Comments on: Are you Okay? http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2008/03/are-you-okay The Fruit of Knowledge Digest: Now in weblog technology Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:38:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Pixel http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2008/03/are-you-okay#comment-3666 Pixel Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:26:21 +0000 http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2008/03/are-you-okay#comment-3666 hahaha, that's awesome. hahaha, that’s awesome.

]]> By: Moira http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2008/03/are-you-okay#comment-3665 Moira Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:18:41 +0000 http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2008/03/are-you-okay#comment-3665 Has it been THAT long? Wow. We're old. To answer your question, would I throw an almost 10 year friendship with one of my best friends away for the sake of a cheap laugh...? Absolutely. You know you would too. That's why we're friends in the first place. :grin: Has it been THAT long? Wow. We’re old.

To answer your question, would I throw an almost 10 year friendship with one of my best friends away for the sake of a cheap laugh…? Absolutely. You know you would too. That’s why we’re friends in the first place. :grin:

]]> By: Pixel http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2008/03/are-you-okay#comment-3664 Pixel Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:22:04 +0000 http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2008/03/are-you-okay#comment-3664 Moira, I believe I gave you fair warning. I guess you are no longer my friend. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Did nine and a three-quarter years of friendship really mean so little to you? Oh, well... I can't say I didn't <a href="http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2007/09/dear-pixel-age-10" rel="nofollow">predict it...</a> :smile: Moira, I believe I gave you fair warning. I guess you are no longer my friend.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Did nine and a three-quarter years of friendship really mean so little to you? Oh, well… I can’t say I didn’t predict it…

:smile:

]]> By: Moira http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2008/03/are-you-okay#comment-3663 Moira Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:18:33 +0000 http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2008/03/are-you-okay#comment-3663 Hey Carolus, you sound upset...are you okay? hahaha :lol: Sorry. You know I had to do it. Seriously though, I had a similar disucssion recently over the movie Batman Begins. At some point the cop tells the young Bruce Wayne (who's just watched his parents gunned down in front of him) "It's okay." This sparked the discussion of why would you EVER say that to a kid who has literally JUST lost his parents? What did he mean by telling him that? A lot of people are guilty of this. So, more generally what do we mean by telling someone "It's okay" when you know that their life is crap and/or things have clearly gone to hell in a handbasket? PS. I have occasionally replied, "I'm having a crap day" in response to "how are you?" But you know if you reply honestly you'll just end up extending a discussion with someone you're not really interested in talking to anyway Hey Carolus, you sound upset…are you okay? hahaha :lol:

Sorry. You know I had to do it. Seriously though, I had a similar disucssion recently over the movie Batman Begins. At some point the cop tells the young Bruce Wayne (who’s just watched his parents gunned down in front of him) “It’s okay.” This sparked the discussion of why would you EVER say that to a kid who has literally JUST lost his parents? What did he mean by telling him that? A lot of people are guilty of this. So, more generally what do we mean by telling someone “It’s okay” when you know that their life is crap and/or things have clearly gone to hell in a handbasket?

PS. I have occasionally replied, “I’m having a crap day” in response to “how are you?” But you know if you reply honestly you’ll just end up extending a discussion with someone you’re not really interested in talking to anyway

]]> By: Kori http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2008/03/are-you-okay#comment-3661 Kori Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:36:35 +0000 http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2008/03/are-you-okay#comment-3661 I'll bite one this one, LOL. The second most annoying and meaningless phrase is the ubiquitous "How are you?" Because frankly, we know you don't give a shit, and also, do you really want my answer? I would love to be able to say, "I am having a really crappy day because I am in the middle of declaring bankruptcy, my boyfriend dumped me, and my ass just keeps getting bigger...but hey, thanks for asking, how are you?" I’ll bite one this one, LOL. The second most annoying and meaningless phrase is the ubiquitous “How are you?” Because frankly, we know you don’t give a shit, and also, do you really want my answer? I would love to be able to say, “I am having a really crappy day because I am in the middle of declaring bankruptcy, my boyfriend dumped me, and my ass just keeps getting bigger…but hey, thanks for asking, how are you?”

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