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1y ago

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Just say "personal reasons" and no one asks a question and no one will care
- Considering this was 1956, I would imagine "secret reasons" was used where we would use "personal reasons" today.
  Or Mr. White was drunk.
  
  Just write "reasons" like a normal person. smh
How to Get Investigated as a Communist in One Easy Step!
- In 1956 that one step was not being a fascist.
Would this be E. B. White, author of Charlotte’s Web?
- 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
- Is this the EB White from rick and morty?
  https://youtube.com/shorts/2NXfl0KGYVk?si=WkY4oY4wYOYh63ea
My reasons are classified
No needs no qualifiers
"I must decline."
It's that simple
secret reasons world well if your field of work is related to spying
- 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.
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).
September 28, 1956 was a Friday

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