h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Call me socially inept but I've had a really difficult time answering this frankly simple question. 'Fine' just doesn't seem to cut the mustard. There is an absolute potential for great wordplay here that I can't seem to pen down.

So then I thought I would open the floor, see what metaphorical or down-right hilarious answers the h2g2 members would give me.

So, how are you getting on?

I've been getting on by signing in


How are you getting on?

One leg at a time

"Well, I'm very happy to see you, of course..."

How! Yes.

My on's have been getting themselves pretty well if variably so.

not as well as I'd like to be getting off.

I can't get any on for love nor money; my dealers have all gone on holiday.

If someone asked me how I'm getting on, I'd probably say "I'm not" or "with difficulty".

How about "backwards!"

Very carefully.

RF

I hate to answer 'fine' to this question. It's such a socially acceptable but completely mundane answer to a question.

To the 'how are you doing' question, I normally answer 'bloody marvellous, thank you', or if I want to get into my woes I usually say, 'I would be bloody marvellous if not for .....'.

My standard answer would be "How am I getting on what?"

The real skill lies in asking the question, not answering it. If they provide a dull answer, you respond with a caring "But how are you _really_?" or even "But how are you, _in yourself_?"
Watching them flounder after that is always fun.

"Not three bad" or "meh, been better" or "Bobbin' along, you know..." usually passes it off well enough for me

My stock answer is:

Passing fair, passing through, passing by, passing up, passing out ...

I also like 'Yeah, surviving, you know...'