Friday, Dec. 9, 1960 University Daily Kansan
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'How Are You?' — Answer That Question
By Ramona Rush
It was a cold, wind-whipped dismal day. My trench collar was pulled tightly up around my neck by my left hand, my other numb hand was clinging to books of knowledge.
A figure suddenly loomed up before me as I rounded a sharp corner. As the person drew nearer, I noticed a thoughtful, understanding face which was vividly colored by the fall wind.
"Hi, how are you." The declaration was uttered as he went by.
Suddenly I wanted to know this person, to tell him about my downslip, to share my last dual-filtered Tareyton with him.
"Fine, how's yourself?" I said incoherently into my neck scarf. There was no answer. He went right on.
How many people say to you every day. "Hi, how are you?" If you answered five words or more, they would label you as an aggressor. It is high time for a change.
The next time some vaguely familiar face goes by you mumbling, "Hi. how are you," stop that person. Place him directly in front of your speaking voice, whip out the following list and read:
"Well. I am glad you asked that. I have been wanting to tell someone my troubles all day."
with a TR-3 this morning. I was on my bicycle. Hit him in the door — completely wrecked it. "I'm broke. Tried to call the
"This morning I started to brush my teeth and my toothbrush just snapped right in two! I had to use my finger to finish and it just doesn't do a good job. See? (bare teeth)
bank to patch things up but they wouldn't accept the collect call. Thank you for asking how I am."
"I stayed up all night studying for a ... test . . . about three o'clock this morning I chewed a box of No-Doz and
gulped a bottle of Airwick. Went to my exam a while ago and the instructor didn't show. "Then, I had a brief collision
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