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April 19, 2010 · 11:21 AM

I’m just okay, OKAY?

By Rick Lax

The service industry workers of Nevada are not comfortable with my current emotional state.

“How are you?” they ask.

“I’m okay,” I respond.

And then they say, “Just okay?”

They say “just” the way Steve Martin says “Excuse me.”

Then they tag on something else like, “That’s too bad! You should be feeling great!”

Next time somebody tries to cheer me up by telling me that I’m wrong to feel what I feel, I’m going to respond thusly:

“I do feel great, sometimes. And when I do feel great, I really feel great. I feel a deep greatness — one that’s never felt by the people who ostensibly always feel great. I’ll tell you this much: if you walk around feeling ‘great’ all the time, you don’t know what ‘great’ feels like, and I pity you. Now can I please just put my sandwich order in?”

=X.... I say that ALL THE TIME. Never again!!! HAHAHAHHA. Thanks for the eye-opener Cleverboy! Fun read!

Posted by: carter39 on 4/19/10 at 7:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I forgive you, Carter. But NEVER AGAIN!!!! :)

Posted by: Rick Lax (Staff) on 4/19/10 at 10:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I ask every student that walks in how they are doing and anyone that replies with "good" or "ok" gets a seriously annoying response similar to the one you've described... If they talk back they get an a$$ beating.

Posted by: rysco on 4/20/10 at 5:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Rysco,

Tell me you're joking me.

Posted by: Rick Lax (Staff) on 4/20/10 at 7:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You know what's worse? Being the service employee and having the customer respond "just ok?" I'm at work, you fool! I'll be feeling "great" as soon as I walk out the door.

Posted by: sharongracepjs on 4/26/10 at 8:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)

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