I worked with a guy with whom you learned to NEVER ask, “How’s it going, Marty?” He would tell you in great detail all his personal trials and tribulations. A person who was whistling and optimistic up to that moment would be drained of all hope, figuratively dried up like an Egyptian mummy. Then Marty himself would be happy and whistling. I saw this happen many times!
For a good example of how this sort of appeared to me, reference the Tobe Hooper horror movie, “Lifeforce.”
I worked with a guy with whom you learned to NEVER ask, “How’s it going, Marty?” He would tell you in great detail all his personal trials and tribulations. A person who was whistling and optimistic up to that moment would be drained of all hope, figuratively dried up like an Egyptian mummy. Then Marty himself would be happy and whistling. I saw this happen many times!
For a good example of how this sort of appeared to me, reference the Tobe Hooper horror movie, “Lifeforce.”