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Hostage Negotiator Called In After Couple Hits Minute 40 Of Deciding Where To Eat

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A couple in Boise hit the 40-minute mark of deciding where to eat on Tuesday, so a hostage negotiator was called in.

Their texts show the standoff: 'I don't care, you pick,' three times, once in reply to 'you pick.'

Text messages

Where do you want to eat?

I don't care, you pick.

Tacos?

I don't care, you pick.

You pick.

I don't care, you pick.

The negotiator opened with Thai. The demand came back: not Thai, but kind of like Thai. He googled it.

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The negotiator posted afterward: 'I've had men demand a helicopter and a million dollars. Nobody's ever demanded anything's fine. I offered the helicopter. She wasn't feeling helicopter.'

On screenLinkwell · Ron Daskalakis · Crisis Negotiator | 22 Years | Turning Standoffs Into Solutions · 1h · I've had men demand a helicopter and a million dollars. Nobody's ever demanded "anything's fine." I offered the helicopter. She wasn't feeling helicopter. · 1,148 · 93

After 51 minutes, they agreed on the place they always go.

It was closed.

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