It adds a certain handcrafted quality to the code that you just can't find elsewhere, like hand grinding your coffee beans with an electric grinder or turning the lights on using a wall switch.
"Permission to use the restroom", like what? What's he going to do, say no? I can take a shit in your trash can if you'd prefer. I'm not asking for permission, I'm informing you that I'm going to the restroom, deal with it.
Something's fucky