dryads...you happen to be overpassed

Terrance lycidas2 at earthlink.net
Thu Jan 11 20:06:58 CST 2001


John Bailey wrote:
> 
> In regards to the Alligator Patrol/Unpaid non-Union labour scam, I always
> supposed they were getting at least some recompense - Zeitsuss' pep talk "If
> it pays better someplace else, more power to you, I say. This is not a rich
> outfit." Implies that there is some sort of pay going out here, no?
> 'fcourse, now that I think about, the 'better' qualifier may be ironic, as
> in something is better than nothing.

Of course volunteers can be paid or unpaid (thank you
Dardanelles), but I don't think Benny is getting paid. Some
crazy accounting system, poor guy, but it does keep him off
the Streets. 

PAragraph 5 of Chapter 5, omen number two boys, VV again....

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