If I hear this one more time....

[Mark]

"Life begins at conception." What does that even mean?

Something like .. “Don’t spilleth it upon the ground” .. perhaps.

[Mark]

I'm amused when someone says "Have a blessed day" and then they glare at me because I didn't use the counter password.

What's the counter password?  I don 't want to have an embarrassing encounter.  

"Same to you" type responses are the virtue signals.

What is wrong with a simple “Back at you”?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

What's the counter password?  I don 't want to have an embarrassing encounter.  

"Same to you" type responses are the virtue signals.

What is wrong with a simple “Back at you”?

I'm supposed to provide an "acceptable" response (like "Back at you") that shows I believe the same things they do. I decline to do so.

[Dānu]

"Some guy hit my fender, and I told him, 'Be fruitful and multiply,' but not in those words."

Woody Allen

[skyking]

My counter to that and have a blessed day thing is " no thanks I have other plans ".

[Dancefortwo]

I was the kid in the family who never ate.....or I hardly ate much.  My parents were alarmed when I was 4 years old and didn't think I'd make it to my 5th birthday and I remember my mother kept saying 

"Think of all the starving kids in India."  

I was told India was on the other side of the world but even as a 4 years old I realized that my not eating my carrots sitting directly in front of me on my plate in California was NOT going to help a starving kid in India.  


But guess what?  When my kids were little and didn't eat what was on their plates I tried the same stupid trick.  It didn't work.

[TonyAnkle]

"It's what she/he would have wanted."

[Mark]

"Same to you" type responses are the virtue signals.

What is wrong with a simple “Back at you”?

I'm supposed to provide an "acceptable" response (like "Back at you") that shows I believe the same things they do. I decline to do so.

Misread what you'd written.  Whatever.

[Mark]

"Same to you" type responses are the virtue signals.

What is wrong with a simple “Back at you”?

I'm supposed to provide an "acceptable" response (like "Back at you") that shows I believe the same things they do. I decline to do so.

Misread what you'd written.  I don't generally opine on what people are supposed to do.

[Thumpalumpacus]

What is wrong with a simple “Back at you”?

I'm supposed to provide an "acceptable" response (like "Back at you") that shows I believe the same things they do. I decline to do so.

Misread what you'd written.  I don't generally opine on what people are supposed to do.

I'm with GS on this, the expectations from "have a blessed day" or other faithful expressions aren't my responsibility. If someone gets hurt by me replying "It's cool", that's not my problem.

But it's clear that with many of them who offer those sorts of well-wishes (at least around here), there's an expectation of a sympathetic reply, and while I could pull it off, I just won't do it. Most folks seem fine with my answers, so it's not an issue.

[Cheerful Charlie]

The words mouth watering used in any commercial.

[Chas]

I'm amused when someone says "Have a blessed day" and then they glare at me because I didn't use the counter password.

What's the counter password?  I don 't want to have an embarrassing encounter.  

I heard it's "Go fuck yourself." Maybe you could investigate that for us?

I'm on it.  I'll get back to you with my findings.

[Chas]

I was the kid in the family who never ate.....or I hardly ate much.  My parents were alarmed when I was 4 years old and didn't think I'd make it to my 5th birthday and I remember my mother kept saying 

"Think of all the starving kids in India."  

My little brother responded to our mother "Yeah? Name three."

(In my youth, it was "There are children starving in Europe."  Our parents had lived through WWII and its aftermath.)

[Little Lunch]

When the waiter says, 'enjoy your food'.
How fucking dare they...I haven't even tasted it yet and they're commanding me to like the flavour.

[SYZ]

Said of a skydiving malfunction...

"At least he died doing what he loved".      

[TonyAnkle]

"You know what they say."

Who? Who are these people going around saying stuff?

[Gwaithmir]

I was the kid in the family who never ate.....or I hardly ate much.  My parents were alarmed when I was 4 years old and didn't think I'd make it to my 5th birthday and I remember my mother kept saying 

"Think of all the starving kids in India."  

I was told India was on the other side of the world but even as a 4 years old I realized that my not eating my carrots sitting directly in front of me on my plate in California was NOT going to help a starving kid in India.  


But guess what?  When my kids were little and didn't eat what was on their plates I tried the same stupid trick.  It didn't work.

My mother never had that problem with me. I grew up in a poor household and it seemed  that I never got enough to eat. My younger brother was the picky eater. There were many times in which he would pass whatever he didn't like on his plate over to me when Mom or Dad weren't looking and I'd quickly gobble it down.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Said of a skydiving malfunction...

"At least he died doing what he loved".      

There are circumstances that I'd find that important. I'd rather die of a heart-attack onstage in front of an audience than, say cancer or drowning or whatnot.

[Mark]

I'm supposed to provide an "acceptable" response (like "Back at you") that shows I believe the same things they do. I decline to do so.

Misread what you'd written.  I don't generally opine on what people are supposed to do.

I'm with GS on this, the expectations from "have a blessed day" or other faithful expressions aren't my responsibility. If someone gets hurt by me replying "It's cool", that's not my problem.

But it's clear that with many of them who offer those sorts of well-wishes (at least around here), there's an expectation of a sympathetic reply, and while I could pull it off, I just won't do it. Most folks seem fine with my answers, so it's not an issue.

Well, like I told him, I misread what he wrote or perhaps just read it too fast.  I have a somewhat odd sense of humor in which "murdering the human language (English)" strikes me funny.  Meh.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Misread what you'd written.  I don't generally opine on what people are supposed to do.

I'm with GS on this, the expectations from "have a blessed day" or other faithful expressions aren't my responsibility. If someone gets hurt by me replying "It's cool", that's not my problem.

But it's clear that with many of them who offer those sorts of well-wishes (at least around here), there's an expectation of a sympathetic reply, and while I could pull it off, I just won't do it. Most folks seem fine with my answers, so it's not an issue.

Well, like I told him, I misread what he wrote or perhaps just read it too fast.  I have a somewhat odd sense of humor in which "murdering the human language (English)" strikes me funny.  Meh.

I wasn't meaning to criticize your answer, just adding my own PoV.

[TonyAnkle]

Said of a skydiving malfunction...

"At least he died doing what he loved".      

There are circumstances that I'd find that important. I'd rather die of a heart-attack onstage in front of an audience than, say cancer or drowning or whatnot.

If I die doing what I love, I won't know anything about it. I'll be asleep.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

What is wrong with a simple “Back at you”?

I'm supposed to provide an "acceptable" response (like "Back at you") that shows I believe the same things they do. I decline to do so.

Misread what you'd written.  I don't generally opine on what people are supposed to do.

Did not say you inferred such. The people around here tend to expect certain responses as a code to see if the speaker has their head in the right place.

[Dancefortwo]

I was the kid in the family who never ate.....or I hardly ate much.  My parents were alarmed when I was 4 years old and didn't think I'd make it to my 5th birthday and I remember my mother kept saying 

"Think of all the starving kids in India."  

My little brother responded to our mother "Yeah? Name three."

(In my youth, it was "There are children starving in Europe."  Our parents had lived through WWII and its aftermath.)

Hahaha!   Good answer.  With my kids I tried,  "Think of the starving kids in Africa".   They looked up at me like I was a total idiot.  And they were right.

[Dancefortwo]

Said of a skydiving malfunction...

"At least he died doing what he loved".      

There are circumstances that I'd find that important. I'd rather die of a heart-attack onstage in front of an audience than, say cancer or drowning or whatnot.

If I die doing what I love, I won't know anything about it. I'll be asleep.

I'm pretty sure you'll be more than just asleep.  

[Gawdzilla Sama]

My little brother responded to our mother "Yeah? Name three."

That would be the last three people that called here.