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> "thing one and thing two" spring to mind...

It is possible to say "would you like to come up and see my Theodor Geisel prints" with ulterior motives.

Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm and the goat farmer (whatever his name was) were my reverent childhood stories, but I don't need them as wall art: when I found someplace that resembled Busytown, I moved here, so instead of putting them on my walls, all I need to do is go into town...




> It is possible to say "would you like to come up and see my Theodor Geisel prints" with ulterior motives.

Depending on which book they’re from, the odds of an ulterior motive may be quite high indeed.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Lady_Godivas

(Possibly nsfw—mild cartoon nudity)




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