"Tell me something good!"

[Wilson Gray]

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com> wrote:
> When would one use "Tell me something good"?

It's a Texas thing. You wouldn't understand. :-(

But, seriously:

WG: Hi, Tom! Tell me something good!

TZ. Hi, Wil! What's up with you?"

You use it whenever you want to,as a form of greeting. The person to
whom "Tell me..." is said is not obligated to make any sensible or
relevant response at all. It's simply a greeting, very like unto
_Hi!_.

OTOH, an old Army buddy from Munday, TX, tells me that, out his way, a
common response is,

"Don't start me lying!"

or

"I'd have to lie to you,"

or some such.

These are likewise merely random replies, despite the implication that
the speaker has nothing good to tell, unless he lies about his
circumstances. Of course, as is always the case in human interaction,

Youneverknow.

--
-Wilson
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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint
to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
-Mark Twain

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