Daub eats babies...INDEED! that stupid fucker...I'm so glad you brought this back. PS...I thought you might like to know that he has a small "friend" if you know what I mean *wink wink*.
Don't be so cynical. They're only bullshit questions if you think the person asking them doesn't care, and is only asking to make conversation. That's probably true some of the time, but most of the time, if a friend you haven't seen in a while asks you these questions, it's a sincere attempt to reconnect and get caught up.
I'm pretty much with you on this one, Drew. Even if these were good questions back when the first human to develop language asked them of the second human to develop language, they've mostly transformed by this point into social niceities rather than real questions. It's like when you go into court and someone asks you if you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God. It's a nice question, but even the most bald-faced liar is going to answer "yes," and it's not like the bailiff is then going to press him/her on it to find out what that answer really means--the guy just wants the rehearsed response so they can move on. It's generally the same way with "how are you?" and to a lesser extent, "what have you been doing?"
There are more interesting questions that can be asked that show real interest, like "What is the story of your life?" But I suppose even those will grow tired with overuse someday, if they catch on.
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PS...I thought you might like to know that he has a small "friend" if you know what I mean *wink wink*.
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"I don't trust anything that bleeds for a week and doesn't die"
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There are more interesting questions that can be asked that show real interest, like "What is the story of your life?" But I suppose even those will grow tired with overuse someday, if they catch on.
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