Say hi to [...] for me

pickarooney

Why do people say this, exactly? Is it just a gesture to you to show that they acknowledge the existence of the person in question or are you supposed to actually tell that person "Jimmy says hi". Does anyone do that?

It's even weirder in France when someone tells you to give your wife a kiss from them. I'm not sure if you're supposed to lay the tongue in and say with a wink that that's from Jimmy or weirdly give your OH a peck on the cheek.

AngryBollix

Punching them in the face is better

Mr Benevolent

It's just being polite for crying out loud. Do you begrudge the lungful of air or something?

phasers

It's just people trying to be polite

Born to Die

It's just simply passing on your good wishes to a mutual friend/acquaintance.

Immaculate Pasta

It's just polite and it shows that you're thinking of them. If I speak to any of the relations, I'll say "Say hello to [name]/the family from me". It's just nice that's all

Jesus Shaves

I dunno, when you're writing a letter you don't write

Yours Sincerely
(insert signature here)

ps. say hi to Jimmy for me

Born to Die

darokane wrote: »

I dunno, when you're writing a letter you don't write

Yours Sincerely
(insert signature here)

ps. say hi to Jimmy for me

Which Jimmy, I'll be seeing both later.

Jesus Shaves

Jimmy Fix it

chin_grin

"Say hello to ya motha fo me."

http://www.videolog.tv/video.php?id=439626

Ah it's just being nice.

Though I usually ask how someone is and then say "tell [...] I was asking for them"

Brendog

"Say hello to .... for me"


You have his/her number, facebook, email, home address.
I think you are more then capable....

I know its just being polite but I have come across a few people who actually get annoyed if its not said. These people are arseholes

Big Nasty

Tell yore ma I was asking for her;)

Frank Black

Oh, if you see her today, tell you girlfriend I had that weird sex dream about her again last night.

fishy fishy

ya, you should pass the message on. .

I don't see a problem really. It's like the generation before us saying ...tell mary I was asking for her".

nothing wrong with that.

pickarooney

Yeah but, are you supposed to actually say it to the person? What do you say back to someone who says this?

Yeah, definitely, I will do that?
Thanks?
Say hi to some other random person I don't care enough about to contact myself?

Standard Toaster

Same as Tell [...] I was asking for them.

Jaxxy

pickarooney wrote: »

Yeah but, are you supposed to actually say it to the person? What do you say back to someone who says this?

Yeah, definitely, I will do that?
Thanks?
Say hi to some other random person I don't care enough about to contact myself?

I usually do if I remember. For example if I say to the mother, "Oh, I saw [...] the other day", she'll respond with, "Oh really? How's he getting on?"

Then I'll say, "Grand, he was asking for ya."

And she'll declare that she always liked [...] and that I should never have broken up with him and he was great husband material and together we could have given her lots of grandchildren.

Big Nasty

pickarooney wrote: »

Yeah but, are you supposed to actually say it to the person? What do you say back to someone who says this?

Yeah, definitely, I will do that?
Thanks?
Say hi to some other random person I don't care enough about to contact myself?

Be creative!

My name is URL

Can't help but laugh to myself whenever someone says hello on another persons behalf. I always imagine them to be channelling the other persons thoughts to me. Ask a return question when it happens and wallow in the awkward confusion that it causes.

Jev/N

D'ya know who was askin' for ya..

Jesus Shaves

black francis wrote: »

Oh, if you see her today, tell you girlfriend I had that weird sex dream about her again last night.

She said she's had the same one about you, she was also looking for your phone number, dont know why

Abi

pickarooney wrote: »

Why do people say this, exactly? Is it just a gesture to you to show that they acknowledge the existence of the person in question or are you supposed to actually tell that person "Jimmy says hi". Does anyone do that?

It's even weirder in France when someone tells you to give your wife a kiss from them. I'm not sure if you're supposed to lay the tongue in and say with a wink that that's from Jimmy or weirdly give your OH a peck on the cheek.

I always pass on the message anyway, and often say it myself. Another would be 'send them my love', and all it basically means is I'm thinking of them. No great mystery behind it.

stimpson

pickarooney - give yore ma a cheeky finger for me.

Rented Mule

In before 'blast them with piss'.

pickarooney

Rented Mule wrote: »

In before 'blast them with piss'.

You don't really understand how "in before..." works, do you? Or any aspect of comic timing, probably.

Mickey H

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Tell yore ma I was asking for her;)

Hey Mam, was talking to the lads today and MCMLXXV was asking for you.