I really hate people telling me I look well before asking how I am. But even more I hate my automatic “fine” answer to the question, “how are you”. I’ve been trying really hard to answer that question truthfully but mostly I now answer “fine … ish I suppose”. How feeble of me, I should either lie and tell people I’m ok or tell the truth.
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Depends who’s asking the question. I usually say " I’m ok, is my polite answer" with a I’m not really but can’t be bothered sharing look.
Have you been watching that documentary about a gp practice?. Most of the docs greet their patients with, “hello how are you today”. It would make me want to say " not blumming good doc, that’s why I’m here".
Good series!
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at the point i was ‘told off’ i was edging into hysteria, admittedly, BUT (if you or anyone else ever watched little britain) the bloody idiots at the gp’s who purport to be professional, i’m sure, keep, effectively telling me 'COMPUTER SAYS NO…'. i can feel my blood pressure ramping up just thinking about the ******* carole’s word (plural).
wendy x
on a couple of occasions, when people i really don’t like have, disingenuously asked me how i am, i’ve said ‘i’ve still got an incurable, progressive neurological condition, thanks for asking, how are you?’. needless to say, they gave me a very wide berth from then on… win and win . i’ve just realised that i can ‘do’ a quicker and more effective range of expressions using the emoticons on here than i can do in real life .
wendy xx
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giving a long, drawn out explanation of symptoms worked once for me, too. but, by the end, even i was bored, si i’ve never bothered since.
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Buy yourself some paper smiley masks Wendy-light and portable heeheehee
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no, i just need some horns like your emoticon, that would do the trick i think.
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“i’m fabulous! how are you?” with a big smile and preferably with make-up on and hair done!
that worked for me so well that it became a stock reply until my last mini-relapse and i’ve never felt fabulous since.
but i will be fabulous again one day!
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My stock response to “How are you?” is “I’m alive”.
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that’s a good one theresa… i will remember it.
i can’t remember who posted it, but there was an excellent reply to people who say ‘you don’t look ill’. the response being ‘you don’t look ignorant’!
If some asks how I am my standard reply is - ‘could be better, could be worse - could have won the lottery, could be dead - I’m somewhere in between’
Can I put into Room 101 the following
General rudeness which seems to be the norm now - good manners are easily carried my granny always told me
Katie Hopkins (rude)
Janet Street-Porter (rude)
People who drive with fog-lights on when its not foggy (rude)
Bright blue headlights
Birds (just those ones who evacuate on my nice new car - just what have they been eating!!! )
JBK x
(probably more to follow)
I used to work with someone who, when asked how she was, would give every appearance of thinking quite seriously about the question before replying, ‘Well, thank you,’ and then again, with slight emphasis, and after a short and almost puzzled pause, ‘Really well, thank you!’
I have tried to copy her ever since because she always cheered me up, and I often saw her take the wind out of the sails of those seeking an invitation to a nice comfortable time-wasting work whinge. They always gave up and went elsewhere fast when faced with such bomb-proof positivity. She was a good person to have at the next desk along.
Alison
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Sorry, should have made clear that this was a memory prompted by Carole’s ‘I’m fabulous’ comment - I wasn’t saying that my positive colleague cheesed me of - on the contrary: she was an inspiration on a dull day.
Alison
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hi jbk
i agree with the women you’ve suggested, especially katie hopkins (although i must admit to finding jsp quite amusing at times, and she appears to have a brain unlike hk), and rudeness is rarely acceptable, unless in response to stupidity or other rudeness. i don’t have a nice new car, but get irate when its used as a loo by birds (or anyone come to think of it).
in the interest of balance, can i put in the following men:
- jeremy clarkson
- jeremy kyle
- john mccruick
- shane richie
fluffyollie xx
[quote=“Blossom”]
Can I put people who don’t pick up after their dogs in room 101, it really does annoy me
We had a dog and always cleaned up after him. How can you let your dog do it’s business and not attempt to pick it up-disgusting.
And breathe Noreen
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[/quote] And the people who do pick up their dog’s poo - but leave the bags - usually dangling off branches.!!!
Now that is also disgusting. l go out with my dogs - with my scooter. l go miles - but they always wait until l we get back and go and do their toilet in the garden. And l have a super duper pooper scooper!!
another one: insomnia.
still in this friggin relapse (3 weeks now) and for last three nights i have woken up at 4.30. despite best efforts have also awoken mrs fluffyollie and any cat which happens to be on the bed.
fortunately i woke up this morning (sounds like a song? da DA da da…) and managed to get downstairs without waking anyone.
its so irritating as i know i’m crap at the moment and this will make me even more crap for the rest of the day. i could hardly string a sentence together yesterday.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
that’s better…
[quote=krakowian]
with my tin hat on and in a crouching position behind the parapet -
what ‘fu’ oops sorry, I mean ‘cheeses me off’ are
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reports of the latest miracle cures or latest ‘promising?’ research projects that never arrive at a definitive conclusion.
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people who equate having m.s. with having a ‘wonderful sense of humour’
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people who are on an m.s. ‘journey’
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the m.s.society publications which invariably present a rose-tinted view of m.s.
like your number 4 , it is the same when the M<S team turn up at courses that you run on their behalf, they haven’t a clue
Totally with u on the insomnia FluffyOllie, Monday & Tuesday was 03.00 today was 04.00, ridiculous!! Especially when I’m exhausted! Wouldn’t mind if I could get back to sleep afterwards.
Snowqueen
really sorry to hear that snowqueen. take comfort that we’re in the same boat. i am going to try adn get some rest now, probably in vain…
take care, and sweet dreams when they come along xx
the dvla-
I surrendered my driving licence as requested (to exchange for a 3 yr one) but as they didn’t have a record of receiving it they have revoked it therefore I have to apply for a new one.
I can only complain via letter, but whats to say they get the complaint?
Sufficed to say I am INCREDIBLY FUDGING-WELL CHEESED OFF…