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The Times: The Depression of 2008..

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  • clobber_2
    clobber_2 Posts: 472 Forumite
    Walletwatch wrote: »
    Wonder when that quote dates to - I dabble in some ghost-writing

    Oooh, what have you ghost written? Go on, tell us.

    Jordan's novels? Beckham's autobiography?
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    clobber wrote: »
    Oooh, what have you ghost written? Go on, tell us.

    Jordan's novels? Beckham's autobiography?

    Now, now, no need to be offensive :rotfl:
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • Walletwatch
    Walletwatch Posts: 1,055 Forumite
    clobber wrote: »
    Oooh, what have you ghost written? Go on, tell us.

    Jordan's novels? Beckham's autobiography?

    No, I would surely get paid much more for those - this is probably the research work / essay papers / dissertations of some ultra-rich kid who can't be bothered to do it by himself.
    It's always the grass that suffers, irrespective of whether the elephants are fighting or making love !!!
  • clobber_2
    clobber_2 Posts: 472 Forumite
    Do you want to write up my audit for me?
  • Walletwatch
    Walletwatch Posts: 1,055 Forumite
    clobber wrote: »
    Do you want to write up my audit for me?

    Not sure if you're serious, but if you are, no I will have to politely decline, I only do this work when routed through my agents.
    It's always the grass that suffers, irrespective of whether the elephants are fighting or making love !!!
  • Treadmill
    Treadmill Posts: 1,102 Forumite
    Don't panic... The 700 Billion bailout will save us all... yay.
  • GDB2222
    GDB2222 Posts: 27,003 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Generali wrote: »
    'I'm going to invent a religion that's going to make me a fortune. I'm tired of writing for a penny a word.' - L Ron Hubbard (supposedly).


    That would be 1 cent a word, so not really comparable to UK pennies.
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
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