Good Morning
To follow Essy's example, I think it is time to define what I mean when I say "Good morning." It's a phrase I use quite often in my real life, not so often on here, although it does occasionally appear.
Anyway, I will say "good morning" any time of day, regardless of the actual state of morningness. First off this is because I find "good morning" to be much more fun to say than any other greeting. It just rolls more pleasingly off the tongue. Second, it is a code. Yes, it is a foray into the land of Katespeak.
You see, the typical response to an anachronistic, "Good morning," is, "It's not morning here." To which I will reply, "It is always morning somewhere." "It is always morning somewhere," has much deeper meaning than one would expect. It means "It is always 5 o'clock somewhere." Which then, of course, means, "Who wants vodka?"
So you see, what appears to be a simple, eccentric greeting is actually an invitation to alcoholic celebration.
posted by SuperKate @ 9:51 AM
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and if you said it to me I would probably assume, if it were past noon, that you were asking me a question, as in (did you have a) good morning?
or, if it were on the weekend and you knew I hate to get up until 1 or 2 in the afternoon, that it was meant in a teasing manner as in, good you finally got your lazy butt out of bed.
I want Irish Whisky, Can I have that?
So that's why you're always saying Good Morning to me... even in the middle of conversations...
Thank you for restoring my buttons. Sorry I dond't call you back. After my dad and had a lengthy talk about my mom, Airen called, and then I was tired I had to take a nap. Hape all is well. Best of luck on the second week of classes!
My husband asked me JUST the other day why people say good morning all the time. He passed through the toll booth well after 6 PM and the toll collector wished him and the cabbie a good morning. My husband said it must have been because both the toll collector and the cabbie were working so it was morning for them. I will tell him it is actually a invitation to alcoholic celebration.
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