That's it. I'm going to go be alone with my books.
"Which one do you think is best?"
"That one."
"Why?"
"Because it looks good."
"How do you mean?"
Pause. "In my opinion, it has good qualities."
"Like what?"
"It seems to exhibit certain aspects which make it seem not unpleasant."
Pause. "Did you actually mean what you just said, or are you just trying to piss me off?"
"What? It looks good."
RAAARARRGGHH.
I like!
No thanks!
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Oom Mao Mao said, (104 days ago)
Fish shopping? You mean your companion (presumably not the fish-monger) was looking for something like, "Because it looks fresh, like it was just pluck from the net of a New England trawler crewed by salty yet lovable lads?"
CocktailsMalIntent said, (104 days ago)
It seemed the most fishlike, in a Platonic sense. You could say it contained the most elements that would be found in the Ideal Fish (TM)
khaaaaansumating said, (104 days ago)
Forty seven ginger headed sailors,
sailing home across the briny sea
forty-seven ginger headed sailors,
and they'll kick off the party with a ... HEY HO, me hearty!
oimoi said, (104 days ago)
I was looking for any sign of an opinion, rather than the affectation thereof.
What sort of thing are you talking about here?