I have several canned responses. “I’ll know later” or “It’s too early to tell” have their uses, as well as “Opinions vary” and “Unreliable sources say I’m adequate.” At the doctor’s office, it’s “You tell me.” “I’ve been worse” also gets deployed, to see if they’re actually paying attention.
Get asked that a lot, usually when answering a phone call. Then I immediately know it’s a sales call, or somebody wanting to get my health information, such as Medicare number.
My answer is usually something along the lines of “Well yesterday I was constipated, but today I seem to have diarrhea. What do you suggest for that?” This usually results in a hang-up from the other side. Mission accomplished.
in person, I’ll have to start following those lines with “Can I have a sip of your drink?” Thanks for the suggestion, Irk.
I tend to respond with, “Eh I’ll live” which. I intend as more of a dark joke. But I’ve been told that’s a… Depressing or antisocial response… So… I try to catch myself sometimes. It’s an ingrained habit though at this point.
This is much more tame than when elmo asked how everyone was doing though. So.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
/youtube Elmo asks how everyone is doing
I can’t seem to stear YouTube to the more interesting responses
I mean the worst thing I do is respond to cashiers when they ask “how are you doing?” And I just instinctively respond “oh you know, I’ll live” which to me is just maybe commiserating… But is depressing… Trying to cut that off
I have several canned responses. “I’ll know later” or “It’s too early to tell” have their uses, as well as “Opinions vary” and “Unreliable sources say I’m adequate.” At the doctor’s office, it’s “You tell me.” “I’ve been worse” also gets deployed, to see if they’re actually paying attention.
@werehatrack Those are all good options.
I’ve often used “Not bad for a Monday” (regardless of the current day).
@werehatrack @xobzoo I had a friend whose stock answer was “better than average.”
Fair to middling.
Get asked that a lot, usually when answering a phone call. Then I immediately know it’s a sales call, or somebody wanting to get my health information, such as Medicare number.
My answer is usually something along the lines of “Well yesterday I was constipated, but today I seem to have diarrhea. What do you suggest for that?” This usually results in a hang-up from the other side. Mission accomplished.
in person, I’ll have to start following those lines with “Can I have a sip of your drink?” Thanks for the suggestion, Irk.
I get a lot of “How’s it going?”; the stock responses to that include “I’m not supposed to know.”
“I don’t know. How am I?”
“Been better. Been worse.”
“Crappy. Try again later.”
I tend to respond with, “Eh I’ll live” which. I intend as more of a dark joke. But I’ve been told that’s a… Depressing or antisocial response… So… I try to catch myself sometimes. It’s an ingrained habit though at this point.
This is much more tame than when elmo asked how everyone was doing though. So.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
/youtube Elmo asks how everyone is doing
I can’t seem to stear YouTube to the more interesting responses
I mean the worst thing I do is respond to cashiers when they ask “how are you doing?” And I just instinctively respond “oh you know, I’ll live” which to me is just maybe commiserating… But is depressing… Trying to cut that off