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[-] Ranger@lemmy.blahaj.zone 77 points 4 months ago

[-] lugal@sopuli.xyz 55 points 4 months ago

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

[-] Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 47 points 4 months ago

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

Or Mr. White was drunk.

[-] 5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.de 14 points 4 months ago

Just write "reasons" like a normal person. smh

[-] Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 25 points 4 months ago

reasons

[-] Senseless@feddit.de 12 points 4 months ago

Finally someone normal on here.

[-] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 months ago

SECRET REASONS INTENSIFIES

[-] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 44 points 4 months ago

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

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 2 points 4 months ago

In 1956 that one step was not being a fascist.

[-] subtext@lemmy.world 37 points 4 months ago

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

[-] Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 22 points 4 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

[-] kameecoding@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Is this the EB White from rick and morty?

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

[-] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 18 points 4 months ago

My reasons are classified

[-] Aquila@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 months ago

No needs no qualifiers

[-] troglodytis@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

"I must decline."

It's that simple

[-] anothercatgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 4 months ago

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

[-] blackluster117@possumpat.io 5 points 4 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.

[-] DrinkMonkey@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 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).