“This little thing is absolutely to die for, so I’m just over the moon,” a beaming Prince Harry told reporters outside the couple’s residence near Windsor Castle.
disgusting
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 6 May 2019 18:15 (seven years ago)
what is it, a cronut?
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 6 May 2019 18:16 (seven years ago)
"herding cats" is a great simile, being both vivid and visual. it's just overused, mainly because it communicates a particular kind of problem quickly and easily. we won't be getting rid of it any time soon.
― A is for (Aimless), Monday, 6 May 2019 18:17 (seven years ago)
Harry being 100% literal there and revealing some dark secrets imo
― rob, Monday, 6 May 2019 18:34 (seven years ago)
"creatives" still kills me, I hate it.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:10 (seven years ago)
Good one. I fucking loathe it.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 7 May 2019 17:13 (seven years ago)
"creatives" is bad but "creators" (esp. referring collectively to the writers and artists of comic books, e.g. "comics creators") is actually worse!
― don't mock my smock or i'll clean your clock (silby), Tuesday, 7 May 2019 19:49 (seven years ago)
I only know one Creator and that's Yahweh
Yahweh or the highway
― Screamin' Jay Gould (The Yellow Kid), Tuesday, 7 May 2019 20:47 (seven years ago)
Ooh baby i love yahweh
― Pontius Pilates (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 8 May 2019 09:59 (seven years ago)
"content creators"
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Wednesday, 8 May 2019 10:03 (seven years ago)
'Content sire'.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 11:02 (seven years ago)
makers
― forensic plumber (harbl), Wednesday, 8 May 2019 12:00 (seven years ago)
'Dreamers of dreams.'
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 8 May 2019 12:03 (seven years ago)
"merch"
― And according to some websites, there were “sexcapades.” (James Morrison), Wednesday, 8 May 2019 23:48 (seven years ago)
'signage'
― mookieproof, Thursday, 9 May 2019 00:31 (seven years ago)
Yeah, 'murch' is kind of horrible.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Thursday, 9 May 2019 05:14 (seven years ago)
'man up'
there is no worse phrase
― meaulnes, Thursday, 9 May 2019 11:52 (seven years ago)
This lovely piece of prose was tailor made for this thread
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/university-assessment-committee-erotica
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 10 May 2019 05:23 (seven years ago)
https://i.imgur.com/RabvpCN.png
― mick signals, Saturday, 11 May 2019 21:00 (seven years ago)
One I'd never heard before, and god was it annoying: "asks" as a noun. They were talking on the sports call-in about Mike Babcock's future with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and one guy said that he'd just had a sit-down with management where he likely had to agree to a number of asks. Not requests, not conditions, but asks.
― clemenza, Saturday, 11 May 2019 22:49 (seven years ago)
maybe he wanted to get a number of responds
― times 牛肉麵 (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 11 May 2019 23:00 (seven years ago)
Definitely the newest and latest annoy.
― clemenza, Saturday, 11 May 2019 23:03 (seven years ago)
Clemenza, I envy you that you haven't had to spend at least the last ten years in corporate offices listening to big asks.
― mick signals, Saturday, 11 May 2019 23:38 (seven years ago)
Education-speak is a monstrosity unto itself (even, or especially, at the elementary level where I am), but you're right, I'm sure I've been spared plenty.
― clemenza, Sunday, 12 May 2019 01:57 (seven years ago)
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Sunday, 12 May 2019 04:19 (seven years ago)
"sweaty mess"
― dogs, Sunday, 19 May 2019 10:02 (seven years ago)
The way the word "rocked" is used in this headline almost manages to make me not want to read this article about Clara Rockmore, and I really fucking love Clara Rockmore.
http://www.openculture.com/2017/07/meet-clara-rockmore-the-pioneering-electronic-musician-who-first-rocked-the-theremin-in-the-early-1920s.html
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 19 May 2019 22:39 (seven years ago)
"Manage cookies"
― koogs, Monday, 20 May 2019 08:59 (seven years ago)
"turgid"
― closed beta (NotEnough), Monday, 20 May 2019 17:34 (seven years ago)
The gratingly forced bonhomie of "Howdy/Aright troops!" as a greeting.
― brain (krakow), Monday, 20 May 2019 22:17 (seven years ago)
depends on where you live, I guess
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 20 May 2019 22:41 (seven years ago)
Yeah? I'm in Scotland, if that makes a difference. It's the 'troops' bit that bothers me.
― brain (krakow), Monday, 20 May 2019 23:24 (seven years ago)
Heh, as a Texan I hear (and say) "howdy" on nearly a daily basis. I've had bosses that called us troops from time to time, but not very often.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 20 May 2019 23:26 (seven years ago)
Ah, it's very much the 'troops' rather than the howdy part that riles me up. I just feel like I always hear those particular couple of phrasings of it, so wrote it as such (misspelling alright in the process). Howdy I'm fine with, as long as there's no troops involved.
― brain (krakow), Monday, 20 May 2019 23:38 (seven years ago)
you got it boss!
― :∵·∴·∵: (crüt), Monday, 20 May 2019 23:39 (seven years ago)
I don't mind "you got it boss", it's at least enthusiastic. "no problem" often suggests to me there would have been a problem if the person saying it wasn't being gracious
― Dan S, Monday, 20 May 2019 23:44 (seven years ago)
Do Sikh shopkeeps in Massachusetts all say "boss" or was it just the one dude at the one place near where I used to live
― don't mock my smock or i'll clean your clock (silby), Monday, 20 May 2019 23:54 (seven years ago)
‘Boss’ is the 21st century ‘guvnor’ in the UK, particularly in kebab/chip shops.
― suzy, Tuesday, 21 May 2019 04:32 (seven years ago)
It is annoying.
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 07:07 (seven years ago)
boss is good, it makes me feel like i'm the boss
― mark s, Tuesday, 21 May 2019 12:28 (seven years ago)
Boss is also quite popular in Romania.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 21 May 2019 12:29 (seven years ago)
In France it’s “chef”, which always makes me lol because I’m like no you’re making *me• the kebab 🥙
― L'assie (Euler), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 12:32 (seven years ago)
Heh, you're right, coming at it from an anglophone perspective wherein 'chef' systematically refers to the cook, it can seem a little odd.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 21 May 2019 12:38 (seven years ago)
its a traveller thing over here iirc
― daenerys baker (darraghmac), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 12:43 (seven years ago)
Boss >>> buddy
― Alba, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 07:45 (seven years ago)
Big man >>>>>> boss >>> buddy
― Alba, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 07:46 (seven years ago)
Big yin >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Big man >>>>>> boss >>> buddy
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 08:20 (seven years ago)
"chief" is good, just the right balance of respect and disrespect.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 08:24 (seven years ago)
as always
everything is projection
― daenerys baker (darraghmac), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 08:41 (seven years ago)