The Buyer

in #life7 years ago

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Can you help me get some?

I somewhat tetchily removed my pipe and let loose a finely scented plume of plum 'n rum baccy-smoke fan out over my interlocutor. He stood before me shuffling from foot to foot. Need written all over him.

I beg your pardon old fellow?
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A gentleman such as myself was not used to such coarse interruptions at work. Especially when reclining to partake of the pipe.

I read all this stuff about Bitcoin at lunchtime. You're into all that shit aren't you?

At this, I placed my pipe back in my mouth for a gentle chew and nodded wisely.

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Ah, the bitcoin. Weeeelll. Yes, I might know something of it. I might even know a fellow who would be able to, hmmm. How to put it. Sort you out?

I mean its gonna be worth a fucking fortune in the future isnt it?

I crinkled my lips at such course talk. Had my cane not been some feet away propped beside my cloak and galloshes I would have thrashed the life out of him.

One just simply does not talk of fortunes to another gentleman unless lamenting the loss of a cargo of tea and spices to the pirates on the Indian sea over a gin or two.

Yes, it may rise old bean but I wouldn't be betting my bahjinah on it.

Excellent, I will get like, ten or somethin' to start, see how it goes.

I tittered at the yokel. Ten bitcoin indeed. What was this, 2010?

Young man, you do know that each of the bitcoins is worth over 2000 benjamins these days?

Whit??! That's mental?! It's no even real money!?!

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Granted the fellow had a point, it doesn't seem real to your average man in the street. Despite his wispy facial hair insulting me with its sparseness I felt a certain generosity kindle within me. Yes, I would help this chap. Why not. Perhaps it would help him, at least in his quest for a fuller beard.

Listen my young jackanape. Take this. I hastily scrawled some words on a scrap of paper.

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Go there, tell them I sent you. You can buy all the bitcoins you need.

The jackanape frowned at the piece of paper as if translating hieroglyphics. He looked at me, his face like wet socks.

So, is this on the dark web? How do I get on that?

The what? The dark fucking what?! That was it. My patience had been tried enough. I harrumphed loudly and went off to fetch my cane.

A damn good thrashing would sort him out and no mistake.

A fine story hmm? Surely not true? Well there may be some embellishment in the part I describe for myself but I can assure you. This was a conversation I had today. At the end of which I think I was sighing so hard that I raised CO2 levels around the globe.

I mean...

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Someone please write a Bitcoin for Noobs guide. So I don't have to write one or answer these types of questions with words from my actual mouth.

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Turns out this is a very common conversation today..

Well told!

Yes, I suspect there was some well read article about bitcoin going to the moon in one of the news sites!

Cheers!

Think that's been every day for the past 3 months!

That is true!

the dark web ?
lol
is that what a dark spider spins ?

you gave it to him?
gimme and hell - you'll hear me not saying no to it
hell no!

I am going to get some of those special spiders and make them spin me some dark web!!! :O)

haha so true! But no one tells a story like mr boom

Hey @meesterboom! I really love the art work that you start your posts with. Well done again!

Thanks @kus-knee, it is good to know it is appreciated as I do spend a bit of time on it! It is a favourite part of making a post for me!

I do wish it was 2010 and buying 10 bitcoin was no problem...Now you need to take out a loan to buy 10 bitcoin lol.

I think once people stop seeing bitcoin as a dark web we will see it go mainstream. Silkroad put bitcoin on map, but it kinda hurt it at the same time. Well hurt it short term, not long term.

It definitely hurt. People still associate bitcoin with the silk road, guns and drugs.

How awesome would it be to be back then and buy a hundred or so!

or get paid 10,000bitcoin to buy someone a dominos pizza.... IM BANGING MY HEAD AGAINST MY DESK NOW!!!

I think I am too now!!

Good post, thanks for sharing

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Have you ever played Donkey Kong Country on the Super Nintendo? That was one of my favorite games, and there was a shack in every land where old Cranky Kong would hang out. You could go in to get advice if you dared, but he'd be sure you call you an idiot and whack you upside the head with his cane. Thats exactly what came to mind reading this one. Brilliant!

Hehehe, I hadnt played it no. I am glad it reminded you of something that made you laugh though!!

Yes, this on top of the laughter that a meesterboom post already elicits! :)

You are too kind! :OD

Time for a beer.
Cheers mate ! :-))

Hehe, cheers dude!

This is frustrating for sure!

Most people just don't care about the crazy-internet-money-thingy, but we know better!

We do!! We know the bestest!

Damnable crypto coin upstarts, who does this fellow think he is? Next thing he will be distrirbing out morning paper reading session at the gentleman's club, does he not understand 'THE WAY THINGS SHOULD BE??' thrash the fellow next time! Release the hounds and be done with him!

The hounds were moments from being released! He had no idea!!

As long as they were baskervilles, you want to make sure that fellow doesn't come back again should you need to tease those fine canines in the future.

They would be sharp toothed monsters. The only worthy kind!

What a gentleman! You'll have to tell me moar stories through this character, I'm tearing up over here

Hehe, he is a fine alter ego to have!! I always cheer myself up when I look through his lens. :O)

Would it surprise you to know I have a small collection of antique pipes? Ready for when Ophelia and Boom start their investigation agency.

Cor blimey, there is nothing stopping this investigation agency!

I have always been intrigued with them. I worked with an old feller many years ago that smoked out of a right curly affair. They are so cool arent they. The mannerisms of the age and all that associated gubbins. You should post a photo. I say that only because I am nosey and would love to see lol