(shuffle) because that would then inconvenience the person being asked, and Bad Things consequently result... either one then would owe a debt of gratitude to the askee for not having been Consigned to the Outer Darkness, or else the askee is placed in the uncomfortable position of communicating some form of rejection... I see it as more polite for me to try to ascertain the askee's intentions without actually putting them on the spot.
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Date: 2002-04-10 01:26 am (UTC)