I can never disassociate the phrase "genki desu ka" from the (apparently pseudo-)gloss my Professor used to teach it: "Is your psychic stuff well-ordered?"

I was a little disappointed that you didn't mention Antonio Koinoki.

This is a good piece, but I was hoping it would be named "Genki Monogatari."

I'm pretty happy with "Genki no moto" as puns go, but now I wish I'd thought of "Genko monogatari" for the post here. History will record your genius.

Simon: I guess my argument isn't so much that your professor was wrong as that they might not realize how recently the word came to be understood that way. I do have to admit that the modern understanding is a lot friendlier and less stop-beating-your-wifey than "Has your disease subsided?"

Daniel: Oh, alright. Here you go.