That will do nicely sir: paying for stuff in 2017
There’s a famous passage in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy when Guide writer Ford Prefect tries to pay for a drink with American Express. The alien bartender is unimpressed with that suggestion, and after threatening to kill him on the spot, points out that his establishment doesn’t accept that particular credit card. Luckily, Ford has an ace up his sleeve, and offers the bar a favourable writeup in the Guide in exchange for free booze. “That,” rumbles the bar-creature,…
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