Cute Entry

The other day I was asked a thought provoking question. "How cute is that?" What a difficult question to answer. I don't think the users of this frequently used interrogative expression appreciate its implications. It seems simple enough; four simple words. Similar questions such as "how far is that", "how bright is that", or even "how heavy is that". The main point of difference in these questions is that there is an established unit of measure. There is clearly a need for a unit to quantify cuteness. This may prove to be next to impossible. First a base for all cuteness would need to be set. This base would need to be some object or occurrence that when placed on a spectrum would not be so high as to make most objects, in comparison, on the lower end. Adding to the complexity is the fact that one person's view of what is cute can differ greatly. These two facts aside, unit would also need to be measurable. And if measured how would it be incremented? (I won't task you with reading to rest of my thought process or ideas for an acceptable mid-point on the spectrum of cuteness.) In the middle of my train of thought I realizing that the appropriate time to answer the question had elapsed. Not wanting to be perceived as being rude; I began explaining that I hadn't answered because I didn't know what kind of response was acceptable and started to explain what I had been thinking about, when I was told that what I had interpreted as a question was actually a statement and a mere affirmation would be deemed a proper response. In which case the whole thought process and this entry are rendered moot. How cool is that?