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

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Comment author: [deleted] 28 March 2013 11:40:17PM 0 points [-]

I suspect that depends (among other things) on the wording of the question, the tone of voice, the context and the non-verbal communication. I can't remember such a question backfiring when asked in a ha ha only serious/lampshade hanging way.