How can I tell the age of this tree?
Chop it down.
Yeah, count the rings.
[The klaxon goes off – ‘count the rings’]
Is that not right?
Well, not really, no. It’s a sort of rough guide, but it doesn’t really tell you...
Well it’s a rough guide. Maybe that’s all I’m after. Maybe I’m not all that bothered about accuracy, Stephen. Maybe I’ve got shit to do.
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