> One thing hardboiled detectives know how to do is
bribe people. They're
> always sliding a bill over the counter, or stuffing
it into a breast
> pocket, or fanning out a wad like cards. I never
have occasion to give
> bribes, but if I did I'd certainly look to them for
advice. They always
> knew who was up for a little graft, how much to
offer, and how to make
> sure no-one else saw.
I've found that a firm handshake under the dining table
always works well.
Brad
-- # To unsubscribe from the regular list, say "unsubscribe rara-avis" to # majordomo@icomm.ca. This will not work for the digest version. # The web pages for the list are at http://www.miskatonic.org/rara-avis/ .
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : 07 Nov 2000 EST