Chastened And Wiser
Apr. 12th, 2022 08:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poliphiloYesterday we signed a contract for a very expensive piece of kit and today we're cancelling it.
And the moral of the story is, "Don't invite a salesman into your house unless you're absolutely sure- in advance- that you want what he's selling, because (a) salesmen are the very devil and (b) you are weaker than you think."
I watched Scarface last night- well, three quarters of it- the second movie of that name, starring Al Pacino. It hasn't aged well.
And the moral of this second story is "Not every movie that gets tagged as a classic is actually any good."
And the moral of the story is, "Don't invite a salesman into your house unless you're absolutely sure- in advance- that you want what he's selling, because (a) salesmen are the very devil and (b) you are weaker than you think."
I watched Scarface last night- well, three quarters of it- the second movie of that name, starring Al Pacino. It hasn't aged well.
And the moral of this second story is "Not every movie that gets tagged as a classic is actually any good."
