"Every once in a while I get the highly inappropriate proposal which is like, 'Wow, Really! You don't even know me and I don't know you at all, and you want that to happen? Tonight? Ok, I get off work at 7.30.'"

- Dwayne Johnson

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This quote by Dwayne Johnson is a funny way of expressing his surprise at receiving extremely improper proposals. He is indicating that the person making the proposal does not understand him at all and is anticipating something to happen between them that night. He is likewise suggesting that he is not interested in the proposition and is instead entertained by it. The quote likewise indicates that he is a busy person, as he mentions that he gets off work at 7.30. This might be analyzed as a way of politely decreasing the proposal, as he is suggesting that he is too hectic to captivate it. Overall, this quote is a humorous way of revealing surprise and nicely decreasing an improper proposal.

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This quote is written / told by Dwayne Johnson somewhere between May 2, 1972 and today. He was a famous Actor from USA. The author also have 17 other quotes.

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