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Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:21:26 -0400 (EDT)
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From: Daniel Reeves <dreeves &AElig umich.edu>
Subject: Re: Fairer Favors
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Melanie and Grandpa and the rest of the (improvethe)world,
   I agree about inviting people over for dinner -- no charging yootles, 
like Bethany said.  But asking someone to cook you dinner?  Different 
story.  How about taking turns hosting dinner?  Yootling would be a great 
way to take turns without needing to literally take turns.  Here's what 
you do:  decide on a good standard price, like Y$100 since that's what you 
might pay for a fancy meal out, and just because it's a nice round number. 
As you'll see, the amount doesn't matter much; it's mainly for 
turn-taking.
   Now simply host each other to your heart's delight, paying the 100 
yootles each time.  If your balance becomes too negative or the one-month 
rule looms, it's your turn.

   You can use the same principle for chores as well, such as taking turns 
loading the dishwasher.


--- \/   FROM Melanie Reeves AT 06.06.30 12:05 (Today)   \/ ---

> Thanks Gpa, I was replying to Danny who mentioned you're completely 
> against the yootles system.  I can see it being useful in certain 
> situations though and maybe with some more real-life examples and 
> applications of it, I'll see it being more useful.  There are certain 
> things, like having people over for dinner though, that I can't see a 
> nice way of having an auction for.
>
> Anyway, I saw your point and I see some of Danny and Bethany's too, so I 
> wanted my reply to invoke responses from everyone so I could where my 
> thinking was making sense and where it might be flawed.


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"Ever since prehistoric times, wise men have tried to
understand what, exactly, make people laugh. That's why they
were called 'wise men.' All the other prehistoric people were
out puncturing each other with spears, and the wise men were
back in the cave saying: 'How about: Would you please take my
wife? No. How about: Here is my wife, please take her right
now. No. How about: Would you like to take something? My wife
is available. No. How about ...'"
                     Dave Barry, "Why Humor is Funny"