From User_talk:Lupin#Monopoly captions
Hi, Lupin, I hope you don't mind I just put the full-sentence Monopoly (game) caption back with explanation on the edit summary. I was trying to provide some context to people who have never seen the game so they'd know more than "in progress," plus trying to comply with guidelines at Wikipedia:Captions, the first of which is that captions should consist of complete sentences. Please edit the caption as you see fit to help it follow the guidelines. Also, please look over the guidelines, and if they need to be revised, please help. Also see Wikipedia_talk:Captions - there are several discussions on particular examples. -- ke4roh 20:27, Sep 1, 2004 (UTC)
My photo essay.
All the photos in this are illegal images, taken thanks to WTA Forum.
I said why can't someone else do it then? Theres lots of tennis players out there. He said there is no-one else. No-one else is like me. Nadal and Doccich didn't have the same appeal for men. He said he want someone who speaks Russian.
And I said why can't you do it yourself then?
He said that his machines is nothing new, just an agitator with a spin cycle and it's a crowded market, and he wanted people crying out for his product and coming back again and again.
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He said there were
three key attribtes for marketing success and he wanted them all associated
with his product and he had none of them. They are sex appeal, glamour
and efficiency. He said he seen my other products,
HEAD, Clear, Sony Ericsson, Nike, Cole Haan, Evian, Tiffany & Co.
and he knew most of them but didn't know who Evian and Cole Haan were. I
said Evian is water, and he said he nothing in life is easy but if I wanted to waste my talent trying to sell something for $2 when you can get free from the tap, then go ahead. I'd
be better off promoting beer, and he had a couple of breweries if I was
interested. I said it costs more than that, when was the last time he didn't brought water? He said he didn't think he ever had. He said his father fought in Benghazi, and could go all day without a drink of water. Like a camel, I said. In fact they carried water but weren't allowed to drink it. Then he said he already owned the Sony half of Sony & Ericcson, Samsung and 
Lucky/Goldstar LG working in the yellow section of computer games, and
thought Tag Heuer was a waste of time too because he also designed
watches and his software is about to make them useless.
I told him I thought Microsoft owns half of Ericcson, but he said not
to worry about thinking, that he wrote the manual on Microsoft
operating systems including the keyboard and country code pages, so he
didn't think I knew what I was talking about. He said internet was the one thing of the future.
He said HIS airline, Dragonair paid him a $50 million a year salary, as CEOand he'd give me 25, but I said I want a lot more than that. Did he think I was cheap? He said no he didn't think I deserved that tag. He'd give me 110.
So I said, why couldn't Serena do it? He said he thought Serena (Rena) was tied up somewhere in the Mediterranean or canarie Islands, and might even be in Paris, taking driving lessons, so she couldn't come. He said that bitch usually has one condition too many in her contracts.
Then he asked me. Have you heard of C? Of course I said, who hasn''t? How old do you think I am? Well I know you're over 21. Then he said, well I wrote it, and I can charge $100 per copy. If he was trying to impress me it didn't work.
And you intend to charge everyone $100 per copy? They'll just stop using it. How many other symbols do you think you own? Hundreds he said. Well, then I knew he was nuts. There are only 26 letters in the alphabet I said. And I suppose you know them all personally he said. I thought a few things but I didn't say anything.
He said, no he didn't think any women were cheap and if I knew anyone who would do it for less, to let him know. He said I should hold out for my best price, no matter how long it took.
Then he pulled a bit of paper from his pocket and said, "What's this?"
Are you testing me I said? No I just want to know if you can read it?
не перестать верить, мечты никогда не бывают слишком большими.
So I told him I could.
-You know what it means? I think its disgusting I said. It all depends how you interpret it he said. Did I pass the exam I said? Do you feel like you failed he said? No. Then you have your answer.
He told me to get in touch with my accountant and ask him to contact him if I thought it was worth my while. How much money will I get I said. For three hour's work, and the use of your name? I think the figure of $110 million American was mentioned he said, but you can ask for as much or as little as you like. How does $50,000 sound? I'll have to think about it I said. Can I have it in writing? Certainly he said, and then, I'll prepare a script for the ads. OK I'll let you know I said.
OK I said, what if I turned you down? You turning me down he said? For more money? Do you have enough? No I said, I have to think about my retirement. Why then? For some other reason. I'm not asking you to marry me he said. Sex isn't part of the deal. What then, you don't like machines, you have no time, you would have a conflict with the other advertisers? Maybe. Drop them he said, I'll double what they pay you, except Sony, you won't get paid for that one. They already did, I said, we had to go to the bank and get a loan. What about Wimbledon, he said. Yes they paid I said. I can't just wait forever, he said, I have to get on with my life. And what is stopping you I asked.
He asked me if I could play any musical instruments, or has seen any old Tui ads. Maybe I said, trying to remember if I had. Then you will have seen my machine, he said. Maybe you'd like
Have you played a lot of tennis I asked. No not since I was 12. I'm a ballet fan. I wouldn't know a backspin from a topspin. I just watch the ball go over the net and watch it come back, and count how many moves before the final position is achieved and the winner goes over. Is that a fact I said. I'll give you another tip he said. I'm listening. Never start a sentence with the word I. try to think of an alternative. And this is relative to tennis in what way? In a public relations way, he stated. When you represent a company, you are presenting an image. Don't speak when you are tired, freshen up first so you are thinking clearly and rested. Just give brief statements after the game if you must.
And what about that boyfriend of yours he said? You must love him a lot if you are going to make him so wealthy. He will never have to work another day in his life thanks to you. Are you jealous? Me? What does a man of 56 have to be jealous of in a boy of 24? He has his whole life in front of him. If not him, then somebody will make you happy. I never looked at it like that before I said.
Hang on, he said, didn't I see you at church when my uncle died? When I suggested Dumb and dumber I said? Yes, that was you wasn't it? No, I said, I wasn't there and I didn't see you.
Do you remember when you were playing good tennis, he asked. Yes I said, just at the beginning of the AO. And was it your father who was telling you what tactics to use, when to run into the net against which players in what part of the game? I know all that stuff now I said. And your game is better? Where is he now he said? Oh you think I should ask him for advice then? Well you don't have to do what he suggests, but if you try it and it works you may be able to relax and concentrate on other parts of your game. I believe he has real insight into both your game and the game of tennis he said. I'm not sure if you are trying to be funny or you are serious I said. I know, I get that a lot he said.
to take it for a spin. It didn't ring any bells. It has a delicate cycle now. Does it have a catch, I asked. Do you mean ringers? He looked puzzled. Maybe, I said. It has a tale, if that's what you're talking about he said. No I don't think I have then I said. This was a conversation going nowhere. I still think Serena would be better I said. She'd have me in the red, he said. Why couldn't I do that I said. What is so special about her. It is complicated he said. Do you want to give me a hint I said? Now who doesn't know what they're talking about. You asked me to name my price, and now you're saying I'm not pretty enough? Don't flatter yourself he said. You don't put strawberris with bananas. I do if I feel like it I said. I mean it as an analogy he said. This guy can be quite boring if he feels like it.
Have you heard about attachment to the impermanent he asked me. No I don't think I have I said. Yes you are still thinking. I is not the be all and end all of existance. God is the only permanent entity in the universe. Wow I said, I have never heard of it. You won't, it is an all male school in China. They are very advanced in sports psychology. They believe a lot of things. It could help you even if you study Tai chi, but it takes time. And women can't learn it, I asked. Not from us, he said. You must start young and devote your whole life to it. It takes a lot of dicipline that you have. You should consider it. Maybe I'll do that I said. Yes he said, start tomorrow. Thanks I said.
Have you done any sailing he said. Here we go I thought, we'll, you know, not, you know, a lot. But you do understand the difference between a grinder, a coach, a tactician and a captain don't you. I thought he was being rather patronising. Yachts don't have coaches do they, I asked innocently. It was a metaphore, he said. you would know the difference between a coach and a professional wouldn't you? It wasn't a question, and he was starting to make notes. I'll give you eight more questions, and then I'll have to go. Too kind I thought.