Humor will not be tolerated!! -Portia

My favorite answer: Fair, to partly cloudy.
Or: Overcast, with a chance of showers.

I like to say I'm well, but not so sure if I'm good. I know I'm not bad, but not so sure about good. Have I mentioned that I like seeing confused looks on people's faces?

Occasionally I respond with "Do you want an honest answer?"

bobtheenchantedone wrote:Occasionally I respond with "Do you want an honest answer?"

and i would respond with "no and i never will because now i know how obnoxious of a person you are."

Well I don't say it to random people, of course. Only to friends.

Mostly I either lie or mentally change the definition of "fine."

I say "I'm continuing to exist".

I believe I confused Random once by saying I was doing well. She didn't know how to respond.

I'm not sure people even listen to your response. It's just a formality of greeting. I suspect you could say, "My grandmother just died, my neighbors poisoned my dog, and I have cancer with only 3 months to live. How are you?"

And they would probably reply, "Good to hear it! I'm fine too!"

vorpal blade wrote:I'm not sure people even listen to your response. It's just a formality of greeting. I suspect you could say, "My grandmother just died, my neighbors poisoned my dog, and I have cancer with only 3 months to live. How are you?"

And they would probably reply, "Good to hear it! I'm fine too!"

I actually experienced that twice last week, Someone said hello and asked how I was, but we were like 10 feet away, so I didn't hear correctly and asked "What?" and they responded that they were doing well too.

Does it bother anyone else that "whats up?" has become a way of saying "hi?" No response is even expected for it any more. Weird...

I say "What's up?" or "'sup?" (purely in jest, of course,) and when I say it, I expect people to say it back.

Neologism wrote:Does it bother anyone else that "whats up?" has become a way of saying "hi?" No response is even expected for it any more. Weird...

I used to say "what's up?" as a greeting/how are you... but 95% of the time the person says "the ceiling, ha ha ha"

I made up saying "the ceiling" as a response to what's up.

I used to say "the sky," but it got old really fast...and it just confused people and was definitely not worth the effort of explaining to them...

I usually force out an overly enthusiastic "Great!" or "Super!" or "Fantastic!"

The contrast between that and my normal unenthusiastic nature makes it clear I am not serious. However, it also allows me to continue the charade with a large smile, if I must, for people who really are that cheerful all the time.

Giovanni Schwartz wrote:I made up saying "the ceiling" as a response to what's up.

You aren't the only one. I did that, and still do sometimes. ;D

And Neologism, you just have to sell it better. A quick glance upwards does wonders! ;D

I can vouch for Fredji.