Sam: "Dad, if you sold me, how much dollars would you sell me?"
Me: "Why do you ask:?"
Sam: "I just want to know."
Me: "Son, I would never sell you."
Sam: "Dad, IF you had to sell me, how much dollars would you sell me?"
Me: "There is never a possible circumstance in which I would sell you. And it's "how MANY dollars, not how MUCH dollars."
Sam: "But, DAD, IF you HAADDD to sell me, how MANY dollars would you sell me?"
Me: "Five dollars."
Sam: "DAD!!!!"
Me: "Maybe four, if they twisted my arm."
Sam: "DAAAD!!!"
Me: "You asked. I told you I'd never do it. On the condition that I would never do it, I'd do it for six bucks, tops!"
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Unlike my ancient predecessor, this Tullius hasn't had his hands chopped off. With hands attached I offer my thoughts on philosophy, religion, politics, and whatever else I find worth mentioning. I'm conservative religiously and politically (with libertarian leanings). I value reason and freedom but also traditions and "Oldthink." I relish being on the wrong side of history when history is wrong--part of a philosopher's job is to be unpopular. (Views given here may not represent my employers')
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