Really? Really really?

So I'm here at the Preston Rodeo, and I'm chattin' with the fam. Turns out that people actually read this thing. So I put a counter on it to see what the turnout was, and I'm almost at 500-ish. I thought it was mostly like some spammer hitting it or some accidental click-upons or something. I have a voice, people! It's like the old days in newspaper, back when people not only put up with my crazy stuff, but actually tried to enjoy it.
So I had a thought (if you're doing the whole "surprise" joke in your head right now: that joke died about the same time as Reagan. Just FYI). When you ask a person how they are, and they reply "all right," what's the first thing everyone thinks?
"JUST all right? I wonder what's wrong... are they okay?" Just think about the statement 'all right.' All is right, everything is fine, and right and good are just some loose translations of 'all right.' How did this comment become a passive way for crying out for help and/or attention? If someone says they're 'okay,''fine,' or even 'pretty good,' there's little concern. But 'all right' is uttered and every red flag in your brain goes flying up faster than the space shuttle.
Like I said, just something to think about. I say 'think' because there's really nothing you can do about it. Completely futile... like Ralph Nader's bid.