Maybe...but most likely not

I hate when you ask someone to do something and they say "maybe" in this way that implies that they are just not interested. What is the big deal with saying "no"? I remember one time a friend invited me to do something and I said, "Doesn't sound like fun...I'm not in" or something like that. It was as if I called her grandmother a whore-saying no is apparantly unacceptable. We live by these ridiculous terms of politeness where the socially acceptable thing to do is pretend you're going to go somewhere with someone and then back out at the last minute. My technique is not answering the phone, and then making up some excuse later. I need that extra day to come up with something really believable, such as "I was sick" or "I didn't hear the phone ring." Then I can always wait until I get to work on Monday and send my excuse via email. Yes, I like to avoid confrontation. And now that I've removed all the smoke and mirrors, everyone will know what a shithead I can truly be. But who hasn't done this? I know I'm not alone, and I'm sure others out there have much more clever maneuvers than myself. What I'm trying to say is that I wouldn't have to deal with this crap if I could just say "no" in the first place. Lesson learned. Everyone live by my code of human interaction.