cottage cheese sculpture." "I'd love to go out with you, but I'm taking punk totem pole carving." "I'd love to go out with you, but I've been scheduled for a karma transplant." "I'd love to go out with you, but it's my parakeet's bowling night." "I'd love to go out with you, but my favorite commercial is on TV." "I'd love to go out with you, but the last time I went out, I never came back." "I'd love to go out with you, but the man on television told me to say tuned." "I'd love to go out with you, but there are important world issues that need worrying about." I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair. -- Bette Davis, "Cabin in the Cotton" "I'll tell you what I know, then," he decided. "The pin I'm wearing