People telling when to smile....
If I'm just sitting somewhere, minding my own business,

For fuck's sake DON'T say to me "SMILE!" and grin, expecting me to do the same.

Seriously. If I was in high spirits, I would be smiling. Do you want me to force a fake smile, which will disappear as quickly as it came? For fucks sake – that won't work.

"Frowning uses 43 muscles, and smiling only uses 14! So smile! Its easier!"

That's probably why your'e so fat, you lazy bint.

giving you the highway salute uses 3 muscles, so how bout I use that?

I probably wasn't grumpy in the first place, but saying "SMILE! Turn your frown upside-down!!!"

Has the opposite effect!

Makes me feel like smiling is the last thing I want to answer your greeting with!

Piss off! : )
(phantomjack Tue 20 Mar, 3:18, Mon 5 May 2008, 1:17, closed)

I hardly ever smile
and consequently am always getting told by random strangers to "smile" or "cheer up - it can;t be that bad", but you'd think I was weird if I had a constant chesire cat grin. I am not depressed, I am content, and do not need to always smile thank you!
(deadly_sinners, Mon 5 May 2008, 10:47, closed)

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Irony: this made me smile. :)
(oneltrchardonnay, Mon 5 May 2008, 10:49, closed)