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We've all done it.  We've asked someone how they are doing without really paying attention to their answer - OR we've answered how we are doing before they've asked the question. It's become so habitual to ask 'how are you?' that we don't really listen for the answer. ' Even if they happen to answer, "Really Shitty..." "Good, Good" somehow just flies out of our mouth.

Tom Leykis is well known for responding with, "Do you care?"

Most people don't. They ask to be courteous, out of habit OR to one up you.

Little phuckers - they're always one upping your story. My dad is bigger than your dad...

Sometimes you just need to shut the phuck up and listen to a person's story without responding. I'm sure if they knew that they were doing it, they'd stop - but who's gonna tell them? A Monkey, that's who.

If you ask somebody how there days was and they take the time to tell you, "It's going great, I just won 100 bucks and got a girl's phone number..." Why do you have to come in there with, "Cool, I just won 1000 bucks and got laid..."

Why not just kick the guy in the nuts instead? Let the guy enjoy his moment. After all you asked him how his day was...

So until somebody asks you (and they probably will if you'd just shut up long enough for them to ask) don't rain on somebody's parade.

It's okay to let other people share the excitement. You don't always have to be the one with the saddest story or the happiest tale. Sometimes you just need to be holding the spotlight and not be in it.

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