Where did YOU go?
July 15, 2009 9:08 AM Subscribe
Let me count the ways...of answering a question, "where did you go?"
The mundane prompter of this question:
A stranger virtually poked me some months ago on a forum. Sufficiently interested, I reciprocated with a poke in return, but didn't further the conversation when prompted for more. Now I am asked, "where did you go?" Though obvious what is meant by the question, it strikes me how open-ended and unanswerable this question can be made out to be.
Where did I go?
Physically? Psychologically? Emotionally? Philosophically? Metaphorically? Symbolically? Wittily? Ironically? Wise-ass-ly?
How would you answer it? Where did YOU go?
The mundane prompter of this question:
A stranger virtually poked me some months ago on a forum. Sufficiently interested, I reciprocated with a poke in return, but didn't further the conversation when prompted for more. Now I am asked, "where did you go?" Though obvious what is meant by the question, it strikes me how open-ended and unanswerable this question can be made out to be.
Where did I go?
Physically? Psychologically? Emotionally? Philosophically? Metaphorically? Symbolically? Wittily? Ironically? Wise-ass-ly?
How would you answer it? Where did YOU go?
This post was deleted for the following reason: poster's request, but this needs to be a whole lot clearer regardless if there's an answerable question. -- cortex
"Where DIDN'T I go?"
posted by scarykarrey at 9:10 AM on July 15, 2009
posted by scarykarrey at 9:10 AM on July 15, 2009
Whoa, dude. hufffffff Deeeep.
posted by kmennie at 9:18 AM on July 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by kmennie at 9:18 AM on July 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
In the context of this case, "where did you go" = "what did you do instead of continuing our interaction."
Possible answers include, I went offline, I went shopping at Amazon, I updated my blog, I played WoW, etc, etc.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 9:26 AM on July 15, 2009
Possible answers include, I went offline, I went shopping at Amazon, I updated my blog, I played WoW, etc, etc.
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 9:26 AM on July 15, 2009
"Hiking" on the "Appalachian Trail."
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 9:42 AM on July 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 9:42 AM on July 15, 2009 [1 favorite]
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