army1987 comments on Solved Problems Repository - Less Wrong

25 Post author: Qiaochu_Yuan 27 March 2013 04:51AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 29 March 2013 12:27:00AM 0 points [-]

Or am I mistaken about what "asking" covers?

I wonder whether MrMind's was intended to be a direct quotation or a paraphrase.

Comment author: MixedNuts 29 March 2013 01:03:08AM 1 point [-]

Not precise enough! Do I want to have sex with you right now, after dinner, after you drive me home, next time we see each other, on your birthday, at some unspecified point in the future, after marriage? Are you my boyfriend, my friend with benefits, my date, someone I've been flirting with for weeks, someone I've been flirting with for half an hour, someone I've been talking to but didn't realise there was any flirting going on, a complete stranger? Are we in bed half-naked, cuddling on the couch, at your front door, out on a date, at a nightclub, at a book club, at an orgy, on AdultFriendFinder, on LessWrong? Why are you specifying "with me"?

Comment author: Kindly 29 March 2013 03:05:54AM 2 points [-]

"A potential partner asks you if you want to have sex! How long does it take you to decide?"

"Less than a second, sensei!"

Comment author: MrMind 29 March 2013 08:33:58AM 0 points [-]

No more wondering! I'm ok with asking directly ;) Yes, I intended it to be a more or less direct quotation.