Have a Good One...

I took my little brothers to get slurpees the other day, and on the way out, we met my neighbors. After schmoozing for a few minutes (and telling them that we used up all the slurpees in the store, so they'll just have to buy lottery tickets insted), my neighbor said, "Have a good one!" My six-year-old brother looked at me and said, "What does 'have a good one' mean?"

Good question! It's become a phrase that's thrown around very casually. People used to say have a good morning, afternoon, evening, night, etc. Now, they just say have a good one. Why?

I think it's because we've become lazy. Why should we think about what time of day it is? The person we're talking to can figure it out! It's so much easier to say have a good one!

So, have a good one, everyone! (Year, I mean!)