...but I didn't. A lady asked me how I was doing today. I gave my standard reply..."Can't complain. No one will listen." She said, "I'm sorry, what was that?" I started to repeat myself, then gave her "the look" She laughed and walked away.
...but I didn't. A lady asked me how I was doing today. I gave my standard reply..."Can't complain. No one will listen." She said, "I'm sorry, what was that?" I started to repeat myself, then gave her "the look" She laughed and walked away.
cancel2 2022 (09-18-2018), Jack (09-18-2018)
My standard reply is to say fair to middling, it baffles many.
Mott the Hoople (09-18-2018)
cancel2 2022 (09-20-2018), evince (09-20-2018)
Just checked it out and apparently it comes from the cotton industry.
https://www.heddels.com/dictionary/fair-to-middling/
cancel2 2022 (09-20-2018)
Shoot yea...my father and grandfather used to say that.
Do you use the salutation "Howdy" over there? I think it's history in the Ohio valley region is interesting.
The British used the introductory phrase "How do you do?". The American Colonialist abbreviated that to "Howdy" and the Native Americans abbreviated it even more to "How".
So if you ever watch an old Western and an Indian says "How"...well no you know where that came from.
You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic!
My standard reply is to say fair to middling, it baffles many.
Life is full of mysteries. What on earth does this mean?
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