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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

September 28, 1956 was a Friday

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

I used this line when cancelling with my ISP. The chat agent didn’t get the reference but responded with an “oh my” (or equivalent, I don’t really remember the details).

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

"I must decline."

It's that simple

[–] [email protected] 55 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Just say "personal reasons" and no one asks a question and no one will care

[–] [email protected] 47 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Considering this was 1956, I would imagine "secret reasons" was used where we would use "personal reasons" today.

Or Mr. White was drunk.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Just write "reasons" like a normal person. smh

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

reasons

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Finally someone normal on here.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

SECRET REASONS INTENSIFIES

[–] [email protected] 44 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How to Get Investigated as a Communist in One Easy Step!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

In 1956 that one step was not being a fascist.

[–] [email protected] 77 points 7 months ago

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago

My reasons are classified

[–] [email protected] 37 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Would this be E. B. White, author of Charlotte’s Web?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Is this the EB White from rick and morty?

https://youtube.com/shorts/2NXfl0KGYVk?si=WkY4oY4wYOYh63ea

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago

Mayhaps. It would make sense.

James Thurber described White as a quiet man who disliked publicity and who, during his time at The New Yorker, would slip out of his office via the fire escape to a nearby branch of Schrafft's to avoid visitors he didn't know

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago

No needs no qualifiers

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

secret reasons world well if your field of work is related to spying

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Are you kidding? That would be awful. "Sorry I can't come to the party, I'm doing spy stu-- I mean, I already made plans. Yeah..." A real Johnny English over here.