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[-] Ranger 73 points 2 years ago
[-] lugal@sopuli.xyz 53 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 45 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

Just write "reasons" like a normal person. smh

[-] Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 24 points 2 years ago
[-] Senseless@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago

Finally someone normal on here.

[-] laurelraven 5 points 2 years ago

SECRET REASONS INTENSIFIES

[-] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 40 points 2 years ago

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

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 3 points 2 years ago

In 1956 that one step was not being a fascist.

[-] subtext@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 22 points 2 years 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

[-] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 18 points 2 years ago

My reasons are classified

[-] Aquila@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago

No needs no qualifiers

[-] troglodytis@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

"I must decline."

It's that simple

[-] anothercatgirl 9 points 2 years ago

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

[-] blackluster117@possumpat.io 6 points 2 years 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 6 points 2 years 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).

[-] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

September 28, 1956 was a Friday

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