A conversation I've been having too much since I got back from break:

ME: How was break?
OTHER PERSON: Awful. Really awful.
ME: Oh.

Guess they did more studying than me. Or at least found the studying they did to be more distasteful. It's kind of disarming to ask a friendly question about how someone's break went and get such a strong answer. Like if you ask someone how he's feeling and he tells you something really personal about his sinuses or his gastrointestinal system.

ME: Hey. How's it going?
OTHER PERSON: Constipated.
ME: Oh.