― Elly, Sunday, 20 November 2005 00:07 (7 years ago) Permalink
― THIS IS THE SOUND OF ALTERN 8 !!! (noodle vague), Sunday, 20 November 2005 00:10 (7 years ago) Permalink
― tehresa (tehresa), Sunday, 20 November 2005 00:12 (7 years ago) Permalink
"slippery slope…""as it were…" "if you will…"
― remy (x Jeremy), Sunday, 20 November 2005 00:12 (7 years ago) Permalink
"let's touch base""I hear what you say"
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PS - Check out Bullshit Bingo.
― Jack L., Sunday, 20 November 2005 00:14 (7 years ago) Permalink
- "Know what I'm sayin'?" -- Tell ya what, if I don't know what you're saying I'LL FUCKING ASK! Until then, let's just assume that I do.
- "Taking things to a whole `nother level" - Why must life now be reduced to a giant game of "Donkey Kong"?
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 20 November 2005 00:14 (7 years ago) Permalink
― I AM OTM, Sunday, 20 November 2005 00:14 (7 years ago) Permalink
― THIS IS THE SOUND OF ALTERN 8 !!! (noodle vague), Sunday, 20 November 2005 00:15 (7 years ago) Permalink
- Just triple-checking (never seems to check or double-check, though)
- Would you mind— and if you do, that's totally fine, just tell me, it's 100% perfect if you don't want to— but, could you possibly...
― I AM OTM, Sunday, 20 November 2005 00:17 (7 years ago) Permalink
Going back to the very first one, my boss's boss is also inclined to talk about 'ticks in boxes'. I have tried to use "putting ticks outside of boxes" as if it represents a highly desirable combination of creativity and getting the job done, but no one is really buying it at the moment, presumably because they know me.
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 20 November 2005 00:49 (7 years ago) Permalink
― mimi in st. louis (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 20 November 2005 01:09 (7 years ago) Permalink
these two always come up in "phrases you hate" discussions. what's wrong with them?
― mimi in st. louis (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 20 November 2005 01:10 (7 years ago) Permalink
― mimi in st. louis (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 20 November 2005 01:12 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Kim (Kim), Sunday, 20 November 2005 01:30 (7 years ago) Permalink
― What a pisser, Sunday, 20 November 2005 01:43 (7 years ago) Permalink
― tehresa (tehresa), Sunday, 20 November 2005 01:45 (7 years ago) Permalink
pretty much
― What a pisser!, Sunday, 20 November 2005 01:47 (7 years ago) Permalink
― tehresa (tehresa), Sunday, 20 November 2005 01:47 (7 years ago) Permalink
― rogermexico (rogermexico), Sunday, 20 November 2005 02:07 (7 years ago) Permalink
This one isn't a phrase but it confuses me:"Excuse me" being used by people walking in your general direction who aren't going to crash into you & you're really not posing any kind of obstacle to them going on their merry way, which leads me to assume it's an attention-getting device, as in "Hi I'm walking past you now, saw you weren't really noticing me, don't freak out at my proximity to you". Very weird, uniquely American convention that I haven't quite grasped yet.
― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 20 November 2005 03:01 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Mike Hanle y 3000 (hanle y 3000), Sunday, 20 November 2005 05:38 (7 years ago) Permalink
― mimi in st. louis (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 20 November 2005 05:43 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Abbadabba Berman (Hurting), Sunday, 20 November 2005 05:43 (7 years ago) Permalink
― The Yellow Kid, Sunday, 20 November 2005 07:09 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Abbadabba Berman (Hurting), Sunday, 20 November 2005 07:25 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Chinchilla Volapük (Captain Sleep), Sunday, 20 November 2005 08:20 (7 years ago) Permalink
― rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Sunday, 20 November 2005 08:29 (7 years ago) Permalink
― mimi in st. louis (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 20 November 2005 08:36 (7 years ago) Permalink
― BOHICA KAMAREK (BOHICA), Sunday, 20 November 2005 13:08 (7 years ago) Permalink
― RJG (RJG), Sunday, 20 November 2005 13:22 (7 years ago) Permalink
― harvey d grace, Sunday, 20 November 2005 13:31 (7 years ago) Permalink
― BOHICA KAMAREK (BOHICA), Sunday, 20 November 2005 14:22 (7 years ago) Permalink
Words, usages, and phrases that annoy the shit out of you...Things you're sick of hearing: Single words, cliches, and tired phrases. Don't read if you hate pedantry. Commonly used phrases that inexplicably bug youMost irritating cliche/phrase/expressionFour Words: Use Other Words Please"Taking Things to a Whole `Nother Level!"Use other phrases pleaseBanal phrases that pepper everyday office conversation - report them here
― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 20 November 2005 15:55 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Abbadabba Berman (Hurting), Sunday, 20 November 2005 15:58 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Sunday, 20 November 2005 16:13 (7 years ago) Permalink
alba, youre everyones fact checkin' cuz
― sunny successor (he hates my guts, we had a fight) (katharine), Sunday, 20 November 2005 16:26 (7 years ago) Permalink
― THIS IS THE SOUND OF ALTERN 8 !!! (noodle vague), Sunday, 20 November 2005 16:27 (7 years ago) Permalink
Repeating the past isn't necessarily bad... especially if there is no past for a newcomer.Is this a semi-private board of stuffy folks bent on wanking off only in the company of fellow stuffy board members or what?
― BOHICA KAMAREK (BOHICA), Sunday, 20 November 2005 17:24 (7 years ago) Permalink
― THIS IS THE SOUND OF ALTERN 8 !!! (noodle vague), Sunday, 20 November 2005 17:30 (7 years ago) Permalink
Yes. Precisely! For example, if you were burning to discuss bicameral vs. unicameral legislative bodies, there is already a thread for doing exactly that. Why start any more?
― Aimless (Aimless), Sunday, 20 November 2005 18:39 (7 years ago) Permalink
― tres letraj (tehresa), Sunday, 20 November 2005 19:09 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Sunday, 20 November 2005 19:51 (7 years ago) Permalink
― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Sunday, 20 November 2005 19:52 (7 years ago) Permalink
The slowness of full-text searches isn't anything to do with your internet connection speed, btw.
― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 20 November 2005 21:02 (7 years ago) Permalink
2. The best thing to do when a string is redundant is to jump right in and announce the fact you have identified it as redundant instead of ignoring it, right?
3. After a three hour recovery period I am perfectly sober again.
4. Boo!
― BOHICA KAMAREK (BOHICA), Sunday, 20 November 2005 22:18 (7 years ago) Permalink
― sunny successor (he hates my guts, we had a fight) (katharine), Sunday, 20 November 2005 22:24 (7 years ago) Permalink
This sends me into fucking orbit for some reason.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 21 November 2005 03:12 (7 years ago) Permalink
― estela (estela), Monday, 21 November 2005 03:25 (7 years ago) Permalink
"He's burning both ends of the same candle"— I don't know what I hate about it, I just do.
"They're just talking" as a euphemism for two people not in a relationship fooling around up to but not including sex. I actually preferred "being with each other," back when that was the thing to say.
Also, in a previous phrases-you-hate thread I mentioned hating "Can I get..." when asking for something. The only time it should be used is by a Southern Baptist preacher asking for an Amen.
― naus (Robert T), Monday, 21 November 2005 07:24 (7 years ago) Permalink
― estela (estela), Monday, 21 November 2005 07:28 (7 years ago) Permalink
― naus (Robert T), Monday, 21 November 2005 07:40 (7 years ago) Permalink
― gem (trisk), Monday, 21 November 2005 07:41 (7 years ago) Permalink
― estela (estela), Monday, 21 November 2005 09:06 (7 years ago) Permalink
"Here goes nothing"— What does it mean?
Clue: Coincidentally, the phrase means exactly the same as one of its component words.
I actually hadn't heard or read that one since about ten minutes after watching an ep of 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh In' for the last time, some time around 1969. 'R&M'sL-I' was a classic show, and a ground-breaker, but it has spawned a ream of catch-phrases for subsequent flogging to death, even more than Monty Python. Fortunately, 'Here goes nothing' ran out of legs faster than most of them.
― Fred Nerk, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 07:54 (5 years ago) Permalink
Sheesh, some of you people... I love it how when Theresa asked if it had already been done, someone said yes and then A GAZILLION PEOPLE reiterate this fact. WE KNOW, now either ignore the thread (and by not posting make it drop lower on the list) or contribute something instead of "le sigh been thee done that, i'm a reg and you're a noob or idiot who can't search."
Anyway, I hate it when people say: I'm 110 procent sure. Dude, either your completely sure or less, but not more than completely.
― nathalie, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 08:02 (5 years ago) Permalink
As mentioned upthread, "base touching" is the WORST.
― Drooone, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 08:15 (5 years ago) Permalink
Big thumbs down on "pro-active". Hate hate hate it.
What does he "bring to the table"? Hate that one too.
All mindless utterances from mindless mid-level managers can go, too.
― craven, Thursday, 19 July 2007 01:16 (5 years ago) Permalink
verbs/verb phrases!! touches on, informed by - esp. when I resort to using them!!!
― youn, Thursday, 19 July 2007 01:18 (5 years ago) Permalink
My boss says "decant" when he means "put out the Japanese porn we just got". I know he tries, but you just can't make that classy
― Morley Timmons, Thursday, 19 July 2007 02:34 (5 years ago) Permalink
!!!Donna please tell me that was not a typo.
― Trayce, Thursday, 19 July 2007 02:59 (5 years ago) Permalink
I wish I could stop myself from saying "I hear ya" whenever I'm trying hard not to convey that I either really don't give a shit about what the person is saying or just feel uncomfortable.
― Hurting 2, Thursday, 19 July 2007 03:00 (5 years ago) Permalink
As much as I hate that I do it, I admit I use "it's all good" sometimes. But know that when I do, behind my eyes the real me is screaming "NO IT ISN'T, IT IS ALL GOING HORRIBLY WRONG AND I AM TOO PASSIVE TO KICK UP A FUSS SO I WILL JUST BE NICE AND A DOORMAT K"
Ugh.
― Trayce, Thursday, 19 July 2007 03:02 (5 years ago) Permalink
ooh, I hate 'it's all good'. (It's not you, Trayce, it's me) No, my boss totally says "I need you to decant H*usewives at Pl*y:King Sized Special". Awesome
― Morley Timmons, Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:41 (5 years ago) Permalink
:o
― Trayce, Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:43 (5 years ago) Permalink
I want your job!
never a good time whenever i hear "you have the right to remain silent. if you give up that right, anything you say may be used against you in a court..."
never good.
― chicago kevin, Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:44 (5 years ago) Permalink
T, you say that now :)
― Morley Timmons, Thursday, 19 July 2007 04:45 (5 years ago) Permalink
http://green.msn.com/Articles/article.aspx?aid=650>1=45002
The 10 Eco-Worst Fish
― and what, Friday, 3 October 2008 16:15 (4 years ago) Permalink
Results 1 - 10 of about 1,500 for "eco-worst". (0.30 seconds) Results 1 - 10 of about 271 for "eco-worst" -fish. (0.33 seconds) Results 1 - 10 of about 43 for "eco-worst" -fish -seafood. (0.14 seconds)
― L.L.N.L. Cool J (kingkongvsgodzilla), Friday, 3 October 2008 17:48 (4 years ago) Permalink
i hate when people refer to a group of women as "ladies". particularly when i'm part of that group.
tho i guess that's not really a phrase ?
― pterodactyl, Saturday, 4 October 2008 00:03 (4 years ago) Permalink
that's like a nutty zing wrapped in gentleman chocolate
― omar little, Saturday, 4 October 2008 00:26 (4 years ago) Permalink
I still wonder wtf it was/is Donna did to have a boss gettin' out the japanese porn as part of the day's routine. Sex shop or something?
― Trayce, Saturday, 4 October 2008 01:18 (4 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, there's a bit of mystery around that isn't there?
― Finefinemusic, Saturday, 4 October 2008 01:26 (4 years ago) Permalink
Diarrhea of the mouth
gross, just gross
― ILX MOD (musically), Saturday, 4 October 2008 02:04 (4 years ago) Permalink
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.
― Aimless, Saturday, 4 October 2008 03:12 (4 years ago) Permalink
"Does what it says on the tin", when some british dude thinks the subject line of his forum post is sufficient and that he doesn't have to put anything in the body. Obviously no one does this on ILX, but it's surprisingly common on other random forums (like those related to fixing computer problems). It sets my teeth on edge!
― Dan I., Tuesday, 18 November 2008 21:10 (4 years ago) Permalink
"Don't pour your beer down the drain - that's alcohol abuse!""Oops, I spilled my beer - guess I've got a drinking problem."
Fuck you seriously.
― she is living in an auto tune (kingkongvsgodzilla), Wednesday, 31 December 2008 14:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
I hate the Brit slang 'mentalist' and 'mentalism'. People always say it with one of those look-I'm-being-funny smirks on their faces too, which really makes you want to punch them.
― rjberry, Wednesday, 31 December 2008 15:01 (4 years ago) Permalink
"don't hate the player,hate the game"
can't stand this stupid shit
― CC Sugbanthia (carne asada), Tuesday, 15 December 2009 22:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
Its basically "love the sinner, not the sin" dressed up for guidos.
― millivanillimillenary (Trayce), Tuesday, 15 December 2009 22:09 (3 years ago) Permalink
'it's all good'
― calstars, Wednesday, 16 December 2009 04:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
'no worries'
"wow. just...wow."
― this is awful I want Togo home (harbl), Friday, 26 February 2010 01:29 (3 years ago) Permalink
wow. just...wow.
― Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ (dyao), Friday, 26 February 2010 01:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
"b-b-b-but" which seems to be really popular on ilx :(
― freebird manjunya (zvookster), Friday, 26 February 2010 01:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
b-b-b-but
― joagga lousome (acoleuthic), Friday, 26 February 2010 01:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
;_;
― freebird manjunya (zvookster), Friday, 26 February 2010 01:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
when an acquaintance leaves a note for you on facebook or email after not having been in contact for a long period of time, and ends with "hope all is well" or "hope you are well"
― noted schloar (dyao), Friday, 5 March 2010 04:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah those well-wishers are such assholes
― mind crystals over matter (rrrobyn), Friday, 5 March 2010 06:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
ehh it's always like "hey [I want/need you to do something]. hope you are well."
― noted schloar (dyao), Friday, 5 March 2010 06:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
for zvookster:
B-b-but jungle is music!
― Tuomas, Monday, July 13, 2009 6:45 PM (7 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
sorry, we dont allow "b-b-b"
― gucci gone bonkers (roxymuzak), Monday, July 13, 2009 6:46 PM (7 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
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― estela, Friday, 5 March 2010 06:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
relol
― estela, Friday, 5 March 2010 06:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
Hahaaa
But ohhhh yeah yr right, dyao, that is different - annoying, insincere
― mind crystals over matter (rrrobyn), Friday, 5 March 2010 06:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
i love roxy's duchess streak.
― estela, Friday, 5 March 2010 07:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
― henri grenouille (Frogman Henry), Friday, 5 March 2010 07:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
This Altern 8 guy was otm back in the 05
― Shut That Maldoror (Noodle Vague), Friday, 5 March 2010 10:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
Just a couple of words...
"Yup" makes me think of every dork in high school I didn't want to hang out with. Same people who say "b-b-b-but..."
"Well..." pronounced "wool" subtracts two levels of social class straight away.
― Josefa, Friday, 5 March 2010 16:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, I was saying "yup" for a while as a replacement for "your welcome."
"Thank you.""Yup."
Realized for myself that it was a really annoying habit.
This, on the other hand: fuck off and don't come back to Baltimore.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Friday, 5 March 2010 16:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
pretty much any phrase involving the word fart, especially when used by my annoying coworker.
"i had a brain fart"
or
"we were just fiddle-fartin' around"
makes me cringe every time.
― andrew m., Friday, 5 March 2010 16:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'll stand w you on that, for some reason I really hate the word "fart" and people's willingness to use it for things totally un-gas-related.
― The other side of genetic power today (Laurel), Friday, 5 March 2010 17:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
'tickety boo'
― salsa sharkshavin (salsa shark), Thursday, 18 March 2010 09:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
people who overuse 'veritable' and 'veritably'
― 丫 power (dyao), Monday, 22 March 2010 06:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
People used to write "in future", nomany, marketing types usually, write...
"Going forward"
No, fuck off, of course its going forward you fool, which other way could it possibly be going?
― Phil Will, Monday, 22 March 2010 11:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
nomany = now many (Duh! how did that happen?)
― Phil Will, Monday, 22 March 2010 11:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
forwards, not backwards, upward, not forward, and always twirling, twirling...!
― 丫 power (dyao), Monday, 22 March 2010 11:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
― Josefa, Friday, March 5, 2010 11:08 AM (2 weeks ago)
fu
― harbl, Monday, 22 March 2010 11:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
i don't think i pronounce it that way but still...what?
"I love FREEDOM" Doesn't being vague make you feel all proud?
― Evan, Monday, 22 March 2010 12:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
ok i just realized i might actually say "wool" irl
― harbl, Tuesday, 23 March 2010 01:34 (3 years ago) Permalink
See also "What? I dont even" and "Can I just" and so on.
Not that I mind any of em, they just seem to have asploded like warts online lately.
― ABBAcab (Trayce), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 03:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
"Thanks in advance for...." because every motherfucking time I see those words in an email, it usually always precedes something I absolutely either don't want to do, said I wouldn't have time to do, and often never agreed to do, and likely got ratfucked into doing.
― Where's Mexican Waldo? (Cattle Grind), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 04:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
also: "If you <insert activity> then the terrorists win". It's old and it wasn't all that funny to begin with.
"I just threw up in my mouth a little" - it's what 15 year olds say when they want to be funny but don't have the creativity to be....
― Where's Mexican Waldo? (Cattle Grind), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 04:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
the overuse of 'basically'
― 丫 power (dyao), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 05:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
I do that when I lost my train of thought.....
― Where's Mexican Waldo? (Cattle Grind), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 05:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
I did throw up in my mouth a little bit this morning. I busted into the mens' room and spit it out into the urinal, because the sink would be wrong, and some guy was just coming out of the stall.
I felt better afterward and ate some tangerines.
― Zachary Taylor, Tuesday, 23 March 2010 05:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
haha @ estela upthread. roxy is cool as fuck obv.
― harshbuzz to my chilt-on (zvookster), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 06:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
"Threw up in my mouth a little bit" was on spongebob last night. I sure hope it doesn't catch on with my kid.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Tuesday, 23 March 2010 10:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
same with "I laughed so hard a little bit of wee came out", people should never ever say this again, yes I'm looking at you Davina McCall and Claudia Winkelman.
― Not the real Village People, Tuesday, 23 March 2010 17:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
Both the mouth throwing up, and the wee making laughter lines *might* have me laugh the first time I heard them, but that was at least FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. Per Cattle Grind, you might want to up the ante and think of a new way to share these universal emotions...
― Bill A, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 12:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
"full of win"
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 12:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
"full of fail"
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 12:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
"____ fail"
fuck you seriously
I'm starting to get fed up with "jumped the shark", especially when it's just a synonym for "isn't quite as good as it used to be" or "is exactly as good as it used to be, I'm just bored of it".
― bilbao baggins (88), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
"Yup" makes me think of every dork in high school I didn't want to hang out with.
Aisha Tyler's character on the animated show "Archer" uses this and it is hilarious.
― Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft (Pancakes Hackman), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
"My bad" <--------- where and when and how did this happen?
― Is that your Ayrshire bacon? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 10:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
this has been around for a while - presumably just netspeak that's crept into everyday speech.
― village idiot (dog latin), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 10:31 (3 years ago) Permalink
it's from america dog latin
― conrad, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 10:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
― Phil Will, Monday, March 22, 2010 9:24 PM (4 weeks ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
morelike 'moving forward'
― wilter, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 10:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
co-workers will call u out on 'moving forward'
― wilter, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 10:34 (3 years ago) Permalink
"My bad" goes back to at least 1992. One of those things I made fun of people enough for saying and it wormed its way into my vocabulary.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 10:39 (3 years ago) Permalink
"that's what she said."
hate, hate, HATE THIS!
― Blancminaj (Spinspin Sugah), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 10:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
that's what she said
― conrad, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 10:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
― Is that your Ayrshire bacon? (Tom D.), 20 April 2010 10:27 (16 minutes ago)
Pretty sure I heard this on the Fresh Prince in the early 90's.
― just darraghmac tbh (darraghmac), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 10:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
Los Angeles Times
June 21, 1992, Sunday, Home Edition
Some slang slung on L.A.'s outdoor basketball courts:deny or reject v. To block the ball.
drain v. To make a shot without hitting the rim.
"I drained those free throws."ice adj. Cool under pressure.
glass n. Backboard. "I was right under the glass; you should have sent it to me."
good bust n. Nice shot.
money adj. The player you go to when you need a basket. "Jake's fast, but Eddie's the money."
"my dad" or "my bust"n. Exclamation after making a bad shot.
"we got numbers"Exclamation by the team with the most players downcourt on a fast break.
rip v. To steal the ball. "He ripped it; I didn't even see him."
rock n. The ball.
send, dish or feed v. To pass. "Don't hold the rock, man, dish it. Dish it."
swing it v. To pass the ball around.
take v. To drive the ball for a layup
wearing pink glasses n. Unable to stop an opponent from scoring. "We should've had 'em, but we were wearing the pink glasses."
Windex n. One who plays well under the glass.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 11:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
dad fetch it
― conrad, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 11:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
lately lots of people have been writing "nom" as in "yummy" as in cookie monster as in "enchiladas? NOM!" mostly on facebook. And I can't fucking stand it.
― akm, Monday, 3 May 2010 19:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
if it's on facebook, it's cool, didn't you know?
― not_goodwin, Monday, 3 May 2010 19:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
Thread of
― Daily Sport Stunna Yasmin Alibhai Brown (Noodle Vague), Monday, 3 May 2010 19:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
serious LOLS at bewilderment @ "my bad". Don't worry brits, I just learned "taking the mickey" the other day.
― Fetchboy, Monday, 3 May 2010 19:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
Does that have something to do with Mickey Finn?
― huh! tikuuta. (kingkongvsgodzilla), Monday, 3 May 2010 19:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
something about getting a belly button ring, iirc.
― Fetchboy, Monday, 3 May 2010 19:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
"everything happens for a reason". I've seen this dropped no less than 25 times in the last few months, usually after a tragedy.
You know what ? I don't fucking believe everything happens for a reason. If someone close to me dies, I don't want to hear how it was God's master plan and how it's going to even out in the end because it isn't. Life is random*, which is why the bullshit that happens to people is not evenly distributed.
*with the caveat that people do have control over many things that happen to them, just not all.
― If You Ain't Gonna Wash It, I Ain't Gonna Eat It (Cattle Grind), Monday, 3 May 2010 23:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
"i'm just throwing it out there"
― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 4 May 2010 03:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
"i'm not going to lie..."
guy in work says this constantly and i've started copying him :(
― Times New Excels At (jim in glasgow), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 03:55 (3 years ago) Permalink
"there are other fishies in the sea". I'm not really interested in having sex with aquatic life
― Sherman Helmsley Teabag (Cattle Grind), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 03:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
― naked on the vag (electricsound), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 04:00 (3 years ago) Permalink
"kindle app"
― roxymuzak, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 17:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
"Lovely little boozer"
― GamalielRatsey, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 18:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
"a cheeky pint"
― Not the real Village People, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 20:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
"It is easier to ask forgiveness than get permission."
― Aimless, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 20:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
"cheeky" anything is satanic
― Jack BS, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 20:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
I don't know, I think of this LJ sentence nearly every time I take a photo: "Moreover, how could I resist one of my peers requesting me to uncork my blingiest pose for a cheeky snap or two?"
― frozen cookie (Abbott), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 20:17 (3 years ago) Permalink
^^a phrase I don't hate fwiw
― frozen cookie (Abbott), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 20:18 (3 years ago) Permalink
I associate it with laddish bullshit stories in FHM; "Me and this accounts bird were having a cheeky shag in the bogs at work, when..."
― Jack BS, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 20:22 (3 years ago) Permalink
As an American person, I pretty much only associate it with Thomas the Tank Engine. One or another of those trains was always being cheeky.
― frozen cookie (Abbott), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 20:23 (3 years ago) Permalink
"A little ____ never hurt anybody" (which is only said about the things that have very definitely hurt people)
― limp bizkotti (Stevie D), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 21:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
Also, I loathe corporate speak"touch base with""reach out to""I would be interested in discussing"
― limp bizkotti (Stevie D), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 21:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
"Threw up in my mouth a little bit" was on spongebob last night. I sure hope it doesn't catch on with my kid.― kingkongvsgodzilla, Tuesday, March 23, 2010 6:51 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Tuesday, March 23, 2010 6:51 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark
I say this verbatim sort of frequently whenever anyone says/suggests something really awful or stupid.
― limp bizkotti (Stevie D), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 21:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
I saw "leverage our synergy" seriously used in an email recently.
― sinister chemical wisdom (Jenny), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 21:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yup. Add: "X has the opportunity to..." and adding "up" to prepositions, as in "I want to change up my wardrobe."
― Filmmaker, Author, Radio Host Stephen Baldwin (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 21:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
"The boy," as used by adult women to refer to their male partner. You see this shit on Yelp a lot, like "So the boy and I decided we wanted tapas on Friday..."
― jaymc, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 21:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
That is as bad as "hubby."
― frozen cookie (Abbott), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 21:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
"hubby" needs to die
― LINGO FROM THE BURGER KING KIDS CLUB (latebloomer), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 21:59 (3 years ago) Permalink
My mom called my husband "hubby" and then immediately recanted bcz I guess I shot her a look.
― frozen cookie (Abbott), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 22:02 (3 years ago) Permalink
hahaha "hubbles" is acceptable though, i'd say
― LINGO FROM THE BURGER KING KIDS CLUB (latebloomer), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 22:03 (3 years ago) Permalink
I really hate the word "tush". Great ZZ Top song and all but such an icky word. "Tushie" is even worse.
― LINGO FROM THE BURGER KING KIDS CLUB (latebloomer), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 22:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
No, I hate the ZZ Top song, pretty much exclusively bcz of that word.
― frozen cookie (Abbott), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 22:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
I like the Ghostface song.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 22:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
"Tush" is said by the same kind of person who would call a man a "hunk."
― frozen cookie (Abbott), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 22:07 (3 years ago) Permalink
pretty sure Billy Gibbons has never called anybody "hunk"
― Here is a tasty coconut. Sorry for my earlier harshness. (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 22:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
xp Ha, totally.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 25 May 2010 22:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
also you hate ZZ Top!? I am sad
"leverage our synergy"
A+++
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 25 May 2010 23:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:01 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
I'm not sure I understand. I don't recall this being a thing people do if we are talking about someone approaching you. When passing someone from behind I say "excuse me" b/c I don't want to surprise them and I want to let them know that I am not a mugger or a creep.
I'm also confused by "yup." It seems so standard and normal, like "uh-huh" or "nah" or "hmm?" Is this, too, an American thing?
― fabulous mussels (Jesse), Wednesday, 26 May 2010 02:40 (3 years ago) Permalink
by some people's aversion to "yup," I mean
"cringe inducing"
I just used this on another thread, but in doing so I realized that I don't like how much it just focuses on a physiological reaction, rather than the emotional reasons for that reaction.
― kkvgz, Saturday, 26 June 2010 09:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
"_________ goodness"
kind of hate the genericness of this, like "ohh this pastry is filled with creamy goodness" or "oh yeah give me some of that football goodness"
― crüt it out (dyao), Saturday, 26 June 2010 09:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Tuesday, April 20, 2010 6:39 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
I am still haunted by a memory of a girl saying to me "oh, I bet you're one of those guys who says 'my bad', aren't you?" circa 1990.
I was. I stopped immediately.
― PappaWheelie V, Saturday, 26 June 2010 14:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
Did you see this?
Manute Bol R.I.P.
― kkvgz, Saturday, 26 June 2010 16:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
Saying:
Anyone?
Beuler?
Vastly overplayed, long since not funny.
― There's Money To Be Made in Ice Cream (EDB), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 01:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
File under the same category as people who say "whatchu talkin' about willis?"
― There's Money To Be Made in Ice Cream (EDB), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 01:45 (2 years ago) Permalink
that's a good one but the problem is people jump to it too quickly. if you play like it like the original scene it's okay imo
― dyao, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 01:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
Someone posted this on ilx today.
― kkvgz, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 01:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
A server at a fine dining restaurant I worked at was trying to get the attention of a large party (of business people) to tell them the special, and they ignored her completely until she said "Anybody? Beuler? Beuler?" and it was divine and it got their attention, and some even laughed.
― next person tries to teach me about JOY IN LIFE gets a tubgirl in return (Jesse), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 04:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
That was about two years ago, and it was the very first time I had ever heard it, and I don't know if I've heard it since, so it's still funny to me.
"got it on lock"
― San Te, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 04:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
I also hate "Makes ya think", because everybody I know who says it is usually referring to some urban legend email they just forwarded...
― San Te, Friday, 30 July 2010 14:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
i love 'makes u *think*' because history mayne, ice cream, crut and others use it to classic effect all over ilx
― "It's far from 'lol' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Friday, 30 July 2010 14:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
Heard on the street yesterday, re a co-worker who let her dog lick her on the mouth: "It's OK to love your dog, but don't LOOOVE your dog! Hahaha."
I forgot how much I hate that stupid line.
― next person tries to teach me about JOY IN LIFE gets a tubgirl in return (Jesse), Friday, 30 July 2010 14:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
Honestly I can pretty much tell if someone and me will be good friends or not by the things they say. If they spout off lines like the one Jesse said above I'm usually pretty sure that I'll NEVER hang out with said person.
― San Te, Friday, 30 July 2010 15:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
hopefully ppl don't ever say this anymore, but
"bad boys" or "puppies" e.g., "give me one of those bad boys"
― dell (del), Thursday, 30 December 2010 00:04 (2 years ago) Permalink
ah hell everybody does the "bad boy" thing here, it's permeated somewhat to the 'older' crowd even. I hate it too.
― yelawolfenstein (San Te), Thursday, 30 December 2010 03:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
here's a couple i hate:
"don't we already have this thread?"
"we've done this before"
― jed_, Thursday, 30 December 2010 03:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
"No biggie" for "that's not a big problem"
Absolutely fucking dreadful.
― EDB, Wednesday, 11 May 2011 15:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
"mentee" instead of "protege" -- don't be making up new words that suck when there are already good ones
― You're fucking fired and you know jack shit about horses (James Morrison), Thursday, 12 May 2011 00:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
mentee makes me think of manatees or mentos
― sarahel, Thursday, 12 May 2011 00:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
I would LIKE working with manatees. "Mentees", not so much
― You're fucking fired and you know jack shit about horses (James Morrison), Thursday, 12 May 2011 02:10 (2 years ago) Permalink
- "fast track" as a verb- "incentivize" instead of "encourage"
― ginny thomas and tonic (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 12 May 2011 03:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
Using verb "do" when ordering food. "And for you sir?""Uh, I think I'll do the cedar plank grilled salmon."
― andrew m., Thursday, 12 May 2011 03:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
Maybe he has something else in mind in regards to his dinner.
― Wacky Way Lounge (Evan), Thursday, 12 May 2011 03:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
― you ain't my son, you my motherfucking flopson (dayo), Thursday, 12 May 2011 03:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
If this nitwit in the office uses "reach out" for "communicate" one more time...
― the gay bloggers are onto the faggot tweets (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 May 2011 20:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
a new one i'm hearing is "inreach" (communicating internally, as opposed to "outreach")
yaaaaaaargh
― Z S, Friday, 20 May 2011 20:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
my brother laughed at me for saying "right on" on the phone the other day, something I say probably 800 times a day
― sleepingbag, Friday, 20 May 2011 20:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
stop saying 'within' instead of 'in'
stop saying 'utilize' instead of 'use'
stop saying 'embolden' and punch yourself
― mookieproof, Friday, 20 May 2011 20:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
so otm
― WmC, Friday, 20 May 2011 21:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
Rage.
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Friday, 20 May 2011 22:03 (2 years ago) Permalink
"real talk"
ugh
― dell (del), Friday, 20 May 2011 22:05 (2 years ago) Permalink
― Z S
just had to use this is a statement of work.
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Friday, 4 May 2012 00:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
'TANOREXIA'. STOP IT. NOW.
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Friday, 4 May 2012 00:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
douchenozzle
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
phrases you love: "holy cats!"
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Friday, 4 May 2012 01:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Friday, 4 May 2012 06:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
My boss quit last month. The person in charge of supervising me now says "it is what it is".
― how's life, Friday, 4 May 2012 09:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Give it up for Nicki Minaj."
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Friday, 4 May 2012 09:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
'learnings'
― salsa shark, Friday, 4 May 2012 10:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Listen to your body"
― Jeff, Friday, 4 May 2012 11:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
i really enjoy all these shitty phrases tbh
― r|t|c, Friday, 4 May 2012 11:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
.. going forward.
― Mark G, Friday, 4 May 2012 13:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
"... with regard to (X)..." when it is entirely unncessary.
― Olivia Newton John Justen Bieberheimer Schmidt (remy bean), Friday, 4 May 2012 13:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
^^^^ yes also:
"with respect to""in terms of"
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2012 13:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh, also 'next-level' and 'epic.' but i suspect they've been covered already.
― Olivia Newton John Justen Bieberheimer Schmidt (remy bean), Friday, 4 May 2012 13:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
"traditional socities"
argh!
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Friday, 4 May 2012 13:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Obama is not perfect"
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 May 2012 13:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
"all of the _________s"
I swear some people can't help talking entirely in memes
― That's a pretty funky dance, Garfield. Show me how you do it. (frogbs), Friday, 4 May 2012 14:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
I know it's hard to hear, Morbs, but it's true.
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Friday, 4 May 2012 14:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
"what we talk about when we talk about""not a good look"
― Träumerei, Friday, 4 May 2012 14:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
"what we talk about when we talk about"
this one is terrible. it gets tacked onto all kinds of book and article titles for no reason other than It Is A Clever Reference To A Famous Writer Don't You See
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Friday, 4 May 2012 14:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
I think there was a time when "The Unbearable Lightness Of X [or of Being X]" was used similarly, also "Portrait of the Artist as an X"
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Friday, 4 May 2012 14:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
people who unnecessary pluralize things to sound like lolcats - "we should go play Halos now"
― That's a pretty funky dance, Garfield. Show me how you do it. (frogbs), Friday, 4 May 2012 14:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
"at the end of the day..."
― omar little, Friday, 4 May 2012 15:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
Stop titling books The End of something
― Josefa, Friday, 4 May 2012 15:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
"no homo" always bugs me.
― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 4 May 2012 16:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah i'd probably never hang out with someone who would actually say that, but the Lonely Island song on that is really funny
― That's a pretty funky dance, Garfield. Show me how you do it. (frogbs), Friday, 4 May 2012 16:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm not sure how you're hearing it used, but to me it's just a common phrase synonymous with "from now on" but without the slightly commanding tone. Or interchangeable with "in the future," which I don't love b/c in my head I always imagine I'm talking about the far, far Future.
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
"let's take this offline"
― Poliopolice, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
Something McSomethingson. ugh.
― on the road to the twilight zone (doo dah), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
"going forward" vs "in future"
― zubaz fupa (elmo argonaut), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
^ yeah, this is the fucking worst, nappy mcnapperson or whatever. go die.
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
I basically say many of these all day at my job.
― Jeff, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
AWESOME SAUCE!!
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Poliopolice, Friday, May 4, 2012 1:08 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i wish this was *something else* but i can't hate because in the workplace it's a v. useful phrase
― call all destroyer, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
I try not to hate on cliches too much. They are like short circuits or reflex actions in the language center of your brain. Most people can't help it. Moreover, most of them were, at birth, quite fresh and creative coinages. That is why they became memes.
So, please, do not go postal or get medieval on someone's ass when you hear them. They are innocent, playful sprites of language that were captured and enslaved, until they became the misshapen, joyless monsters you are familiar with today. Pity them.
― Aimless, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
"madder than a box of frogs"
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
I like that one!
― That's a pretty funky dance, Garfield. Show me how you do it. (frogbs), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
Most frogs I am familiar with, when they are placed en masse into a box, will only evince a certain desperation to escape.
― Aimless, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
if that
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
o god yes, so horrible. also "the awesome", "the (new) hotness", etc.
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
IN THE FACE!!
― That's a pretty funky dance, Garfield. Show me how you do it. (frogbs), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
"degree of difficulty"
― Scott, bass player for Tenth Avenue North (Hurting 2), Saturday, 5 May 2012 04:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
basically when NBA announcers say "the degree of difficulty of that shot!" when they just mean "difficult shot!"
― Scott, bass player for Tenth Avenue North (Hurting 2), Saturday, 5 May 2012 04:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
not a phrase properly but the way people end their posts with an unpunctuated "so" is so cringe-inducing. but there's not anything I can really do about it so
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Saturday, 5 May 2012 06:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
people launching their post with a ponderous chin-stroking 'hmmm'.
― estela, Saturday, 5 May 2012 06:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
the way people end their posts with an unpunctuated "so" is so cringe-inducing
hmmm. do that all the time.
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Saturday, 5 May 2012 06:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
Me too, so
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Saturday, 5 May 2012 09:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
An I'm guilty of hmmmm as well
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Saturday, 5 May 2012 09:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
'My take on it is...'
'Here's the deal...' (and also 'Here's the thing...')
'Stupid o'clock'
― Bob Six, Saturday, 5 May 2012 09:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
I say a lot of the things in this thread - I'm a nervous talker and I guess I'm not bright enough to come up with something better to say.
― Scott, bass player for Tenth Avenue North (Hurting 2), Saturday, 5 May 2012 14:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
"hate on"
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 14:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
so much more accurate and fun to write "hate"
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 14:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
"do what?" as a response to something not heard well, like "excuse me?" or "pardon?" if i wanted you to do something then maaaaybe it would make a bit of snese but it signifies inappropriate fealty & hence sounds dumb.
― Euler, Saturday, 5 May 2012 14:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
man I am a huge defender of "hate on," one of my favorite terms to have come into use during my lifetime. Do not hate on "hate on," Alfred. It expresses something different from hate. Hate is something I have in my heart, something I feel. Hate on is something I do. Genuine & useful difference.
― cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Saturday, 5 May 2012 14:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
I once had a boss, during my worst summer job, who would say "Money!" and "That's money."
― Träumerei, Saturday, 5 May 2012 14:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
I don't deal nicely with mumbling and low volume. I either pretend the person hasn't spoken or I say "speak louder." Once or twice I've gone as far as "speak louder or don't speak." (Never that to my family though.)
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Saturday, 5 May 2012 14:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
few of these bother me as spoken; most of these bother me when written. it's not colloquialized langauge, it's mostly just lazzzy
― Olivia Newton John Justen Bieberheimer Schmidt (remy bean), Saturday, 5 May 2012 14:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
xpost to self, way to come across as the biggest jackass on the planet, ughh...
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Saturday, 5 May 2012 15:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
xp I was recently looking through some 1969-70 Esquires for work and boy did they love variations on "Portrait of the x as a y"
"Methinks" is worse than war crimes. Someone complains about this in Huxley's Crome Yellow so it was irritating people as far back as 1921.
"Hmmm" is v useful in online discourse, especially Twitter. It basically says "I completely disagree with what you just said but I don't want to be a dick about it so I'll pretend I'm giving it some thought."
― Get wolves (DL), Saturday, 5 May 2012 15:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
The same person at work who says "What say you" in emails, also says "Methinks". In emails.
― on the road to the twilight zone (doo dah), Saturday, 5 May 2012 15:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
TBF, "Hmmm" is usually kind of a passive-aggressive dick move. I doubt many people would interpret it as an indicator of a genuine pause for thoughtful reflection.
― You Don't Throw Oranges On An Escalator (Deric W. Haircare), Saturday, 5 May 2012 15:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
aero, when I hate believe me I do it.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 15:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
academic version of the overdone 'Portrait of the X as a Y' thing is '______ and its Discontents'.
― Merdeyeux, Saturday, 5 May 2012 15:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
^^^ yes
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 15:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
"prose stylist"/"prose stylings"
― Scott, bass player for Tenth Avenue North (Hurting 2), Friday, 11 May 2012 22:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
"she'll break a lot of hearts someday"
I pretty much interpret it as, "your daughter is so pretty, men will soon be weeping over her, fighting over her, probably even killing themselves over her, so you'd better get used to it." blecch.
― starfish succulents (unregistered), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 17:32 (11 months ago) Permalink
why not interpret it as, "she'll be a successful but somewhat butter-fingered cardiac surgeon"? i guess it's still a back-handed compliment.
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 17:35 (11 months ago) Permalink
or work in a glass factory making heart-shaped glass ornaments
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 17:42 (11 months ago) Permalink
or 'she'll be a good card player, eventually'
― indian rope trick (remy bean), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 17:42 (11 months ago) Permalink
"she'll break a lot of balls, some day"
― indian rope trick (remy bean), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 17:43 (11 months ago) Permalink
"her relationships in later life will be unfulfilling and disappointing because of her superficial beauty and the unrealistic expectations placed upon her by admirers"
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 17:50 (11 months ago) Permalink
"she will eat many artichokes"
― arby's, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 17:51 (11 months ago) Permalink
haha remy
exactly. I guess I'm butthurt at the implication that it's a girl's destiny to be a passive, unintentional influence on guys' feelings, but it's more the idea than the wording that annoys me. "she'll break a lot of sharts someday" would be almost liberating by comparison.
― starfish succulents (unregistered), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 17:55 (11 months ago) Permalink
(there's nothing passive or prissy about a shart)
― starfish succulents (unregistered), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 17:56 (11 months ago) Permalink
I hate "God don't like ugly" or citing "karma" when something happens to someone the speaker doesn't like/thinks deserves it.
― MrDasher, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 18:01 (11 months ago) Permalink
a little googling suggests that the "break a lot of hearts" line is mostly used on ugly babies (even boys), so maybe the subtext is more like, "nope, no major deformities here. at least this chubby shit won't grow up to be a freak, might even get married someday."
― starfish succulents (unregistered), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 18:05 (11 months ago) Permalink
Calling things or processes "sexy" in corporate speak really annoys me. Seems to happen more and more.
Paraphrase from a recent conference:"Green jobs and sustainability have become very sexy topics this year..."
"The hard work behind [whatever project] may not be sexy, but it's necessary..."
― andrew m., Wednesday, 27 June 2012 18:38 (11 months ago) Permalink
Devalues actual sexy things!
― andrew m., Wednesday, 27 June 2012 18:39 (11 months ago) Permalink
^yeah
also refering to non-food things as 'tasty'
xpost
― arby's, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 18:41 (11 months ago) Permalink
what about when the phrase "sexed up" is applied to cooking, like, "I sexed up the chowder by sauteing the onions in bacon fat"? ewwwwww.
― starfish succulents (unregistered), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 18:51 (11 months ago) Permalink
yeah there will be no sexing up of foodstuffs plz
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 27 June 2012 18:57 (11 months ago) Permalink
the bacon fat is already gross enough even without being "sexed up"
― Lee626, Wednesday, 27 June 2012 21:36 (11 months ago) Permalink
Massively overused joke construct, particularly on Twitter:
"That awkward moment when [X...]"
― andrew m., Thursday, 28 June 2012 16:45 (11 months ago) Permalink
yes
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 28 June 2012 17:28 (11 months ago) Permalink
Mostly from other message boards:
"Am I the only one who..?/I am the only one who..."
"I am a bad person/going to Hell for saying this but..."
― MrDasher, Thursday, 28 June 2012 17:52 (11 months ago) Permalink
it seems like this is usually shorthand for "I have a slightly unpopular opinion, and only about 25% of you are gonna agree with me on this, but...[I think Isn't Anything is better than Loveless]." it doesn't annoy me much, but it's kind of a misleading conversation starter.
ilx search pulls up 60+ thread titles with the words "am I the only", so you're being tactful with your "other message boards" comment.
― starfish succulents (unregistered), Saturday, 30 June 2012 02:57 (11 months ago) Permalink
am i the only person who likes cold soup straight from the can?
ok so he really was the only one, what the fuck
― starfish succulents (unregistered), Saturday, 30 June 2012 03:08 (11 months ago) Permalink
"I'm looking at you"
― coal, Saturday, 30 June 2012 05:04 (11 months ago) Permalink
Actually I never really noticed or was bothered by that on here!
It has stood out elsewhere on the internet because of the stupidity and mundaneness of what follows...people who says things like "Am I the only one who didn't like the movie Avatar?" "Am I the only woman who doesn't care about shoes?" etc. But I suppose expressing such false ideas of uniqueness are annoying regardless of how they are phrased.
― MrDasher, Saturday, 30 June 2012 05:06 (11 months ago) Permalink
This was pervasive in my office around 2008. The most frequent users always sort of hesitated a bit right before and after saying it, like they felt transgressive or something.
"Sustainability is a really..." should i say it? "...sexy..." I said it! I said it! What did you think? "fundraising topic this year..."
― goat news for people who love boat news (how's life), Saturday, 30 June 2012 16:03 (11 months ago) Permalink
"you gotta love ____"
invariably said about something or someone i don't even like
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Saturday, 30 June 2012 16:13 (11 months ago) Permalink
"no-brainer"
invariably said about an issue or decision that requires thought
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Saturday, 30 June 2012 16:15 (11 months ago) Permalink
"full of [cheesy/bacony/caramelized/multi-processor/etc] goodness"
― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Saturday, 30 June 2012 16:29 (11 months ago) Permalink
"Good point, well made"
― owenf, Saturday, 30 June 2012 17:26 (11 months ago) Permalink
I don't normally have these feeling about phrases, but "massage the data" is something I never need to hear again.
massage (v, t) -- to manipulate? to examine? to adjust? to squeeze? to grope? to what?! i hate this usage of the word "massage."
― nicest bitch of poster (La Lechera), Friday, 20 July 2012 13:46 (10 months ago) Permalink
manipulate (gently)
― Je55e, Friday, 20 July 2012 20:26 (10 months ago) Permalink
"massage the facts" is used a lot in law settings -- it has a winky euphemistic connotation that I don't really mind.
― Will Chave (Hurting 2), Friday, 20 July 2012 20:28 (10 months ago) Permalink
"legendary x" used any time more than five people have heard of someone, as in "legendary jazz tubraphonist billy eames comes to the blue hat this saturday." I mean "legendary" doesn't just mean "famous" and a lot of the people described that way aren't even famous.
― Will Chave (Hurting 2), Friday, 20 July 2012 20:33 (10 months ago) Permalink
I avoid it too. I sometimes use "finesse" in places that some might use some form of "massage."
xp re "massage"
― Je55e, Friday, 20 July 2012 20:36 (10 months ago) Permalink
"It's almost... as if..."
Stop it now ILX.
― This Is... The Police (dog latin), Friday, 31 August 2012 14:11 (9 months ago) Permalink
It's almost as if you got zinged on another thread.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Friday, 31 August 2012 14:14 (9 months ago) Permalink
zinged by you restating exactly what i'd just said but not understanding it and then repeating it back to me in a snarky way? yup...
― This Is... The Police (dog latin), Friday, 31 August 2012 14:21 (9 months ago) Permalink
"the answer depends on who you ask"
No it doesn't! You're just using that as cover for the fact that you can't distinguish a correct answer from an incorrect one.
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Friday, 14 September 2012 05:24 (9 months ago) Permalink
"I come bearing gifts"
especially when it's used ironically and the "gift" is something really really unpleasant. "I come bearing gifts!" *drops a huge stack of papers on desk* / *shits on desk* / *shoots u in face*
― crütis what we aim for (unregistered), Friday, 14 September 2012 13:34 (9 months ago) Permalink
"if you could..." statements that trail off without a consequence. "if you could take out the trash before you leave..." I guess the implied second half of the sentence is, "I'd really appreciate it," but why not just say so?
― crütis what we aim for (unregistered), Friday, 14 September 2012 13:40 (9 months ago) Permalink
hate it when people say "because of, or perhaps in spite of..." when they mean either "because of" or "in spite of", but certainly not both.
― crütis what we aim for (unregistered), Friday, 14 September 2012 13:41 (9 months ago) Permalink
(er, "in spite of, or perhaps because of...", I mean)
― crütis what we aim for (unregistered), Friday, 14 September 2012 13:52 (9 months ago) Permalink
"doesn't pass the smell test"
Again through overuse.
― Träumerei, Friday, 14 September 2012 16:19 (9 months ago) Permalink
"the next level"
― purveyor of generations (in orbit), Friday, 14 September 2012 16:20 (9 months ago) Permalink
I've noticed an increasing trend in customer service -- specifically in line situations -- for service people to say "May I please help the following customer?"
That just can't be right. "The following customer" implies that you're about to specify which customer you mean. It's not the same thing as "the next customer," is it?
― has important things to say about gangnam style (Hurting 2), Friday, 28 September 2012 23:09 (8 months ago) Permalink
Huh. Haven't heard that yet. Back when I was in retail, it used to bug me when my coworkers would say "Can I help who's next?"
― die face down in some dude's pool (how's life), Friday, 28 September 2012 23:24 (8 months ago) Permalink
"No, Pete Townsend really had a good handle on that one..."
― die face down in some dude's pool (how's life), Friday, 28 September 2012 23:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
Can I help who's next?
― Plasmon, Friday, 28 September 2012 23:26 (8 months ago) Permalink
it was an interesting post to read at 4:40 in the morning - the perfect time to read language log I find - but when I hear that phrase I just assume a speedy fusing of two separate sentences: "Can I help?" and "Who's next?"
― Fizzles, Saturday, 29 September 2012 03:48 (8 months ago) Permalink
Your call will be answered in the order it was received.
― mick signals, Saturday, 29 September 2012 04:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
doing more with less
― Thanks WEBSITE!! (Z S), Thursday, 4 October 2012 21:51 (8 months ago) Permalink
...in this time of economic uncertainty...
― Thanks WEBSITE!! (Z S), Thursday, 4 October 2012 21:52 (8 months ago) Permalink
"moving forward""touch base""killed/killing/kill it"
― Loo Reading (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 4 October 2012 22:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
This is more of a pet peeve-y thing but adding only "So" before a word as a response and ... nothing more.
"That movie was great!""So good."
"Did you watch the debates?""So boring."
I don't know why this irks me but it does.
― Loo Reading (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 4 October 2012 22:15 (8 months ago) Permalink
adding "kind of thing" to the end of rambling sentences
― Thanks WEBSITE!! (Z S), Thursday, 4 October 2012 22:16 (8 months ago) Permalink
"Like us on facebook" FUCK YOU DON'T COMMAND ME WHAT TO LIKE
― Faster than food (Myonga Vön Bontee), Thursday, 4 October 2012 22:35 (8 months ago) Permalink
― Fizzles, Friday, September 28, 2012 11:48 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I think it's just an unfancy way of saying "I shall now assist whosoever may be the forthcoming person in the line"
― has important things to say about gangnam style (Hurting 2), Thursday, 4 October 2012 22:43 (8 months ago) Permalink
i see "...and whatnot" everywhere now. i read it all the time. even in stuff by really smart people.
― scott seward, Thursday, 4 October 2012 23:03 (8 months ago) Permalink
i used it in my youtube videos as a gag, but ever since i started doing them i hear/see it all the time. you know, any list of things followed by "and whatnot".
― scott seward, Thursday, 4 October 2012 23:05 (8 months ago) Permalink
i like using 'and whatnot'!much better than swearing like a sailor.
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 4 October 2012 23:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
another sports one (basketball): "Icewater in his veins!" because to me that evokes a dude who would be shivery and uncomfortable, not cool under pressure.
― drunk 'n' white's elements of style (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 02:46 (6 months ago) Permalink
has their been any hatred for "could care less" yet? that one makes me cringe, like i have icewater in my veins.
― sadkdsajkldaskjdsajklasdkl (Pat Finn), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 05:43 (6 months ago) Permalink
In the 7th grade, the coach told me I had icewater in my veins after I hit two clutch free throws against St. Bavo. Presumably the icewater would absorb the excess heat caused by the stressful situation. Perhaps the equilibrium would be a stable 98.6. Use your imagination.
― toy_sleigher (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 05:51 (6 months ago) Permalink
it sounds painful though
― drunk 'n' white's elements of style (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 06:03 (6 months ago) Permalink
"I'm just spitballing here but..."
Said often by dudes in office meetings and it's usually followed by a terrible idea.
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 13 December 2012 03:20 (6 months ago) Permalink