When I'm in a particular mood, I like to mumble things that would make people who are actually wondering/listening double take.
"How are you?"
*mumble* "... discovered a dinosaur skeleton ... back yard." *mumble* "... feel like ... about to ... heart attack." *mumble* "... just won ... dollars."
Worse than the passing-in-the-hall "How are you?" is the gathered-around-the-printer "How are you?". This scenario happens to me regularly, and I always fall for it. "Pretty busy, how about you?" I answer, only to realize the person asking now has their back to me and is sorting through a stack of paper, completely and utterly oblivious to the fact that I am still there and took it upon myself to respond.
It's not as bad as "What's up?" though. I never know how to answer that question (besides the snarky "the ceiling" or "the sky"). Even if I have a million things going on, why would I tell you?
What annoys me more than that question (when not sincerely asked anyway) is how I've developed the habit of automatically responding "fine" regardless of whether it's the worst day of my life or the best. Every so often I'll give an accurate answer to see what happens. Guess how often it was apparent the questioner really wanted any sort of actual information?
Comments 7
Reply
"How are you?"
*mumble* "... discovered a dinosaur skeleton ... back yard."
*mumble* "... feel like ... about to ... heart attack."
*mumble* "... just won ... dollars."
TPQ
Reply
Reply
Reply
Sooooo... how are you?
Reply
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment