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Comment author: EphemeralNight 22 October 2011 05:17:26AM *  17 points [-]

I've gotten in the habit of saying "I can't complain" when someone asks me how I am, since "I'm fine" is rarely the truth. I like that response because it's kind of meta the way I use it: in my head it's short for "I can't complain to you because you don't actually want to know and being made to listen to my complaints would alienate you."

Comment author: rhollerith_dot_com 22 October 2011 08:25:17AM 1 point [-]

Yes, and if the other person does not seem to like, "I can't complain," I might add, "Well, I could, but it would not do any good."