How y'all doing?

Today's riffs departing from: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/20/opinion/the-how-are-you-culture-clash.html?_r=1

RantWoman, how are you?
Fat and sassy.

RantWoman, how are you?
Fat, sassy, Cranky, Irascible.

RantWoman, how are you?
Fat, Sassy, Cranky, Irascible. Dithered. Twitterpated.

RantWoman, how are you?
Fat and Sassy.

RantWoman, how are you?
Fat, Sassy, Cranky, Irascible, Blessed.
Blessed?
Shhh, don't push your luck.

RantWoman: How are you?
Elderly Friend: Mean and ornery.
RantWoman: Oh good, then we're a GOOD pair.

Long ago, RantWoman's buddies Curmudgeon and Wing Nut moved to town. Now they are both fast friends of RantWoman, but RantWoman did not know WingNut very well.. . One time  RantWoman called the Wenches about something. Wing Nut answered, but she paused a little too long when RantWoman asked "how are you?"
Wing Nut "ummmmm."
RantWoman: "sometimes I tell people I am cranky and irascible."
Wing Nut "Actually, I have cramps that would maim an elephant!"
The cloud of "ummmm" dissolved into sympathetic laughter.