I wasn't being entirely [i]unserious.[/i]
You know, I once knew a guy who met a cute girl in court. He did get her number, but lost it before he could call her. Later, he saw her in the paper. She'd just been found not guilty of murder, based on insufficient evidence. So, by losing her number, he really dodged a bullet.
Unlike her boyfriend.
...
That was me being entirely unserious.