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Just say "personal reasons" and no one asks a question and no one will care
Considering this was 1956, I would imagine "secret reasons" was used where we would use "personal reasons" today.
Or Mr. White was drunk.
Just write "reasons" like a normal person. smh
reasons
Finally someone normal on here.
SECRET REASONS INTENSIFIES
How to Get Investigated as a Communist in One Easy Step!
In 1956 that one step was not being a fascist.
Would this be E. B. White, author of Charlotte’s Web?
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
Is this the EB White from rick and morty?
My reasons are classified
No needs no qualifiers
"I must decline."
It's that simple
secret reasons world well if your field of work is related to spying
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.
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).
September 28, 1956 was a Friday
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