When Valerie put fish pie on Robyn's plate the first night, she shot her a direct look of such piercing desperation that Valerie, who was a good, wholesome cook and had been going to insist, asked her kindly what she ate at home.
If they insist, ask how they will store the information.
If your friends insist, ask them to try it on if they like it.
I insisted, asking him about the rumors flying everywhere that it was all just a charade and that he'd soon be back on Globovision.
So Hitler, she insists, asked her to try again.
"We believe human rights and the freedom of expression is something that's important not just in China but countries around the world," she insisted, asked about Wang's assertion that Hong Kong was an internal Chinese matter.
Inevitably, he would ask me after interviews of this kind: "Why do these people insist on asking the same ridiculous questions?" I still don't have an answer to that.
Unlike the doctors who illogically insist on asking her how long she has had difficulty telling time, I don't ask her how long she's been waiting.
We insist on asking children what they want to do with their lives when most of the time it's set in stone when they pull on their first school uniform.
But Justice Kennedy said today that those precedents were not applicable because "to insist upon asking what speech is germane would be contrary to the very goal the University seeks to pursue".
"How about putting in telephone helpdesk people who, after satisfying the most simple query, and despite the finality of your closing tones, insist on asking 'Is there anything else I can help you with sir?'".
