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[colmena]

Hm. Where's your momma?

[Oberon]

What?
Okay, I know you have no actual power to make this happen, but I'm still baffled at your presumptuousness. You don't know whether or not that day is open, and this probably means I'm supposed to be paying for a bunch of things, like dinner. And then you say "first acceptable choice". How is that decided anyhow?

You're a madman.

It's all theater, dude. Imagine yourself snowed in at a ski resort with Jonathan Winters, or (perhaps more appropriately) Andy Kaufman.

Now, to be serious for a moment... of course you're correct in all you say. For me, up to now, the entire thread has been one big exercise in chutzpah. Of course, everyone expects you to say "I'm not having any of it!" and we'll all laugh and go on about our business.

Except... some young woman might actually be brave enough to step up and say "Yes, I am willing to go meet Magic Poriferan for a lunch date on the 2nd of August. Dutch."

And then... well, then its kinda up to you. As it has been all along, really. If you tell me directly not to do this any more, I'll stop. Up to now you've expressed exasperation and embarrassment, but you haven't asked me to quit it. I will if you tell me that's really what you want.

[Domino]

Johnathon Winters?! You want to give Magic an existential meltdown?

[colmena]

You should have asked him first, then pretended you hadn't.

[Magic Poriferan]

It's all theater, dude. Imagine yourself snowed in at a ski resort with Jonathan Winters, or (perhaps more appropriately) Andy Kaufman.

Now, to be serious for a moment... of course you're correct in all you say. For me, up to now, the entire thread has been one big exercise in chutzpah. Of course, everyone expects you to say "I'm not having any of it!" and we'll all laugh and go on about our business.

Except... some young woman might actually be brave enough to step up and say "Yes, I am willing to go meet Magic Poriferan for a lunch date on the 2nd of August. Dutch."

And then... well, then its kinda up to you. As it has been all along, really. If you tell me directly not to do this any more, I'll stop. Up to now you've expressed exasperation and embarrassment, but you haven't asked me to quit it. I will if you tell me that's really what you want.

Okay, okay...

...Dutch?

Johnathon Winters?! You want to give Magic an existential meltdown?

I've had those before. With chocolate and butter-scotch syrup.

[Oberon]

You should have asked him first, then pretended you hadn't.

Oh, you're just jealous 'cuz he's not all that into you.

[Oberon]

...Dutch?

It's where you each pay for your own meal. "Dutch treat" is the old term.

[Domino]

I've had those before. With chocolate and butter-scotch syrup.

And space eggs. If Johnathon Winters has anything to do with it.

[colmena]

Oh, you're just jealous 'cuz he's not all that into you.

true true...

[Magic Poriferan]

Woosh. Two posts just appeared and then disappeared.

Maybe I am having a breakdown.