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Appropriate the skills and training of sniffer dogs for
domestic use. Anyone who has lost something could
contact the dog and a handler directly from any public
directory. A briefing would involve presenting other
personal items to the dog and outlining the area of loss
to the handler.
127MarkChalmers
29 January 2001
Open a shop in an area of great wealth, such as Monaco,
Beverly Hills or Dubai, that would open its doors only Editor’s note:
once a month and only to five customers. On display One would have to
would be five numbered items worth between $100 and assume that the biro
$1m. Each customer would sign an agreement and then bought for $1m would
pick a number corresponding to an item for sale and be so famous an item
that its value at
128another number corresponding to a price ticket. The auction would go
some way to
recouping the
customer’s loss.
customers would gamble on buying a $1 artefact for
$1m rather than the other way round. The store’s mark
up and profit would be guaranteed in any eventuality.
Dan Friedman
31 January 2001