Arnon

A strange question maybe, but why is it so quiet here ? Is there an vacation or a disaster or a war that didn’t reach me?
Good luck on your trip.

It works like this:
If you suddenly think about your talisman WATCH IT and BE CAREFULL for the next few moments. (but I'm not sure)

David

It's the economy.

Fluffy dices

The best talismans for everyday use may be the fluffy dices that can be hung from your rear view mirror in your car. If anything, they take away the view of most of the road . As a result, people happily driving along with this talisman must be very lucky since they apparently avoided getting involved in an accident despite the use of the fluffy dices. Perhaps only people that are already very lucky can afford using talismans...

You will become the most famous reporter ever, even more famous than Tintin ! (May you live and stay young forever.)

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David

Arnon broke up with me, or maybe with most female commentators.

Arnon

Remember, Copper Face Jacks.
If you don't know how to recognize me, there's a picture of me on facebook.

Helena

The photo on Facebook just shows your legs.

Arnon

Do you really have to go to Iraq?

I remember after having received 'Onder de Soldaten' sending an e-mail to someone with whom I am befriended to let him know that it all of the sudden was plausible to utter things like: 'Let's hope he leaves for another war soon.'

Margot

Are you sure, how do you know he broke up with you?

Mein Rättchen

Do you need to see more?
Did you notice the red , high heels?

Teresa

Well, my love, should I cancel my trip for you?

Arnon

That would be something for you, canceling your trip to Iraq for a woman ;)

Arnon

You would really do that for me?

Tirza

I just finished reading my first book of Arnon Grunberg, 'Tirza', it was brilliant, thank you.

Teresa

You can come with me to Iraq.

David

Please, stop acting as if we have been best friends since high school.

Arnon

I would love to go there with you but it's not possible right now.
You are the most romantic man in the world.

Arnon

For one time, please tell why you feel like that and not only make a loose remark and run away.
I don't think there is anny reason to see my comments as friendly, do you?

Arnon

The only thing I was referring to, was the line that Margot wrote, about woman that are running away.

I'm sorry, I realize that I sound like some others who didn’t survive your cruel way of reacting and went away, or were ‘send away’ ;)
In fact I think it’s your style to only react once and never re-react. That makes you very lazy and in a way a sort of walking monologue.
I don’t know if people always will respect walking monologues.
By the way, I went on the same school, and I also had the same teacher, that’s a fact.

David

If you had experience with cruelty you would not use that word so frivolously.

Arnon

Some people are just able to feel more than others.

Theresa

Arnon is a delightfull and incredible flirt. This comes much closer to the truth, if you ask me.

David

Those sensitive souls.

Arnon

You must be carefull with them, must respect a little my darling ;)

Mieke

Sometimes I think you must be Arnon's alter ego, or maybe his mother, you are so protective, how do you manage to stay always in the same loving-mood, don’t you feel like saying one time: ‘No, Mieke, don’t’ ?

The benefit of perfume, at least for me, is that I remain untroubled by other people's body odour which is something intimate I don't want to share with every Tom, Dick and Harry. Even though I'm not very fond of tasting someone's perfume in my mouth,either, when they've been using too much of it.

David

Exactly, Arnon is my alter ego, more he is even my better half, a very frustrating truth to live with.

Juliane

The whole purpose of perfume is to cover up body odor?

Arnon

Perfume makes people neutral. There's rarely anything individual about it and it neither entices me nor does it bother me as some kinds of body odour would. It smells good, yes, but it doesn't make me feel sexy, feminine etc. etc. Burnt matches or freshly plastered walls smell nice, as well. It looks nice in flacons, though, if I include more than the substance itself when using the term "perfume". So covering up body odour, for me, might not be its whole but its main purpose.

I would be interested in your opinion concerning both the purpose(s) of perfume on yourself and on others.

Mieke

Sometimes the truth doesn't matter.

Mieke

Teresa is right.

Is it painfull? And if it is, where does it hurt?

Teresa

Then Arnon is the right person for you.

Benefit of the talisman

It's so simple, maybe someone already gave this answer, but I don't feel like reading all thirthy something reactions first, so... The benefit of the talisman lies in autosuggestion. Just as Dombo believed he could fly when he held a feather in his trunk so do people that believe in the power of a talisman believe they'll survive/get better/meet the love of their live/get a job/win the lottery/... as long as they have their talisman with them. Even if you don't believe in some supernatural power of a talisman, the psychological working of it should not be underestimated. And please keep in mind that losing (one of) them doesn't mean you're lost, it only means you'll have to try to fly without a feather, and if you believe that you can, you will. Good luck!