discussion Talk about tiny details ...

[Tim Marlow]

Wasn't Tchaikovsky's music good enough for people to pay him for it - thereby enabling him to earn a living? If it wasn't, perhaps he should have picked another profession?

I can see it now…Tchaikovsk’s first plumbing concerto for overflow and plug…..”they’ll still be admiring this bathroom in a hundred and fifty years” says Mrs Scroggins of 15 Sebastopol terrace….

Actually it reminds me of an old Tommy Cooper joke….
”I have a Rembrandt and a Stradivarius at home. They’re not worth much though. Stradivarius couldn’t paint and Rembrandt made bad violins”

Just remember there’s more to life than money Dave and you’ll do just fine :thumb2:

 

[Gern]

Just remember there’s more to life than money Dave and you’ll do just fine :thumb2:

You're absolutely right of course Tim. There's stocks and shares, bearer bonds, money orders, traveller's cheques, precious metals and gemstones, bullion and let's not forget investment in valuable pieces of art! And of course legal means of avoiding bills and taxes!

 

[Tim Marlow]

Yep, Monet doesn’t buy you happiness, but you can be miserable in comfort!

 

[Guest]

Monet doesn’t buy you happiness, but you can be miserable in comfort!

Looking at your painting, you mean?

(I’m wondering if you purposely said Monet or that you made the typo monet and autocorrect capitalised it, as it did for me yesterday before I hand-corrected it to what I actually meant.)

 

[Tim Marlow]

Looking at your painting, you mean?

(I’m wondering if you purposely said Monet or that you made the typo monet and autocorrect capitalised it, as it did for me yesterday before I hand-corrected it to what I actually meant.)

Definitely purposefully….as in Money buys you Monet, but doesn’t buy you happiness…..however, if you have that sort of money you can be miserable in comfort….

 

[AlanG]

Money buys you Monet, but doesn’t buy you happiness

I'd give the happiness bit a damn good go if i had a couple of hundred thou (or more) spare.

 

[yak face]

Thats absolutely mental ! Imagine paying 15000 quid for one and sneezing and losing it forever , and we complain about tiny bits of pe lost to the carpet monster !! On a side note , i once heard a brilliant take on Munchs ‘the scream ‘ , someone said maybe he just painted a really crap spaniel and when people started raving about the depiction of a tortured soul he just kept his mouth shut :smiling5::smiling5: ( look at it now and you cant unsee it:smiling5: - youre welcome )

 

[Tim Marlow]

Thats absolutely mental ! Imagine paying 15000 quid for one and sneezing and losing it forever , and we complain about tiny bits of pe lost to the carpet monster !! On a side note , i once heard a brilliant take on Munchs ‘the scream ‘ , someone said maybe he just painted a really crap spaniel and when people started raving about the depiction of a tortured soul he just kept his mouth shut :smiling5::smiling5: ( look at it now and you cant unsee it:smiling5: - youre welcome )

That crap spaniel holds the record for the highest auction price I think! 120 million dollars…..and it’s not even paint on canvas, it’s pastel on cardboard! If I had that sort of dosh to spend on a painting I’d rather have the cracked vase with the big daisies by Van Gogh.

 

[Gern]

That crap spaniel holds the record for the highest auction price I think! 120 million dollars…..and it’s not even paint on canvas, it’s pastel on cardboard! If I had that sort of dosh to spend on a painting I’d rather have the cracked vase with the big daisies by Van Gogh.

Methinks I'd rather have a garage full of luxury cars in every mansion I own, a superyacht or two, a couple of A 380s to take me and my entourage of gorgeous women anywhere in the world, and of course my own private island with VERY relaxed tax laws! Much more sensible - and with the added bonus I could get private viewings of any and every piece of art I'd ever want to look at with suitable contributions to the art world.

 

[Guest]

I'd give the happiness bit a damn good go if i had a couple of hundred thou (or more) spare.

“Money doesn’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you the things that give you happiness” —Johnny Depp (paraphrased, I think)

“I can understand wanting to have millions of dollars, there’s a certain freedom, meaningful freedom, that comes with that. But once you get much beyond that, I have to tell you, it’s the same hamburger.” —Bill Gates