"Would you like to wash the dishes?" Do the exact words...

[3catwoman3]

...that Donnie Two Scoops used in his private meeting with Comey really matter that much?

When I was eight years old, after dinner, my mother would say, "Martha, do you want to wash the dishes?" I knew it was NOT a suggestion, and I knew the answer was not, "No."

[YCHDT]

1. RIGHT !!! If someone used the word "hope" and then some terrorist act they'd NEVER see the light

... of day !!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. "I hope..." spoken by the president means more than "I hope."

Just like when my mom said "I hope you'll clean your room this afternoon."

[C_U_L8R]

3. 'I hope nothing bad will happen

to that nice shiny job you seem to like so much'

[elleng]

4. Right, from my mother:

Would you like to take out the garbage?

[0rganism]

5. Mom: "i certainly hope you're planning to wash the dishes..."

that brand of hope is seldom disappointed

"that's a very nice career you've got there, shame if something were to happen to it"

[apcalc]

6. Exactly!

[VOX]

8. "I hope you..." is tantamount to "Don't tempt me..."

As in, "I hope you took out the trash. Don't tempt me..." As in, "Don't piss me off."

[moondust]

9. Mafia boss:

"It would really be too bad if Shorty Malone washed up on the beach next week. I sure hope that doesn't happen to old Shorty."

"Hey, nobody ever mentioned killing anybody!"