"Dare I ask you...?"
How are we supposed to know until they ask?
2006-07-14 06:34:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I was asked "Dare etc where did you buy that uplighter?"
2006-07-14 08:44:03 · update #1
or... could i ask you... and of course you then have to say ask me what.or what time do you call this.. as if you have a name for every minute of the day.
but me being me i say bob what do you call it.
2006-07-14 06:46:02 · answer #1 · answered by The Wanderer 6 · 6⤊ 3⤋
A person that says this is weighing the circumstances between needing something and offending the person they ask. It is a way for the inquiring person to get a slight preview of the openness of the other person to meeting the need of the inquirer. Such a circumstance would be if you had a dead car battery in a post office parking lot and needed someone to take time to give you a "jump". Most people are in a hurry or are on their way to do other things. They may not want to dirty their clothes and, depending on your appearance, may suspect something illegal. This happened to me and after the postal staff denied me any help whatsoever for my car. I waited and chose carefully the person I thought would be most likely to and able to help. I offered money in exchange which seemed to take the "edge" off of an annoying request and I expressed my gratitude to the gentleman for his help. Just remember, most people who utter "Dare I ask you..? don't want to be in the position of needing to ask you for anything.
2006-07-14 15:09:03 · answer #2 · answered by Intelligent and curious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes too nnay times and i cringe each time because i know! When they start with 'Dare i ask you' i know they're going to ask me for far more than they should. Thank goodness i can say no, non, niet and mean it otherwise ... I wouldn't be on the computer right now, too busy doing everyone else favours!
2006-07-14 14:26:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I usually throw in a very quick "No!" before the question....
The annoying one for me is when vacuous pretentious twerps start with "remind me again how to..." when they never knew how to in the first place, and I never told them previously.
(That's a 'grrrrr' situation... to paraphrase Surrey bird.)
2006-07-14 14:27:35 · answer #4 · answered by Vertigogo... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's always followed by the question whenever I've heard that said.
2006-07-14 13:38:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
whoever asks dare i ask you is sure to be juniour or subjective to the person the question is adressed to.
2006-07-14 13:51:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody has ever said that to me,I've just heard that on t.v.
2006-07-14 13:39:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its allmost as bad as saying don`t come running to me crying if you break your legs.
2006-07-14 13:39:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They scream it all night long baby. whooooo
2006-07-14 13:39:08 · answer #9 · answered by wwfeneo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't
2006-07-14 13:37:36 · answer #10 · answered by Fell In Love 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋