6 Nov 19
@Alexandoy I love words, too.
Whenever people stop to listen to what I'm saying, it's like I am using the language of saints. Ha ha.
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@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
6 Nov 19
I'd never heard of that saying. I guess that makes sense. Cars are expensive to maintain.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
6 Nov 19
That's my great uncle, the younger brother of my grandpa. He became wealthy with the copra industry. Never left home. Delighted at the automobile, and how expensive it was to maintain the car.
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