I'll tell you 'wassup'..!!

Hey.. Wassup?!
That, by far, is the most irritating question in the world as a general rule and more so when one specifically wants to be left alone!! OK, I can understand if long lost frens catch up sometime, that seems the most obvious question... Or, if one bumps into an acquaintence around the corner.
What exactly do people mean by "wassup?" when it's probably been 1 hour and 22 minutes since one last met them? NO, seriously.. wat do they mean?! What can possibly be up? Assuming 'nothing is up', one might venture safely to say "hey, nuthing much, buddy.. just lazing around, you know.." and BAM! The next most inevitable and jarringly stupid question is flung at you "So.. what else is up with you?" EH? One is pushed to think that the other did not quite follow one's response.. so one proceeds to explain "Nothing yaar.. all fine..(out of courtesy one may also, dangerously though, add-) wassup with u these days?" And yes, by now one should have expected such a response as this- "Fine here.. so wat are u doin?" [:P]
With due respect to all those who are interested in my welfare by asking me that question over and over again just to make sure all's well with me and hoping to hear that I'm engaged in some meaningful activity, when I say "nothing ya.. all's fine", please just let me be..! I dont know if there are other souls who relate to what I am trying to say. However, thanks for dropping by![:)]
The second most interesting conversation that I have come across- You meet some familiar face on your way around 11 in the morning. Both smile and say hi. after that one might look to continue one's walk. But the other thinks there is a time lag and simply for want of conversation asks the former "Did you have breakfast?" one smiles and replies, "Yes, thank you" One would think there ends courtesy and is about to leave when the conversation continues, "so, what did you have for breakfast?" (One would think- excuse me! am i really having this conversation?!) "Ummm bread toast". "Oh nice.. with cheese?" Does this really matter to either of the conversationalists??! One is rather forced to wish that one had said one had skipped breakfast altogether![:P]
Third most interesting conversation- "Hi.. wassup? (that winner question is kinda pervasive and is almost a sure shot in any 'interesting' conversation) did you finish the portions for tomorrow?" "No ya.. plenty left" "Oh, how much have you finished?" (One would think the other is interested in one's welfare and hence answers this question politely) "3 chapters, got 4 more to go". The other is now now adding this piece of information to his/her statistics.. "Oh ok.. dont worry ya.. Alpha has done only one chapter so far. By the way, beta's done with 5, Omega almost all of it.. gama and ohm with 6 chapters, delta and I just finished the portions for tomorrow.. (one is screaming withing oneself by now- "One the hell, then, did you call me, you.... you moron!") It's all easy ya.. dont worry.. you'll be able to finish it allright" (yeah, rite!)
Well, that, I think is a shade better than when somebody u know has been studyin all day and walks to your door at 12 in the night, (and that is when u have just started finding out what lessons are there for tomorrow's test!) makes a funny i-am-goin-to-fail face, that is such a see through, you know that the other is so sure of topping the class in the paper! The latter continues to stand in the same posture leaning against your door frame, after having finished revising the goddam portions, whining and grumbling about not being able to remember a thing. The latter's eyes looks at the page you are working on in your book.. which reminds him/her of something and drwas him/her insdies.. the page gets the altter excited and the whole graph is explained animatedly in the next 7 mintes and then in a poor-kitty-like tone... "OMG... am not sure if that's teh correct answer.. is it?!" One suddenly realsies how one's time is being eaten away. How nice it would be if this uncalled visitor can just go away!! And finally when the visitor just walks away, you've succssfully lost the little interest to study that you had tried to gather! That's when you realise that some people can really be a pain in the wrong place!!
For now though.. I'm signing out.. and it you want to be engaged in a meaningful activity, tell me wassup?![:)]