Hi! How are things going?
    (just fine, thank you...) Great! Say, could I bother you for a question?
    (you just asked one...) Well, how about one more?
    (one more than the first one?) Yes.
    (you already asked that...) [at this point, Alphonso gets smart... ] May I ask two questions, sir?
    (no.) May I ask ONE then?
    (nope...) Then may I ask, sir, how I may ask you a question?
    (yes, you may.) Sir, how may I ask you a question?
    (you must ask for retroactive question asking privileges for
    the number of questions you have asked, then ask for that
    number plus two, one for the current question, and one for the
    next one) Sir, may I ask nine questions?
    (go right ahead...)