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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts) Thu Mar 21, 2019, 09:52 PM Mar 2019

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'She was a good cook, as good cooks go. And as good cooks go, she went.'

Read this years ago in a short story by Agatha Christie IIRC.

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'She was a good cook, as good cooks go. And as good cooks go, she went.' (Original Post) bobbieinok Mar 2019 OP

Every now and then, a diamond flies off an author's pen htuttle Mar 2019 #1

it's also very very true dweller Mar 2019 #2

Sounds more like P.G.Wodehouse than Agatha Christie to me Ron Obvious Mar 2019 #3

htuttle

(23,738 posts)

1. Every now and then, a diamond flies off an author's pen

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 10:57 PM

Mar 2019

That one is as Zen-like as any Raymond Chandler line.

It's frugal, and perfect.

dweller

(23,613 posts)

2. it's also very very true

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2019, 12:10 AM

Mar 2019

in the food service industry..

sadly, I know

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Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

3. Sounds more like P.G.Wodehouse than Agatha Christie to me

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2019, 12:33 PM

Mar 2019

But I've definitely read it before.

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