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31 Post author: Clippy 22 May 2010 10:03PM

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Comment author: Kevin 26 May 2010 05:31:48AM *  7 points [-]

After I told Clippy that delivery of the money in two years was acceptable, Clippy proposed getting a bonus for early delivery, and I agreed to 15%/year.

So $50,000 - 1000*1.15^2 = 48677.5.

Perhaps some could see this as a questionable attempt to trick Clippy into giving me money, but I do intend to fulfill my promise of delivering the paperclips 50 years from now. I'm not asking any posters besides Clippy to give me money. This top-level post by Clippy does read like an attempt to trick people into giving me money, but I'm not Clippy and I think that this top-level post is a not very good idea that has 0+ chance of actually happening.

Btw, Clippy claims that the check in the mail to SIAI was sent last Wednesday and I have not yet received confirmation that SIAI got it. :(

Comment author: Clippy 28 May 2010 03:46:10PM *  8 points [-]

Clippy claims that the check in the mail to SIAI was sent last Wednesday and I have not yet received confirmation that SIAI got it. :(

Update: User:Kevin confirms that SIAI has received a donation of 1000 USD with sufficient evidence that it came from me.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 28 May 2010 04:04:41PM 4 points [-]

Was it paperclipped to a piece of paper, or do you prefer to not let paperclips out of your possession?

Comment author: Clippy 03 June 2011 09:32:10PM 5 points [-]

Your intution is correct. It was stapled.