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Re:Pearsons, Who Pledged $100M to UChicago, Want Their Money... by jjeaff on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @02:51AM (#16527531)
You have the option to take the car with those caveats or not. If you choose to accept it, I must conclude that you consider it a net positive and thus a gift. Not as good as a full, unfettered gift, but a gift nonetheless.
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Re:Pearsons, Who Pledged $100M to UChicago, Want Their Money... by benchaney on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @03:12AM (#16527603)
> I must conclude that you consider it a net positive and thus a gift

By this definition, whenever anyone buys anything it is a gift.

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Re:Pearsons, Who Pledged $100M to UChicago, Want Their Money... by jjeaff on Monday March 12, 2018 @03:05PM (#16570499)
You should re-read my comment then.
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