Date:  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 15:59:45 -0400
From:  "(Dale F. Coye)" <Dfcoye[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM>
Subject: Good morning (was "thank you")

On the same note (perhaps) I remember as a teenager being put off by having
to say "Good morning" or "morning" when you'd see your family for the first
time after waking up. I thought it was dumb to have to say this phrase which
didn't make sense (Tolkien, in the first chapter of the Hobbit has a nice
little piece on the various meanings of Good morning", or is it Good Day?) so
I always said plain old "Hi" and still do today. I've found it interesting
that some people are willing to give a Hi back to me, but others insist on
saying Good morning.

Dale Coye
The College of NJ