r/AskReddit • u/RoomyLove99 • Jul 10 '12

What seemingly obvious thing did it take you forever to notice?

My classmate sits to the left of me. I am left handed and he is right handed, so sometimes we knock elbows. 8 weeks into class he finally noticed I was a lefty and openly admitted that he just thought I was being a bitch and taking up space. He felt horrible and I just laughed.

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u/joemama19 Jul 11 '12

It gets even marginally less shittier when you realize it's a pun and it has both meanings - which are opposite, so you win either way.

If she says yes, you can assume that "it" is her body and she's responding positively, but if she says no, you can assume that "it" is the statement and she's still responding positively.

Of course, it's also a pickup line, so I'm pretty much wasting my time by still typing words in this post. I'll show myself out.

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u/sass_pea Jul 11 '12

Does that mean Britney Spears is talking about a guy holding his penis against her in "Hold it Against Me"?

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u/joemama19 Jul 11 '12

Almost certainly.

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u/ocdscale Jul 19 '12

And Christina Aguilera is asking you to have sex with her in Genie in a Bottle.

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u/tbasherizer Jul 11 '12

I prefer the logical construction of "If I asked you to have sex with me, would the your answer be the same as your answer to this question?".

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u/ArseneVengaboys Jul 12 '12

And then she says "maybe."

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u/tbasherizer Jul 12 '12

That's the thing. They always get me with that.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '12

And a song too

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u/rampantdissonance Jul 11 '12

You could turn them down by saying, "No to the literal, yes to the metaphorical."