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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald
Oh, I have fun with that one! If, after I have requested if they want something, they reply with, "I'm good" I respond with something like, "I'm sure you are but..." then repeat the question. It often take two or more tries before they figure out what is going on. It takes a dead pan delivery to pull it off.
Another one I have fun with is, "How do you do" or "How are you doing?" I respond with, "How do I do what?" or, "How am I doing what?" Gets them flustered every time. Often they think they can outwit me by changing their query to, "How are you feeling?" That results in a response of, "Mostly with my fingers."
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I've been trying to train my colleagues to not ask me "what's up?" by replying to that question with "the ceiling" or "the opposite of down"; but it's not working.
I'm also trying to stop people asking me "can I ask you a quick question?" but it would seem replying with "you just have" or even "no" is not off-putting (it might be because I only respond like to people who I know aren't going to be offended by it
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When I worked as a cashier I used to alleviate the boredom by just saying "yes" when people asked me if I had a pen (this was back in the days when cheques were common, and you had to sign card slips), but not actually give it to them.