Can you do me a favour?

[Malcolm Buggeridge]

So you've read "Men are From Mars, Women are from Venus", I bet that was ******* confusing for you!

Sorry I'm late in responding. I've been with my imaginary wife collecting my imaginary child from the imaginary nursery.

And how is little Barry?

[Freamon]

Here's a few more for you:

• "Could you just....."
• "Why don't we just....."

[trap3]

Here's a few more for you:

• "Could you just....."
• "Why don't we just....."

Yes, and it's always 'we' when they clearly mean 'you'.

[darmstadt]

Here's a few more for you:

• "Could you just....."
• "Why don't we just....."

And another:

• Excuse me...

[Ignis Fatuus]

Does that question really annoy the tulip out of anyone else? 1. If I were to answer the question, I wouldn't know what I was agreeing to do.
"Can you do me a favour?"
"Sure"
"Great, I need someone to be publically fladulated for a mistake I made. If you'd like to just step into the stocks, we'll begin".
2. It's unlikely to be a favour, it's likely to be part of my job.
3. Have you ever tried answering with a simple "Nope!"? People invariably ask you to do whatever it was they were going to ask next anyway.

Ok, pointless rant over....

Don't "answer" it. It isn't a question.

When someone says, "How do you do?" do you tell them in detail how you are doing?

[ACYork]

...and removing "fladulated" which isn't a word, even.

I believe the smilie you're looking for is this one:

I shall have myself publicly flagellated for the mistake.

Edit: Disambiguation - I shall have myself publicly whipped, rather than having long lash like appendages added to my body for means of locomotion. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/flagellated

[ACYork]

Don't "answer" it. It isn't a question.

When someone says, "How do you do?" do you tell them in detail how you are doing?

Ah, the "Stare blankly in to space" counter attack. A move that has won programmers the world over awards for their social skills....

[EternalOptimist]

Andy, is that you ?
I think I know you

[ACYork]

Andy, is that you ?
I think I know you

Not an Andy - an Adam. Though I'm disturbed to find out I have a sarcasm doppelgänger.

[EternalOptimist]

Not an Andy - an Adam. Though I'm disturbed to find out I have a sarcasm doppelgänger.

ah. and are you from Bristol by any chance ?