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| re: Stealing vs. Taking | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 11:19 pm EDT 07/13/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Stealing vs. Taking - BroadwayTonyJ 10:47 pm EDT 07/13/18 | |
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| From the standpoint that taking has to be worse for Billy than stealing, I can see the argument that accepting offered money that he hadn't in some way earned would be the most difficult thing he could do. Thanks for sharing your reading. | |
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| re: Stealing vs. Taking | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 11:25 pm EDT 07/13/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Stealing vs. Taking - Singapore/Fling 11:19 pm EDT 07/13/18 | |
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| As Julie sings: "You couldn't take my money if I didn't have any And I don't have a penny, that's true And if I did have money You couldn't take any 'Cause you'd ask an' I'd give it to you!" And in a sense, we could say that Billy has been taking Mrs. Mullin's money... |
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| re: Stealing vs. Taking | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 11:30 pm EDT 07/13/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Stealing vs. Taking - Chromolume 11:25 pm EDT 07/13/18 | |
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| Or if it were offered to him, Billy could take money for accepting a dangerous job -- like going whaling or something on that order. | |
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| re: Stealing vs. Taking | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 01:04 am EDT 07/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Stealing vs. Taking - BroadwayTonyJ 11:30 pm EDT 07/13/18 | |
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| But that latter transaction is employment, which would be filed under "making", I would think. I can see the idea that Billy doesn't look askance at bumming off of the women he's sleeping with, but still would find it hard to take a loan or free money from someone of a higher social rank than him. |
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| re: Stealing vs. Taking | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 10:34 am EDT 07/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Stealing vs. Taking - Singapore/Fling 01:04 am EDT 07/14/18 | |
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| But that latter transaction is employment, which would be filed under "making", I would think. I can see the idea that Billy doesn't look askance at bumming off of the women he's sleeping with... IMO, both the above statements can be referring to Mrs. Mullin. She may be paying him for his work at the carousel, but surely that ain't all...and how are we to know whether that's an honest salary or just an "arrangement" of sorts? I tend to think that where Mrs. M is concerned, he's both making and taking. ;-) |
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| re: Stealing vs. Taking | |
| Posted by: bmc 03:40 pm EDT 07/14/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Stealing vs. Taking - Chromolume 10:34 am EDT 07/14/18 | |
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| Stealing=He knows it is wrong; Taking =he's past right or wrong, he's entitled to it, he'll Just Take it. | |
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