Merith2004
Spring Branch, United States
Today, while at a funeral for a distant family member, I was giving my condolences to the family. When one of them asked how I was doing, I replied with, "I'm still alive!", which is one of my standard responses due to being a cashier and being asked that question a hundred times a day. FML
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MxAxRxCxO 30
Poor choice of words under the circumstances, although you meant no harm
StompinOnCrayons 15
Well, at least you are alive !
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Goblin182 27
I feel your pain OP. I was at a cousin's viewing when his daughter came up to me and asked, "Doesn't he look good". I almost blurted out, "no, he looks dead".
ChakatBlackstar 29
Well, awkward, but less embarrassing then when someone left my apartment and I said, "Have a good day and thank you for shopping at Wal-Mart".
sharpshooterben 13
Well at least you didn't say "better than the dead guy, I'm still kickin!"
Sitting_Ducki 8
lol this made me laugh. if anyine of them ever waited on people before theyll understand.
Bi_ShrDiWun 10
That's my standard response as well; that, or "I'm still breathing (or 'drawing breath')" I've had to catch myself a couple times in these types of situations!
Merith2004 17
hey everyone. thanks for being understanding for the most part. this was just one of the "I wasnt thinking" kind of things. dont worry though: I got several slaps on the back of then head from cousins who were in earshot.
Rababco 29
Are you Tony Dinozzo from NCIS by any chance? XD Hey, at least you're being optimistic! I'm surprised they're asking you that, it seems like it would be more likely the other way around. At least from personal experience, I don't generally know my distant relatives real well or am close to them; I went to a funeral for my Great Aunt that I didn't even know (I think I had met her once).
strawberrywine22 30
Lol I pictured Denozo too, but probably because of my mother's embarrassing habit of saying "Deno-zo" when smacking someone upside the head.
Goblin182 27
#59, this was a distant relative so these were probably people she had not seen in a while. Hey, how are you would be a standard greating. They were not necessarily wondering how OP was holding up over hte loss. Just a thought.
Goblin182 27
OK, did anyone else notice OP said "I got slaps on the back THEN (instead of THE) head from cousins? Got kind of weirded out for a second.
Peachy2392 26
I'm pretty sure most people realized OP meant THE instead of then.
NeatNit 33
OP, just wanted to let you know this is one of my favorite FMLs :)
Gunnarr 12
I tend to stay "I'm alive!" All the time, I'm sure they know you meant nothing by it.
DanielleinDC 34
Most people answer "How are you?" questions with a bit of a fib. You have a polite, pat response that would be appropriate in most situations (I've been known to mutter "Surviving" if I'm in a really bad mood), just not here. But if you get asked that a lot, you probably don't think before the response comes tumbling out of your mouth. It happens. Hopefully the slaps from your cousins were of the good-natured sort.
mk8833 9
Well maybe you could explain that to them. They were probably offended but would forgive you if they new that you didn't mean it in the exact context they took it. Wrong words for the time and place is all.
Ben009 13
Wow just wow