Hi, how are you
when shopping, or performing any activity involving a brief encounter with another random human.
I know that's just a polite way of showing "respect" to you, but 7/10 times I'll answer with "I'm not that well" or "I'm suicidal", and yet I still get the same "that's good" reply!
WTF?

Also, when news readers start off with "Good evening", and then proceed to tell you exactly why it isn't...
(DougQuaid Get ya azz to moars..., Thu 8 Apr 2010, 22:27, 6 replies)

I never ask...
...precisely because I am not interested in the answer and really hate it when people go on to tell you, in detail, exactly how they are.
( fluffymitten NAN, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 22:32, closed)

If
you stopped watching the news then perhaps you might start to feel better.
(Surfeit, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 22:33, closed)

"absolutely throbbing" tends to be a good non sequiter or if girly "moist" works

(tootired Is searching for a funny sig, nothing good so far, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 23:48, closed)

I might steal this, thanks
I'm sick of the reflexive 'how are you' when I know its just said because its said.
(maggotriddendirtbox fast, feral and sharp as a tack since, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 0:02, closed)

Good evening
they're wishing you one. In the same way you wish someone a merry Christmas.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 23:55, closed)

You get a "that's good" reply...
because they know you're trying to wind them up when they were only being polite. If you can't be polite back, you're not worth their attention. =p
( vix0r was not Matthew on, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 19:36, closed)