He was not, I would later remember, talking about the refusal of an invitation to lunch.

NPR: Eggers Blends Fact, Fiction of Sudanese 'Lost Boys'

Uninspired, Campbell decided to take Steve Jobs up on an invitation to meet for lunch.

FORBES: Steve Jobs and the Power of Vision

Too often we fail to question why we accept an invitation to meet with someone for coffee or lunch, not thinking through the possible result of the meeting nor even having a goal in mind for it.

FORBES: Assessing Time Management Issues: A Healthy Gut-Check for the Small Business Owner

After Madoff made the invitation a second time, Wilpon happened to have lunch with an old friend named Howard Squadron.

NEWYORKER: Madoff��s Curveball