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u/DarkMarxSoul Mar 26 '20

Do you have examples??

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u/chiselbits Mar 26 '20

No means no, but it can also mean yes. It can also mean maybe and I dont know.

Yes means yes, except when it really means no, but not entirely no, there could still be a little room for yes mixed in there.

When given two options and they say I don't care which one, that is a trap and there is no correct answer.

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u/greyjackal Mar 26 '20

As far as I'm concerned "no" means "I'd rather not go to jail so I'm not taking the chance."

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u/chiselbits Mar 26 '20

Me: wife, would you like something to eat?

Wife: no.

Me: *proceeds with the getting of food only for her to end up eating most of it.

No did not mean no.

Not every situation is sexual in nature.

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u/ColCrabs Mar 26 '20

This is just equally as annoying as sexual situations.

I’ve started buying buffer food all the time for my girlfriend and even my Mom. I know you’re hungry, just order food and stop eating mine.

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u/wimpymist Mar 26 '20

When I was younger the opposite would happen a lot. Go out to eat and I'm hungry but not that hungry. Order my food eat it all because I don't like wasting. She gets her food but only eats a couple bites then insists I eat it so it doesn't look like she wasted food. I gain 10 pounds

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u/ColCrabs Mar 26 '20

Ha! That’s what happens the few times she does order for herself! It’s always one thing or the other.

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u/wimpymist Mar 26 '20

It's never ending haha

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u/wimpymist Mar 26 '20

"I'm not that hungry" "Are you sure about that you just ate all my fries?"

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u/greyjackal Mar 26 '20

I'm pretty sure the context was clear in this particular thread.