She probably knew that Millie was too lazy to bother actually following through once she realized she wasn’t getting her money. Reply
She probably knew that box of paperclips would cost all of $4 to replace, even if Millie made good her threat. Reply
Win? She’d have done a whole lot of pointlessly fiddly work, and still wouldn’t have any money. I don’t think that counts as even a Pyrrhic victory. Reply
I’m gonna make you an offer you can easily refuse.
She probably knew that Millie was too lazy to bother actually following through once she realized she wasn’t getting her money.
She probably knew that box of paperclips would cost all of $4 to replace, even if Millie made good her threat.
So she’d only need to do five boxes to win.
Well, to break even.
To win she would have to do six.
Win? She’d have done a whole lot of pointlessly fiddly work, and still wouldn’t have any money. I don’t think that counts as even a Pyrrhic victory.
I do like how you use their ears as part of their expressions