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To: laxcoach
Then he asked about firearms and I said it was none of his business. He needed a yes or no answer. I lied.

Seriously? You answered this intrusive question (even if dishonestly)?

I would have replied: I'm very sorry that you "need" a "yes-or-no" answer, but I'm not giving you one. Now go pound sand!

One of the most obnoxious, deceitful expressions to worm its way into the English language in the past 30 years: "I need you to..." (= "I hereby demand that you...")

Regards,

23 posted on 10/28/2017 6:49:04 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek
He needed a yes or no answer.
I would have replied: I'm very sorry that you "need" a "yes-or-no" answer, but I'm not giving you one.

I would want to go with, "That's interesting. What happens when your need goes unmet?"

(Of course the Totalitarianism enabler will check "yes" on his form for any answer other than "no", so I just went with "no".)

49 posted on 10/28/2017 7:26:08 AM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: alexander_busek

“You need a yes-or-no answer? OK, here’s one. Yes or no.”


60 posted on 10/28/2017 7:56:55 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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