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Duracell Bunny
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MikeyOz wrote:
> Duracell Bunny Wrote:
>> Up to a point, Abby - I once brought over some stuff, castings I think
>> it was
>> for a model kit, and the customs guy was pleading with me to tell him
>> it was
>> used. Given that it was still sealed in cellophane I didn't feel
>> inclined to
>> lie. I finished up paying a couple hundred to him, but I felt I'd been
>> honest.
>> And probably foolish.
>> Karen
>
> was it a "pleading" as in "Go on I dare you to tell me it is used so I
> can can your ass for some money" or "Please tell me it is used so I
> don't have to worry about the extra paper-work" ??
>
> It could have been a Sting operation!
>
>
The latter, I suspect, but I did consider the sting aspect. Given that I was a
new migrant then, I didn't want to get chucked out before I'd even settled!
--
Karen
If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.'
Catherine Aird
> Duracell Bunny Wrote:
>> Up to a point, Abby - I once brought over some stuff, castings I think
>> it was
>> for a model kit, and the customs guy was pleading with me to tell him
>> it was
>> used. Given that it was still sealed in cellophane I didn't feel
>> inclined to
>> lie. I finished up paying a couple hundred to him, but I felt I'd been
>> honest.
>> And probably foolish.
>> Karen
>
> was it a "pleading" as in "Go on I dare you to tell me it is used so I
> can can your ass for some money" or "Please tell me it is used so I
> don't have to worry about the extra paper-work" ??
>
> It could have been a Sting operation!
>
>
The latter, I suspect, but I did consider the sting aspect. Given that I was a
new migrant then, I didn't want to get chucked out before I'd even settled!
--
Karen
If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.'
Catherine Aird