[...] Basic Instructions by Scott Meyer: Your all-inclusive guide to a life well-lived. [...]

I shouldn't have sent this one to my brother. Now he won't stop emailing me old Garfield comics.

I'd say something about that, but it would sound condescending. Darn.

I sound condescending quite often, and I have no clue :D

My favorite statement for this situation... "Eh, I guess I got lucky."

best way out : Shrug while saying "eh, whadaygunnado?"