I thought it was:
Do I look fat in this?
I guess it goes back to that matter of perspective thing. We all navigate our own particular minefields, that one has never been in the one I traverse. Not once in all our years together, even during pregnancies, has my bride ever uttered those words. She prides herself on her conditioning, it shows and other women hate her for it.
YMMV but the ones I listed go something like this:
Fine; It is anything but and it's time I started being reasonable and seeing it her way.
Nothing; It is most definitely something and that unknown something is damn important. In fact my universe has now shrunken to whatever the something behind that nothing is.
Go Ahead; DO NOT GO AHEAD! Best to freeze in place and await instruction.
It's Okay; No, no it is not. Exercise extreme caution
Whatever; The discussion is over. She is right and I am an idiot. The only thing left to be determined is my punishment. May God have mercy on my soul.
Really; DEFCON 2, the warheads are fueled and the silos are open
We need to talk; No, SHE needs to talk. I either need to listen carefully or beg forgiveness.
YOUR Son; Whatever follows is an indictment of my parenting skills as exhibited by the actions of one of my apparently motherless offspring. Any flippancy on my part after the uttering of those words could be fatal and it's not just my life in the balance, the gate is open and I might be taking him to hell with me.