The After-ask
Something similar to this happened to me recently:
Me: Hey housemate, can I borrow some of your pasta?housemate: Yeah sure.Me: Sweet, cos I did last night and I was worried you’d be pissed off if I used some again tonight.
Now this is a perfect example of the after-ask, that deplorable habit that many people have of asking for things after having used them. It usually comes from an a priori assumption of an answer, or pure slackness in asking the question (as in my case, I think).Either way I aim to mend my ways and fix this habit of mine which has managed to get out of hand. On reflection, I was being a bit of a cad, and was a little out of line. I can imagine that if I were in a similar position, there are few things more annoying than the after-ask. Especially when it comes to food.I urge you all to stand up against the after-askers of the world, demand questions of importance are asked on-time, every time (like DHL).
June 7th, 2007 at 8:55 pm
Yes but Will, we are a bit of a pushover when it comes to food…& you always post ask so nicely so how are we to say no
June 7th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
The thing I want to know is, when you ‘borrow’ what do you actually MEAN? Are you planning to give it BACK? I highly doubt it. Which raises the question of why people ask if they can borrow inappropriate things in the first place. Take, for example, the classic, “can I borrow a kleenex?” Well Christ, just take it… because afterwards I certainly don’t want it back!
June 8th, 2007 at 11:19 pm
Nice use of ‘a priori’ … Triple Word Score….
June 9th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
…and I for one have no idea how you would go about borrowing a brand name in the first place?
….and what would be the point of having said brand name if you cant keep it?
:S
June 9th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
You’re oh so funny Pete. I’m thinking Sach was talking about a tissue or something similar, but referring to it by it’s brand name. Like how Australians refer to felt-tipped markers as ‘Texters’.
I do agree with Sach though, I sure as hell don’t want a tissue back after someone’s borrowed it!
June 10th, 2007 at 4:36 am
yes, yes… a tissue, not a brand name. that just goes to show how big a monopoly the company has over here.
June 10th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
texta is the brand novice
and what’s different between this and the other pages?
June 10th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
I’ve made subtle changes to the layout on every page…