• Nusm@yall.theatl.social
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    3 months ago

    “…unless, y’know, you’re fine with it. Then he was he was definitely serious.”

    It’s called a trial balloon.

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      3 months ago

      Exactly. These “jokes” are like a kid “joking” that they want another piece of cake. If you say no, it’s “I was only kidding”, but if you say yes, they’ll eat that cake.