on the way home from work last night, i was on the phone with carl. he asked my advice on two car-related issues. one was, "my gas light is on; should i stop and get gas or do you think i can make it?"
i suggested he stop to get gas. he decided to try to make it home without stopping. i can't remember what the next advice request was, but he opted again to the do the opposite of what i suggested. so, when he asked my advice for a third time, my reply was simply, "i'm not going to offer my advice anymore because you keep just doing the opposite."
his response? "im just playing devil's advocate".
um.... no.
that's not how playing devil's advocate works.
if i were to ask your advice on something, and you were to help me look at it from another perspective, that is you playing devil's advocate.
but to ask for my advice, and when i give it, you simply do the opposite? no. but thanks for trying. i laughed for about 10 minutes and was in tears.
He is pretty.
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