If your complete ouevre was hidden on the hard disk , then maybe.
Besides I just bought a new computer.

Mieke

You're so cheap.

Arnon

Yep, that's Mie. And I actually have to live with it.

Bills

The truth is I can't afford myself any follies, how interesting they might be.

Right, so no sentimental reasons for keeping it. Or moralistic by destroying it. Purely capitalistic. But what if this happens to end up with some computer geek who will use it for spare parts (the poem will be lost!). My guess is this thing belongs in a museum or something. So I want it. But will you ship abroad?

No I can’t (sorry, other engagements )
Publicity, make publicity!? A show, a contest, a lottery … ?

Arnon

Why don't you keep this machine for yourself? Are Sanders bills so huge?
If i were you i would keep this machine, especially because you wrote some of your books on it.
It can be bad luck, someone else touching the keyboard.

I am sure in a few years you will open ‘The Arnon Grunberg Museum’ maybe in Manhattan or somewhere in Germany, than you could give this old Apple a good place in a perspex cabin.
I also think you could ask Sander to be the one that dust this machine once in a while.

David

The starting bid is set at $199.00.
Do you really think Sander’s bills are that low?
Do you want to become curator of the Grunberg Museum?

Arnon

No, Sander’s bills must be enormous.
If I were the curator of ‘The Grunberg Museum’ I would purchase this ‘object’ for the museum.

Arnon,

Write an epic, you've already introduced us with the new epithet "Sander my friend". Just take care all revenues will find their way to him.

Arnon

To awnser your question:
What do you pay me for a 40hr a week contract?

@Arnon/@Mieke

Arnon, I feel you should give it as a gift to Mieke.
Mieke, I feel you should treat yourself to a midweek break in NY.
(really sorry Mayli for breaking my own promise, bare with me, I will manage in time).

David

It depends on your qualifications.

@Mieke, you see? I told you he'd ignore me forever. I suppose I could try bidding 1000 euros on the computer, maybe that will work. The three most effective ways to a man's heart: money, food and sex (in irrelevant order).

Arnon

Do you want my C.V.?

David

You can send your CV to Johannes.

Arnon

Hahaha

There is an element of transsubstantiation in this. - I like it.

Arnon

I think the managing of the Grunberg museum is a perfect job for your friend Pablo van D. Isn't it?

David

Your list of my friends is out of date.
I need a curator who is up to date

julius

You can afford a trip to New York. If I you make a decent offer I will buy you a plate of pasta.

Arnon

About mister van D. was a joke Arnon.
I want send you my CV, but not to Johannes, i don't want my CV between pictures of Dens' sister.
You can mail me, i am also a taxateur with all required registrations.

David

If you start offending Dens's sister I'll do my utmost to turn your life into a disaster zone.
Do you happen to have a sister as well?

Arnon

I'm not offending Dens' sister at all, why do you think so?
How would you turn my life into a disaster zone Arnon?
I have a lot of sisters, but no camera.

Arnon

I think you should do something funny with it. Not sell the damn thing. By the way, your feedback score is insufficient to gain my trust.

David

Please, send your sisters to Johannes at your earliest convenience.

Shipping

I'd like to bid on this literary computer, but I don't live anywhere near New York, no. Can you ship the idem to The Netherlands?

Arnon, is or will the poem be published? Or could your computer be seen as a very special very, very limited edition of the poem hidden on the harddisk?

Ah, what frivolous.
2-way tickets to New York are listed as low as 283 euro's. Let's say the carriage costs $20, this means that you can have this priceless piece for $800, food and NY-transport included. To overnight, one could surf on couches.

Note to David: To this day no pictures of my sister are sent to Johannes. He could've seen them on Facebook or elsewhere, but that isn't the case, I think. Your "CV" is safe with Johannes.

Arnon

I talked to them, and they all go to a photo shop because we don't have camera's in our family.
Later this day , each of them will drop a photo at my house, than i will take a look, and than send them to Johannes

Dens

Please don't think i was offending your sister in what way so ever.

Arnon,

Is this hidden poem new? Can I read it? I think the poem might be worth more than the computer. Besides, I don't like normal computers, I prefer a notebook. So if I'ld bid on it, it would be for the poem that lies hidden within, not the metal and plastic shell.

To all

Did you already realise what golden opportunity Arnon offers us?
This exceptional item wiil be worth something some day. We have two options. One, Arnon becomes even more famaous and then this computer will be a collection item and be worth a lot of money. Second even when you don't sell it, there is still the possibility to donate it to a museum, in wich case a small card will be attached mentioning that it was you who played the mecenas. This is what I call a win-win situation . In either case some of the fame of Arnon will reflect on you.
Remember, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Arnon

Why don't you give it to the Letterkundig Museum? If I was in charge there I'd want to have it.

Maybe we need to contact AFTvdH. A believe spite is a very powerfull bidder.

twittermania

Wakey wakey people: even Barack Obama is now on twitter. Arnon, make sure you beat Kluun to it. I did, but nobody knows me to be the wonderful writer I am. You on the other hand...
http://twitter.com/BarackObama

Aliefka

Sweet of you to think of me, but I don't want to feel obliged to Arnon.
There are advantages to the fact Arnon doesn't react on you. Now you can say anything you like, without having discussions afterwards.

Nick

You can come and pick it up. If you make a decent offer I'll buy you some food.

Ron

The poem is unpublished.

David

I'm looking forward to meeting all of your sisters, I hope none of them can be described as jailbait.

David

Forgive my curiosity, but how old are you? Or is that an insensitive question.

Arnon

why do you think so?

Mieke

Do you realy want to know? You have my mail adress.

Arnon

I am still very curious hoe you would turn my life into a ‘disaster zone’
The ‘zone’ part is very interesting. Will you give me a hint?

Dens

AftH doesn't use a computer. He uses a typemachine. He's a Hermans epigone in that way.

I noticed that the bidding started. Good work.

Mieke

Join the bidding darling.

Arnon

Are you still thinking about it or you just don't know?
I send almost 43 pictures of my 7 sisters, as I told you; they all went to a photo shop to make professional ones, but in the end the couldn’t make a choice when I told them they are for a writer who sells his writing tools for the highest bidder.

David

Johannes has not confirmed the receipt of these pictures.

Sweety

Wouldn't you want to exchange your computer for a piece of art of mine?

Arnon

Are you sure?

Arnon

Does the 406 dollar cover Sanders bills?