Things my girlfriend and I have argued about (online version)

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If you've clicked on the 'Why I nearly stopped updating' link above, you'll know who Hannah is. But, of course, you won't have clicked on it because you felt it was too much of an effort, you Child Of The Internet, you. So, let me tell you Hannah is someone with whom I recently started to work — remotely, I've met her in person once, for about ninety minutes. You now have all the information you need. Phone me, I'll come round and scroll for you too, OK?

Margret and I are going up a mountain, side by side, on a drag lift in Germany. The white noise of the snow under our skis is the only sound until Margret begins to speak.

Margret — 'This woman — "Hannah", is it? — what's she like?'

Mil — 'She seems OK.'

Margret — 'How old is she.'

Mil — 'About thirty, I think.'

Margret — 'What colour is her hair?'

Mil — 'Black.'

Margret — 'Does she smoke?'

Mil — 'Yes.'

Margret — 'YOU WANT TO SLEEP WITH HER, DON'T YOU?'

Perfectly put into practice there, you can see, Sherlock Holmes's rule that, "Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable must be the truth."