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It irritates me that in American movies people say sorry for anything, like:

A: "Damn, my wife cheated me"
B: "Oh my god, I'm very sorry"

If they did that in my country, the story would continue like this:

A: "What? You're involved or what?" *punch*
B: "No, no! I just feel very sorry"
A: "You're really asking for it" *kick*
B: "But I didn't do anything, I feel sorry for you"
A: "Uhm... WTF are you feeling sorry for something you didn't do?"

I just hate it, I'm sorry.

Well, there already is a poem entirely of Bushims:

*rolls around the floor laughing*

"Chillax" is lame.

"Whatevs" is also lame.

Ill go listen to my little sister and her friends talk, or go hang around a sorority, and Im sure Ill think of more.

Very true.

Not that it's slang, but "underpriveliged" gets my goat spectacularly; it's the utter semantic illogicality that grates.

I am entirely in favor of people actually using "hemidemisemiquaver," because it is just so absurdly fun to say. Hemidemisemiquaver! Hee! :tongue:

Yeah, that's an awesome word. A good tongue-twister to warm up with as well.

A "moot" is a discussion. A "moot point" used to mean "a point to be discussed." Nowadays, it appears to mean "a point not worth discussing."

Add to that the disturbing trend recently to say "mute point."

You're not a friend of Arnie?

:confused:

:confused:

Innit doh!:D

Innit doh!:D

:confused::confused::confused:

I think my brain is melting...

I hate people that say "for all intensive purposes".

Slang almost always annoys me--and I am very prissy when it comes to what I consider slang.

Irritating phrases: "Y'/you know," "I mean," "like".

"Sure thing" "Hows about"

I personally hate the term "Devil's advocate". Now it tends to mean "excuse me while I be an obnoxious ass and argue for the sake of arguing".

What I hate is the term: "at the end of the day, yeah...", which should be translated as "be prepared because I'm an idiot who is about to make an idiotic argument about trivial bullshit".

I personally hate the term "Devil's advocate". Now it tends to mean "excuse me while I be an obnoxious ass and argue for the sake of arguing".

Just to play the Devil's Advocate, it can be a useful intellectual exercise, especially if there is nobody (competent) present to argue for the opposing position. :tongue:

"I don't mean to be rude" is always a warning sign that the person saying it is about to be rude to your face, and so should be punched smartly on the nose before they go any further.

Just to play the Devil's Advocate, it can be a useful intellectual exercise, especially if there is nobody (competent) present to argue for the opposing position. :tongue:

Also to further be an advocate for the devil, there's nothing wrong in trying to correct people if your own side are making false arguments, even if you agree with their overall conclusion.

What did it used to mean? I mean, what has it ceased meaning that it still ought?

Also, pretty much everything mentioned in the thread so far bugs me, except that it doesn't bother me when people say the opposite of what they mean, unless I know they are doing it just to give me a totally uncaring brush off. If they're doing it just to be polite, I don't mind.

EDIT: And on the subject of common phrases totally fucked up, I hate "like a knife through hot butter." It's supposed to be "a hot knife through butter" to show that something is done very easily due to a special quality or circumstance. You don't need a special circumstance to pass a knife through hot butter -- hell, you could pass your finger through it without excessive mess. You don't need a knife at all, because if the butter's hot, you won't be slicing it. Think about it.

My mom is particularly bothered by "the proof is in the pudding." She claims the proper phrase is "the proof of the pudding is in the eating." I'm not sure that she isn't being too fussy with that one. I see the difference of meaning she's complaining about, but I'm not entirely certain the "wrong" version can't mean something very close to the original. I'm still thinking about that one.



I agree with your Mom, because George Carlin says the same thing, so, it must be true...Because of this I always say it that way, and you know what, I get the strangest looks, but I won't stop, 'cause George told me to...

Hmm, could it be from the time when people had gas lights, and had to open the gas valve and close the gas valve?

I doubt it, since the only people I've heard say it (recently anyway), didn't learn English as their first language, otherwise I would have considered it, either way you still don't close lights (unless they're gas, and still you close the valve, not the light, which is still turned off).

It irritates me that in American movies people say sorry for anything, like:

A: "Damn, my wife cheated me"
B: "Oh my god, I'm very sorry"

If they did that in my country, the story would continue like this:

A: "What? You're involved or what?" *punch*
B: "No, no! I just feel very sorry"
A: "You're really asking for it" *kick*
B: "But I didn't do anything, I feel sorry for you"
A: "Uhm... WTF are you feeling sorry for something you didn't do?"

I just hate it, I'm sorry.
...thats... weird.

I doubt it, since the only people I've heard say it (recently anyway), didn't learn English as their first language, otherwise I would have considered it, either way you still don't close lights (unless they're gas, and still you close the valve, not the light, which is still turned off).
Except... that my great aunt, who IS old enough to remember gas lights, says it... and so do my cousins (her kids).

People who ask where something "is at" make me want to spork their tonsils out.

*snip*

TEXAN (at Harvard University): 'Scuse me, but could you tell me where the library's at?
HARVARD GUY: Oh dear, well, here at Harvard, we never end a sentence with a preposition.
TEXAN: Oh, okay. I meant to say, could you tell me where the library's at, asshole?

*snip*

EDIT: And on the subject of common phrases totally fucked up, I hate "like a knife through hot butter." It's supposed to be "a hot knife through butter" to show that something is done very easily due to a special quality or circumstance. You don't need a special circumstance to pass a knife through hot butter -- hell, you could pass your finger through it without excessive mess. You don't need a knife at all, because if the butter's hot, you won't be slicing it. Think about it.

My mom is particularly bothered by "the proof is in the pudding." She claims the proper phrase is "the proof of the pudding is in the eating." I'm not sure that she isn't being too fussy with that one. I see the difference of meaning she's complaining about, but I'm not entirely certain the "wrong" version can't mean something very close to the original. I'm still thinking about that one.

These are very Carlinian observations, but your mom is right. The proof of the [thing desgned to be eaten] is in the eating. In other words, you don't know if it's any good until you try it. "The proof's in the pudding", to me, is too reduced to work.

Unless your job was to live in a house full of cameras. Then your job would be a way of life.

I don't like how today's internet users have this slang where than and then are switched. What's up with that?
their usage:
I like product a better then product b.
correct usage:
I like product a better than product b.

their usage:
first person a goes. than person b goes.
correct usage:
first person a goes. then person b goes.

how hard is that? This wouldn't be so annoying if the same people who get those two confused yell at me for accidentally misspelling a word that's difficult to spell. Anpu doesn't like such hypocrasy. Wait, did I spell that right? Anpu doesn't care because that's a hard word to remember. English is a hard language because it keeps breaking its own rules, with an ancient here and a weird there.

Well said.

Another couple of phrases I wish would die:

'I'm just saying' - I'm not deaf, and if you're talking to me, chances are I'm looking at you(unless you're talking with your mouth full)so you don't need to tell me that is, in fact, you that is talking.

'that's your opinion' - Well, yeah, that goes without saying(you would think, anyway, but apparently not). I'm the one who just said it, so yeah it's my opinion.

'In my humble opinion' - No such thing. Never seen one. Never heard one. Never had one.

'I'm not religious, bit I'm spiritual' - Every time I hear this I want to say 'I'm not honest, but you're really interesting. How about now you tell me all about how special and unique your cats are?'

Good examples, all.

All internet and texting shorthand. For some reason, it irritates me far more than slang does. Probably because the people I'm around don't use annoying slang and all the annoying language I see is on the internet. How hard is it to write out a proper sentence; why must the assassination of the language continue?!

This has become so bad that I've been mocked in chat windows for using proper sentence structure and capitalization. "Who the fuck types like that?" I've read. I DO, FUCKFACE. I learned to type on a 50s-era Smith-Corona manual typewriter. If I didn't type it perfectly, I was marked for it, and if I didn't type it perfectly while typing a final draft, it meant erasing, and on a manual, that was a class-A pain in the ass.

So I type everything, even text messages (thanks to predictive text, which I hated until I figured out my current phone's version of it), correctly. I don't begrudge people's slang-typing unless it's in a formal situation, but my dander will rise quite adamantly if some oyster-brained pinhead tries to mock me for it.

I don't like the word 'tranny'. As a word, its merely an abbreviation, and I suppose it could be used innocently enough in error. However, I've only ever heard it be used in a derogatory manner by people who want to be offensive...so there's a word I don't like much.

Transmission or transsexual?

I believe the original (read: correct) version of the expression is:

"Cold as the balls on a brass monkey."

No, I don't know the origin of that, but I prefer it to the alternative version:

"Cold as a witch's tit," which has a kind of historical-literary quality to it but is mean to witches, as opposed to just being vulgar about a knick-knack.

So would "busier than a dyke in a hardware store" be declasse to you?

I'm not all that fond of colloquial comparative phrases myself.

"I don't mean to be rude" is always a warning sign that the person saying it is about to be rude to your face, and so should be punched smartly on the nose before they go any further.
Aye. "No offense but..." is like code for "don't smash me one in the jaw but..."

Chav speak.

If there is a God, he'd/she'd silence chav's.

Chav speak.

If there is a God, he'd/she'd silence chav's.
...what do chavs speak like?

This has become so bad that I've been mocked in chat windows for using proper sentence structure and capitalization. "Who the fuck types like that?" I've read. I DO, FUCKFACE. I learned to type on a 50s-era Smith-Corona manual typewriter. If I didn't type it perfectly, I was marked for it, and if I didn't type it perfectly while typing a final draft, it meant erasing, and on a manual, that was a class-A pain in the ass.

So I type everything, even text messages (thanks to predictive text, which I hated until I figured out my current phone's version of it), correctly. I don't begrudge people's slang-typing unless it's in a formal situation, but my dander will rise quite adamantly if some oyster-brained pinhead tries to mock me for it.

I've been mocked in MMOs for using proper English. In instant chat... and in other instances where others can't be bothered to fix their cesspool of mangled incoherent blathering into a comprehensible expression of a thought or idea.

Slang words themselves don't irritate me, especially when spelt correctly; I don't even notice most of the time. It's the mangled "TxtSpeak" that makes my skin crawl.

I never used a typewriter. I just read a lot... of course it doesn't hurt that my father was an English major and teacher. :D

...what do chavs speak like?
Eh like poor people. I, for one, have no problem with most 'chavs'. Fuck that class war noise tbqh.

Well, there already is a poem entirely of Bushims:

I think we all agree, the past is over.
This is still a dangerous world.
It's a world of madmen and uncertainty
and potential mental losses.

Rarely is the question asked
Is our children learning?
Will the highways of the Internet become more few?
How many hands have I shaked?

They misunderestimate me.
I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.
I know that the human being and the fish can coexist.
Families is where our nation finds hope, where our wings take dream.

Put food on your family!
Knock down the tollbooth!
Vulcanize society!
Make the pie higher! Make the pie higher!
Chock full o'awesome. :D

Damn Skippy.

I hate Damn Skippy.

Political phrases that annoy me deeply

'Hard-working families'...meaningless, no clear societal group that it refers to, designed to make everyone go ZOMG!!! I work hard, this politician wants to help ME!

'I think its right that' at the start of every other sentence (I'm looking at you David chinless wonder cockface Cameron). No shit. Wow, you think that your policy is right, do you? Hold the front page. Over your face. Until you suffocate.

This concludes today's angry rant.

'I think its right that' at the start of every other sentence (I'm looking at you David chinless wonder cockface Cameron). No shit. Wow, you think that your policy is right, do you? Hold the front page. Over your face. Until you suffocate.
Or everyone's favourite:

"I think the real question is..."

No, the real qeation was the one I asked, you slimy c**t.

I've been mocked in MMOs for using proper English. In instant chat... and in other instances where others can't be bothered to fix their cesspool of mangled incoherent blathering into a comprehensible expression of a thought or idea.

Slang words themselves don't irritate me, especially when spelt correctly; I don't even notice most of the time. It's the mangled "TxtSpeak" that makes my skin crawl.

I never used a typewriter. I just read a lot... of course it doesn't hurt that my father was an English major and teacher. :D
Like Intangelon, I also learned to type on a manual typewriter in elementary school. We were allowed to use Ko-rec-type(tm) (age!! :eek2:) for some projects, but if we tried to sneak it in to fix errors in typing drills, we'd get slammed, because our teacher could analyze a document like the fucking FBI labs.

Like you, I have also been mocked in MMOs for not speaking in "txt." I mock them right back. Such wars can carry on for as much as half an hour, but I've never lost one and never had to fight the same opponent twice.

I got an email containing the following phrases:

"peice of mind", "6 of 10 a half dozen of another", and "I had a great ideal this morning"

to which I replied:

Are you a zombie? There are 12 in a dozen. What happened to it?

They replied that "if you can't read english then fuck off".......if I'm lucky that's the last email I'll ever get from them.

I want to abolish the use of the phrase, "You are gay."

Also, anyone who uses "lol" to mean, "I am vaguely amused," or, even worse, "Someone just said something, and I have nothing in particular to add," should pretty much just go die in a hole. :tongue:

lol :)

'Sorry I'm late'

You're not sorry at all.

Sometimes you are sorry.

"It's not just a job, it's a lifestyle!"

I swear, I hear this about every, and I do mean every fucking job out there. I'm starting to wonder if it actually means anything, or is it just something people say to make them feel better about the crappy jobs they choose to go into.

It's marketing dude, it gets banged into people and so they start believing it and the companies use it to recruit people.

This, oh a thousand times, THIS.^^ I have actually verbally smacked down snotnosed teens for saying that around me.

That would be something to see.

But if meanings of words are changing to this and meaning as this why not allow it?

Yeah, cause it hasn't been used that way since the 14th century... :rolleyes:

Just because everyone does it doesn't make it right.

From the gecko (it's GET-GO, ferchrissakes).

Unless they meant it came from a gecko?

Persay. (it's per se.)

So how exactly is it meant to be pronounced?

"Do what?"

I don't know who started it, but I want that person shot and quartered.

"I don't mean to be rude" is always a warning sign that the person saying it is about to be rude to your face, and so should be punched smartly on the nose before they go any further.

But before you do that you should say "I don't mean to hit you but..."

anyone who says "guesstimate"..

The phrase "hotwife". I'm amazed that anyone could call themselves that. Also, I wouldn't be convinced that Hotwife was a woman until I saw him/her squat to take a pee.
Moreover, do sockpuppets have a gender?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sockpuppet

Anyone who says 'I'm doing this for:

'the people' No you're not, because 'the people' don't exist. I've met people everywhere on God's green earth, but I've never met 'the people.' You're doing this for you, but you don't want to admit to anything as crass as self-interest, because you think that makes you selfish(which by, the way, it doesn't, it makes you human) You want to do something for 'the people?' Leave them the hell alone, then.

'your own good' This is said by people who want to put rubber corners on the world and think Utopia is just around the corner if only everyone will stop smoking and saying 'retard.' More atrocities have been inflicted on more people in the name of 'I'm doing this for your own good' than from all the holy wars and jihads and lebensraums put together.

'the principle, not the money' No, it's the money. The last time there was a completely selfless altruist on this planet, he was crucified.

I also hate when some little twit who's not even old enough to vote presumes to lecture me on politics and then tells me 'you're just being cynical' when I disagree with them. Yeah, I am cynical. You ever stop to think that maybe it's because I've got a good 25 years of life experience and knowledge on you and I've actually been places other than the backseat of somebody else's daddy's car? That maybe you should close your cockhole and listen to someone who actually knows what they're talking about instead of the shitheel down at the community college who thinks it's still 1969?

Well I'm glad you got that off your chest, Heiny!

You should do a blog (if you don't do one already!).....not that I'm trying to lecture you, you understand!

Well I'm glad you got that off your chest, Heiny! You should do a blog (if you don't do one already!).....not that I'm trying to lecture you, you understand!

Don't call me 'Heiny.' What, do I look like a fat German to you? ;) As for blogs, I prefer the old-fashioned method of getting your opinions out into the world: getting drunk and shooting your mouth off in bars. It's easier, and there are a lot more chicks in bars than there are on the Internet.

Don't call me 'Heiny.' What, do I look like a fat German to you? ;) As for blogs, I prefer the old-fashioned method of getting your opinions out into the world: getting drunk and shooting your mouth off in bars. It's easier, and there are a lot more chicks in bars than there are on the Internet.

Yeah, and the chicks in bars are probably drunk and desperate, whereas the chicks on the internet are either drunk but not desperate or desperate but not drunk. Either way, your chances in the bar are better.

Like Intangelon, I also learned to type on a manual typewriter in elementary school. We were allowed to use Ko-rec-type(tm) (age!! :eek2:) for some projects, but if we tried to sneak it in to fix errors in typing drills, we'd get slammed, because our teacher could analyze a document like the fucking FBI labs.

Like you, I have also been mocked in MMOs for not speaking in "txt." I mock them right back. Such wars can carry on for as much as half an hour, but I've never lost one and never had to fight the same opponent twice.

Ah, that brings me back. I had one of those pencils that had an eraser on one end and a small brush on the other as a back-up. Epic fail -- both on full erasure and any semblance of neatness.

Anyone who says 'I'm doing this for:

'the people' No you're not, because 'the people' don't exist. I've met people everywhere on God's green earth, but I've never met 'the people.' You're doing this for you, but you don't want to admit to anything as crass as self-interest, because you think that makes you selfish(which by, the way, it doesn't, it makes you human) You want to do something for 'the people?' Leave them the hell alone, then.

Fair enough.

'your own good' This is said by people who want to put rubber corners on the world and think Utopia is just around the corner if only everyone will stop smoking and saying 'retard.' More atrocities have been inflicted on more people in the name of 'I'm doing this for your own good' than from all the holy wars and jihads and lebensraums put together.

No, I don't think so. Religion trumps both PC and the Safety Movement for most fatalities. Thanks for the attempt, though.

'the principle, not the money' No, it's the money. The last time there was a completely selfless altruist on this planet, he was crucified.

I also hate when some little twit who's not even old enough to vote presumes to lecture me on politics and then tells me 'you're just being cynical' when I disagree with them. Yeah, I am cynical. You ever stop to think that maybe it's because I've got a good 25 years of life experience and knowledge on you and I've actually been places other than the backseat of somebody else's daddy's car? That maybe you should close your cockhole and listen to someone who actually knows what they're talking about instead of the shitheel down at the community college who thinks it's still 1969?

Given that you're this easy to upset, I'll wager that the little twit doesn't care about your cynicism so much as wants to watch you go off for no reason.

By the way? I'm a community college instructor, and I was born in 1970, so I'll take a retraction and/or you can blow it out your...ahem. We work just as hard, if not harder than university profs (I've been one of them, too), so I'm offended by your gross mischaracterization, not to mention your false sense of entitlement to respect just because you're old and crotchety. Your 25 years of life experience means less than shit if that's how you express it.

No, I don't think so. Religion trumps both PC and the Safety Movement for most fatalities.

Oh, that's right, I forgot religion was the cause of every bad thing in the world today. You know, we could have this whole long boring argument about who is exactly responsible for what, but I don't really have the patience or the interest to bang my head on that particular brick wall, especially since I can tell right now neither of us is going to budge.

Given that you're this easy to upset, I'll wager that the little twit doesn't care about your cynicism so much as wants to watch you go off for no reason.

I'm actually not that easy to upset, I'm just not a big fan of pompous lectures from someone who just took the training wheels off their bicycle. Oh, and by the way, you want to talk about a sense of fuckin' entitlement...you don't have to look much further than your average 16 yr. old. Look, princess, just because you had a thought, doesn't mean I'm required to take you seriously.

By the way? I'm a community college instructor, and I was born in 1970, so I'll take a retraction and/or you can blow it out your...ahem. We work just as hard, if not harder than university profs (I've been one of them, too), so I'm offended by your gross mischaracterization, not to mention your false sense of entitlement to respect just because you're old and crotchety. Your 25 years of life experience means less than shit if that's how you express it.

As I said earlier in the thread 'howzabout you stop being such a pussy and quit your crying?' If that guy's not you, I wasn't talking about you, so what do you care? If that guy is you, well, I have a sneaky suspicion you know what you can do with your offended sensibilities and I got yer retraction swinging, pal.

not to mention your false sense of entitlement to respect just because you're old and crotchety.

I don't feel entitled to respect, but I do feel entitled to be left the hell alone. You don't like the Confederate flag/Lynyrd Skynyrd detail on the back window of my truck. Fine. Feel free to bitch about it to everybody in the world BUT me. Especially if you're going to make the leap from a simple detailing job to the fact that 'people like me' are responsible for the shape the world's in.

Oh, that's right, I forgot religion was the cause of every bad thing in the world today. You know, we could have this whole long boring argument about who is exactly responsible for what, but I don't really have the patience or the interest to bang my head on that particular brick wall, especially since I can tell right now neither of us is going to budge.

When did I say that? The gentleman doth protest too much, methinks. And you're right, we couldn't have a long, boring argument about who is responsible for what. Your side is indefensible, and that's not an argument, that's me wiping the floor with any weak-sauce justification for religion's sins.

Now are you going to continue to misrepresent me, or do I have to break out the Comfy Chair? 'Cause I'll tell you something, junior, I'm getting pretty fucking sick of the immediate rush to extreme points I didn't make made by people calling that kind of childish tactic "debate".

I'm actually not that easy to upset, I'm just not a big fan of pompous lectures from someone who just took the training wheels off their bicycle. Oh, and by the way, you want to talk about a sense of fuckin' entitlement...you don't have to look much further than your average 16 yr. old. Look, princess, just because you had a thought, doesn't mean I'm required to take you seriously.

Not that easy to upset? Have you been reading your own posts? I mean, I agree with you on principle -- I'm no fan of being lectured by someone with limited experience, either. However, the university that conferred my degree had a motto: docendo discimus -- by teaching, we learn. I may think a 16-year-old princess hasn't had much experience, but she may have had experiences I haven't, and I'm not about to not listen or shut her off just because I've heard it before, or even because I disagree. Like it or not, being heard is something even princesses deserve.

Now, if the "being heard" is utterly unsolicited or rude, I withdraw all of that and ask you to add a lash for me.

As I said earlier in the thread 'howzabout you stop being such a pussy and quit your crying?' If that guy's not you, I wasn't talking about you, so what do you care? If that guy is you, well, I have a sneaky suspicion you know what you can do with your offended sensibilities and I got yer retraction swinging, pal.

Right, you don't get upset easy. So is there another reason for the colorful metaphors? I mean, besides an apparent case of temporary intellectual impotence?

I don't feel entitled to respect, but I do feel entitled to be left the hell alone. You don't like the Confederate flag/Lynyrd Skynyrd detail on the back window of my truck. Fine. Feel free to bitch about it to everybody in the world BUT me. Especially if you're going to make the leap from a simple detailing job to the fact that 'people like me' are responsible for the shape the world's in.

Wow. Heavy persecution complex there. I'd suggest you lower your bravado and strengthen your argument instead, but I'm pretty sure you'd dismiss the suggestion and comeback with more colorful metaphors.

For the record, I think the person who steps into your grill without being summoned is asking for whatever they get. I would think you had questionable taste for plastering Skynyrd on your ride, but I'd never tell you about it unless you asked. The unsolicited opinion is something on which we agree.

I wonder how many 16 year olds have read "Stranger in a Strange land" or know what doublespeak means or what you should wear in your hair if you are going to San Francisco?

However, they probably can do a lot of things that I can't do - like texting the answers to an exam in 15 seconds.

What should you wear in your hair when you are in San Fran?

Get 'er done!


I am so fucking sick of that! Even the man who coined it is...

What should you wear in your hair when you are in San Fran?

Flowers.

A Heinleinite would know that flowers would be a doubleplus good thing to wear.

A Heinleinite would know that flowers would be a doubleplus good thing to wear.

I have been informed it comes from a song, and now I know that you are showing your age.

Not that easy to upset? Have you been reading your own posts? I mean, I agree with you on principle -- I'm no fan of being lectured by someone with limited experience, either. I may think a 16-year-old princess hasn't had much experience, but she may have had experiences I haven't, and I'm not about to not listen or shut her off just because I've heard it before, or even because I disagree. Now, if the "being heard" is utterly unsolicited or rude, I withdraw all of that and ask you to add a lash for me.

Of course, I read my own posts, sometimes it's the only way to see an intelligent contribution on a thread(granted, they're not all solid gold, but still..) At no point in the typing or relating of this incident have I been upset. I was irked at the time of the incident, but I've gotten over it. Text is notoriously inaccurate at conveying emotions. And yes, it was unsolicited and rude.

So is there another reason for the colorful metaphors? I mean, besides an apparent case of temporary intellectual impotence?

I like them. Plus, I think it makes the posts easier to read(you picked up what I meant right away, didn't you?) and more interesting. And they're not there for 'impotence', they're there for 'emphasis.' I know they sound alike, but they are different.

For the record, I think the person who steps into your grill without being summoned is asking for whatever they get. I would think you had questionable taste for plastering Skynyrd on your ride, but I'd never tell you about it unless you asked. The unsolicited opinion is something on which we agree.

That's all I'm saying. Oh, and Skynyrd is quite possibly one of the greatest rock bands of all time.(them and Metallica, although being from WA, you're probably going to counter me with Nirvana) A friend of mine and I once started a petition(aka convinced other drunks in the bar)to replace 'Sweet Home Alabama' as the national anthem. Of course, we did eventually sober up and realized that 'The Star-Spangled Banner' is pretty sweet in it's own right.

I wonder how many 16 year olds have read "Stranger in a Strange land" or know what doublespeak means or what you should wear in your hair if you are going to San Francisco?

However, they probably can do a lot of things that I can't do - like texting the answers to an exam in 15 seconds.

That's true. The kids do grok the technology.

Share water, brother.

Hey, when you are 56 years old you may even have trouble passing water!

A Heinleinite would know that flowers would be a doubleplus good thing to wear.

'Doubleplus good' was George Orwell. It comes from 1984. The only reason I know about weaing your flowers in your hair is from Sean Connery singing it in the shower in 'The Rock', and I've always preferred 'Starship Troopers', 'Glory Road', The Moon is a Harsh Mistress' or 'Friday' to 'Stranger', although that's a god one too. And I'm NOT 56, you're off by about 2O years. Don't be in such a hurry to hustle me off to the grave ;)

Of course, I read my own posts, sometimes it's the only way to see an intelligent contribution on a thread(granted, they're not all solid gold, but still..) At no point in the typing or relating of this incident have I been upset. I was irked at the time of the incident, but I've gotten over it. Text is notoriously inaccurate at conveying emotions. And yes, it was unsolicited and rude.

Fair enough.

I like them. Plus, I think it makes the posts easier to read(you picked up what I meant right away, didn't you?) and more interesting. And they're not there for 'impotence', they're there for 'emphasis.' I know they sound alike, but they are different.

Fair enough, part two.

That's all I'm saying. Oh, and Skynyrd is quite possibly one of the greatest rock bands of all time.(them and Metallica, although being from Seattle, you're probably going to counter me with Nirvana).

Wait, you talk about assumptions being made about you based on your truck's decor, and then type that?

First of all, Spokane is a full 300 miles east of Seattle. If you're from the South, let me illustrate how far off you are. Think Birmingham to, say, Tallahassee or Nashville. Four hours and change at freeway speeds.

Now, am I also supposed to love coffee and work at Microsoft? :rolleyes:

I respect Nirvana, but they're overrated and I could counter with a whole hell of a lot of bands better than a twangin' country prehistoric version of a jam band. Jam band, as in "we can't write whole songs, so we'll write a riff and just play that fucker to death". I respect Skynyrd's place in rock history, and the toe-tap factor on "Sweet Home Alabama" is certainly undeniable, but I sure as hell don't count them among the most skilled practitioners of the guitaric arts. They were great at the one trick they knew, just like CCR. Hell, the Guess Who are a better overall band, and I'm not overly fond of them, either -- but at least they knew how to write a different section of music to offer a bit of contrast in a song. True, if you're going to drink your body weight, shoot the shit, and maybe beat up a few queers later, sure, that's what you need to have playing. But if it's anything more than sonic wallpaper, there's just no point.

A friend of mine and I once started a petition(aka convinced other drunks in the bar)to replace 'Sweet Home Alabama' as the national anthem.

Uh...replace "Sweet Home Alabama"? Was that something W snuck in while he was playing with his toys in the sand? I know it's a typo, but man, you scared the shit outta me there.

Of course, we did eventually sober up and realized that 'The Star-Spangled Banner' is pretty sweet in it's own right.

Well, given that its tune is a British drinking song ("To Anacreon in Heav'n" by John Stafford Smith), that stands to reason.

Wait, you talk about assumptions being made about you based on your truck's decor, and then type that? First of all, Spokane is a full 300 miles east of Seattle. If you're from the South, let me illustrate how far off you are. Think Birmingham to, say, Tallahassee or Nashville. Four hours and change at freeway speeds.

Yeah, that's my mistake. I thought you were in Seattle, and then I double checked and saw Spokane instead. Whoops. I bet you do love coffee though, who doesn't?

True, if you're going to drink your body weight, shoot the shit, and maybe beat up a few queers later, sure, that's what you need to have playing.

Or, as we call it, 'Saturday night.' I've never beaten up queers, though. Well, I mean, I may have not knowing, if I'm fighting, I don't generally stop to ask, but I've not gone looking for them on purpose, you know.

Well, given that its tune is a British drinking song ("To Anacreon in Heav'n" by John Stafford Smith), that stands to reason.

It's the words that bring a tear to your eye, though, not the tune.

Just because everyone does it doesn't make it right.It does if it's language. All that matters is that people play roughly the same game, but there are no intrinsic rules to it.
Besides, I'm fairly sure humanity's first language wasn't English. So if you traced it all the way back to the start it would be "wrong" everywhere along the way.

Like Intangelon, I also learned to type on a manual typewriter in elementary school. We were allowed to use Ko-rec-type(tm) (age!! :eek2:) for some projects, but if we tried to sneak it in to fix errors in typing drills, we'd get slammed, because our teacher could analyze a document like the fucking FBI labs.

Like you, I have also been mocked in MMOs for not speaking in "txt." I mock them right back. Such wars can carry on for as much as half an hour, but I've never lost one and never had to fight the same opponent twice.
Why would you? How can one defend wallowing in ignorance? ;)

I got an email containing the following phrases:

"peice of mind", "6 of 10 a half dozen of another ", and "I had a great ideal this morning"

to which I replied:

Are you a zombie? There are 12 in a dozen. What happened to it?

They replied that "if you can't read english then fuck off".......if I'm lucky that's the last email I'll ever get from them.
It's six of one, half a dozen of another (or the other, depending on whom you ask)...

I get the impression that most of the folks who are communicating with you via e-mail are fortunate to have figured out how to plug the computer in in the first place.

As for how one pronounces per se(not directed at Smunkee), the way people misspell it, of course. But it's Latin. LATIN. LATIN!!!!!! There is no word persay in the dictionary!

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persay

See?

/trembles and wipes corners of mouth after rant, then rocks in the corner in her happy place.

'I'm just saying' - I'm not deaf, and if you're talking to me, chances are I'm looking at you(unless you're talking with your mouth full)so you don't need to tell me that is, in fact, you that is talking.

'...and not trying to imply <negative concept>', is the obvious continuation of that sentence. There's a bit of a confusion here between being annoyed by phrases, and being annoyed by an unnecessarily literal interpretation of phrases.

'...and not trying to imply <negative concept>', is the obvious continuation of that sentence. There's a bit of a confusion here between being annoyed by phrases, and being annoyed by an unnecessarily literal interpretation of phrases.

Irregardless of how it's being used, it annoys me and Western Civ. as a whole needs to knock it the hell off.

"Cold as balls."

Considering that part of your body is generally the warmest part of your exterior, it makes absolutely no sense to say that.

'Hot as balls' is okay then?

"that's hot!"
Paris Hilton needs to die

"That's what your mom said."

That's the annoying phrase, not what your mom said.

Yeah, that's my mistake. I thought you were in Seattle, and then I double checked and saw Spokane instead. Whoops. I bet you do love coffee though, who doesn't?

*raises hand*

I'll cop to a nonfat iced mocha in really hot weather, 'cause it relieves both the heat and the lethargy that I feel when it's hot outside. Apart from that, it's not remotely a beverage of choice for me.

Or, as we call it, 'Saturday night.' I've never beaten up queers, though. Well, I mean, I may have not knowing, if I'm fighting, I don't generally stop to ask, but I've not gone looking for them on purpose, you know.

Fair enough. I figure you're the guy I'd want on my side in that fight.

It's the words that bring a tear to your eye, though, not the tune.

Really?

A tear? I mean, I could see it if it were playing at a somber rememberance or for pride at a medal ceremony or something, but when the anthem is the only one that mentions rockets and bombs in it, teary-eyed isn't my first reaction. My first reaction is "belligerent little cussers, ain't they?"

I've never understood why that first stanza was the one we made the anthem's default words. Any poet worth his salt knows you save the best for last. Though I guess it was probably because the War of 1812 was still fresh in the minds of those voting on adopting the anthem. Still, that first stanza is really too specific to represent the full glory of a whole nation. I think we need new words.

"That's what your mom said."

That's the annoying phrase, not what your mom said.

Pff. Your mom is an annoying phrase. And I swear if you respond in any other way than 'yes, exactly', I'll...be very cross with you.

Pff. Your mom is an annoying phrase. And I swear if you respond in any other way than 'yes, exactly', I'll...be very cross with you.

That's what she said.

Pff. Your mom is an annoying phrase.

That's what she said.

Edit: DAMN IT.

but when the anthem is the only one that mentions rockets and bombs in it, teary-eyed isn't my first reaction. My first reaction is "belligerent little cussers, ain't they?"

don't the French have something like blood watering fields or summat?

"That's what your mom said."

That's the annoying phrase, not what your mom said.

Pff. Your mom is an annoying phrase. And I swear if you respond in any other way than 'yes, exactly', I'll...be very cross with you.

That's what she said.

That's what she said.

Edit: DAMN IT.

Now that's how you start spamming.

People who cry at movies or songs annoy me more than any phrase possibly could.

don't the French have something like blood watering fields or summat?

Perhaps, I don't know "La Marseillaise" that well. Here's the Wiki link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Marseillaise

Seems to me that this anthem is also way too specific. Whereas the US anthem refers specifically to the shore bombardment of Ft. McHenry, the French ditty commemorates the Battle with the Grand Army of the Rhine.

Also too specific. Weird.

People who cry at movies or songs annoy me more than any phrase possibly could.

Why? Is it not possible to be moved to tears by an affecting performance? What if the song or scene has a deep significance for someone? What's wrong with you?

Why? Is it not possible to be moved to tears by an affecting performance? What if the song or scene has a deep significance for someone? What's wrong with you?

I had pieces of a person's brain land in my lap once.

I nearly cried at the end of Metal Gear Solid 2, When Otacan's sister, Emma, dies though. I've been in near the same situation, though.(sister dying, not Metal Gear attack.

I had pieces of a person's brain land in my lap once.

I nearly cried at the end of Metal Gear Solid 2, When Otacan's sister, Emma, dies though. I've been in near the same situation, though.(sister dying, not Metal Gear attack).

Uh...that's not an answer.

Everyone has trauma, and everyone's level of composure is different. having brains land in your lap entitles you to consideration and sympathy (notice I didn't say pity), but it doesn't entitle you to belittle others for having different emotional thresholds than you, AND stating it like it somehow makes you superior. It doesn't.

I like that phrase, mate. <.<

I don't like when girls use the phrases "please, no, and stop." Although, when I hear them it's usually "No, please don't stop!" Sorry, I watched "How High" the other day and both Redman and Method Man are just hilarious.

don't the French have something like blood watering fields or summat?

It's been a long time since I had a French class, but this is the best translation I can muster off the top of my head. (I have the French words memorized even till this day, partially because I love that scene in Casablanca where they sing it over the voices of the Nazis.)

Onward, children of the Fatherland
The day of glory has arrived
Against us tyranny's
Bloody flag is raised
Bloody flag is raised
Do you hear in the country
The roar of fierce soldiers?
They come right into our presence
To murder your sons and your wives

To arms, citizens
Form your battalions
Let's march! Let's march!
Let impure blood
Water our furrows

Quit violent, yes.

I wonder how many 16 year olds have read "Stranger in a Strange land"

I haven't yet, do you know where I could find a copy?


or know what doublespeak means

Using euphemisms for political gain, particularly in ways that have opposite meanings to the way they're used. For example, calling deaths of civilians in areas the US promotes their imperialist agenda in "collateral damage".


or what you should wear in your hair if you are going to San Francisco?

Wouldn't be flowers by any chance, would it?

I don't plan to forget in the next few months, or the year after that. Please submit any other ageist stereotypes for examination.

I don't like when girls use the phrases "please, no, and stop." Although, when I hear them it's usually "No, please don't stop!" Sorry, I watched "How High" the other day and both Redman and Method Man are just hilarious.

Well, I can understand why. Who can actually say no to Liuzzo-sama?:fluffle:

What should you wear in your hair when you are in San Fran?
I *never* hear that enough.

Well, I can understand why. Who can actually say no to Liuzzo-sama?:fluffle:

Nothing can beat imagination in this world. I think it trumps most other things when it comes to creating pretty much anything. You have to have the proper equipment for your creativity though. Which gives me the opportunity to then use another phrase linking back to my crazy mixed race self. "I'm part African-American." If the other person is on the up and up they'll ask me which part... Haha! Good times.

Nothing can beat imagination in this world. I think it trumps most other things when it comes to creating pretty much anything. You have to have the proper equipment for your creativity though. Which gives me the opportunity to then use another phrase linking back to my crazy mixed race self. "I'm part African-American." If the other person is on the up and up they'll ask me which part... Haha! Good times.

<.<
My interest has been spiked more than before.:D

<.<
My interest has been spiked more than before.:D

I'll start swimming across the frigid Atlantic quickly. You'll have to give me time to thaw out. :eek: I don't want to be like George on Seinfeld when caught naked "I was in the pool------"

I'll start swimming across the frigid Atlantic quickly. You'll have to give me time to thaw out. :eek: I don't want to be like George on Seinfeld when caught naked "I was in the pool------"

I bet you use that excuse every time.

I bet you use that excuse every time.

Why do I set you up? :)

Why do I set you up? :)

I don't know, but you do it repeatedly.

I don't know, but you do it repeatedly.

Maybe it's just the morbid curiosity of seeing what you can come up with.

Maybe it's just the morbid curiosity of seeing what you can come up with.

I'm not really creative. You're in for disappointment.

Anything derived from hip-hop "culture".

Although one term does make me crack up: FUBU. The illiterate dipshits who came up with this label for clothing apparently didn't realize that in WWII slang, FUBU = "fucked up beyond understanding." Similar to FUBAR = "fucked up beyond all recognition." So next time you see anyone wearing FUBU rags, keep that in mind. :D

Anything derived from hip-hop "culture".


Considering how you feel about black people, this doesnt suprise me.

Although one term does make me crack up: FUBU. The illiterate dipshits who came up with this label for clothing apparently didn't realize that in WWII slang, FUBU = "fucked up beyond understanding."
Is it not the case that the "illiterate dipshits" had this exactly in mind, in the same vein as FCUK?

from Hannah Montana " say what say what?" I HATE that!

"I could care less", "of" when what is meant is a contraction of "have", misuse of the word "bemused".

Using "is" when you should use "are".

"What is you doing?" Instead of, "What are you doing?"

It really gets on my nerves. (I know this one has been said before somewhere, but it deserves another mention.)

My friend who says "supposedofly" also said today "it would be who of you".....I wanted to stab myself in the neck.

I've never beaten up queers, though. Well, I mean, I may have not knowing, if I'm fighting, I don't generally stop to ask, but I've not gone looking for them on purpose, you know.
The right to get beaten up equally, just like anybody else, is all we've ever wanted!
I guess it was probably because the War of 1812 was still fresh in the minds of those voting on adopting the anthem.
It wasn't voted the official anthem until 1939.

My friend who says "supposedofly" also said today "it would be who of you".....I wanted to stab myself in the neck....Wow.

Using "is" when you should use "are".

"What is you doing?" Instead of, "What are you doing?"

It really gets on my nerves. (I know this one has been said before somewhere, but it deserves another mention.)

People who do that is dumb, isn't they?

People who do that is dumb, isn't they?http://content.pyzam.com/funnypics/0/pyzamOmgWtf.jpg

"I could care less"

"I couldn't care less" isn't a great way of saying "I care not at all." It IS unnecessarily complicated, defining as it does "zero interest" as "the level of interest below which there is no other level of interest."

But whichever idiot concluded that "I couldn't care less" was a double-negative, that double-negatives are bad, and that therefore it would make more sense to drop the "not" from the statement, has let loose on us entirely negative conversations like this:

"Have you heard the news today? Somebody shot the Pope!"
"I could care less."
"How?"
...

People who do that is dumb, isn't they?
"Seldom is the question asked: Is our children learning?" -- George W. Bush

*snip pretty kitty bad photoshop*

Yeah yeah. Cats CAN use photoshop. They are kinda colour-blind tho.

For a real companion animal to keep you company on the internet, I say: octopus.

For a real companion animal to keep you company on the internet, I say: octopus."If you beat these songs on Expert, you are a FREAK. A FREAK! Or you have a pet spider trained to hit the buttons for you." /mangled Zero Punctuation quote.

"Seldom is the question asked: Is our children learning?" -- George W. Bush

No, that's right. "Our children" is singular.

It's "the girls." Poor old GWB doesn't have a real child ... a son. Gotta shove it in further mate ...

/mangled Zero Punctuation quote.

Don't quote ZP. The whole point is that you get yuks and brilliant insights without parsing a text or wasting more than three minutes.

Laugh, click the next clip, then read something you found stenciled to your shoe by the chewing-gum.

Do not, for suck's fake, quote Zero Punctuation. Any shit sounds good ranted that fast.

*snippity*My eyes hurt. What did you just say? o_0;

My eyes hurt. What did you just say? o_0;

*snippity*
That will be $1500. It says right there, on the menu of surgical procedures. Eye amputation: $1500. We take Visa, Mastercard and Paypal. NO AE.

*snippity*Okay. *tired nod*

My friend who says "supposedofly" also said today "it would be who of you".....I wanted to stab myself in the neck.
I'm starting to thing you might be the one with the problem . . .
There is such a thing as being too pedantic, especially when the issue is just mispronunciation.

Anything derived from hip-hop "culture".

Although one term does make me crack up: FUBU. The illiterate dipshits who came up with this label for clothing apparently didn't realize that in WWII slang, FUBU = "fucked up beyond understanding." Similar to FUBAR = "fucked up beyond all recognition." So next time you see anyone wearing FUBU rags, keep that in mind. :D

Going to quote the same movie as earlier and say BUFU to you. It is a variant of the same joke you just told. "By us, fuck you!"

No, that's right. "Our children" is singular.
No, that's wrong. "Our children" is plural.

Pretty much all street/urban talk.

Pretty much all street/urban talk.

"Street" talk? What are you talking about, you hip cat you?

No, that's wrong. "Our children" is plural.

Pedant!

"Street" talk? What are you talking about, you hip cat you?

Ebonics or whatever its called.

Pedant!Didn't they have a revolt?

Ebonics or whatever its called.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-xHPU6NulM
Not only is it hip, it's a cell phone ringtone for me.

Ebonics or whatever its called.

No, plus four wasted words.

No, plus four wasted words.

Come again?

Didn't they have a revolt?

You are thinking of Pleasants. Small land-holders from Suburbia.

You are thinking of Pleasants. Small land-holders from Suburbia.They did, sure, probably after skimming through this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pedants-Revolt-Things-Think-Right/dp/1843171325
*basks*

Come again?

Ebonics: no.

Ebonics: no.

???
No what?

???
No what?

No. Your four wasted words were "or something like that."

You meant "Ebonics" -- and if you intend to define words by the race of those who use them, instead of properly delving into their origins in other languages, then waste your four words thus:

"It's something blacks say."

No. Your four wasted words were "or something like that."

You meant "Ebonics" -- and if you intend to define words by the race of those who use them, instead of properly delving into their origins in other languages, then waste your four words thus:

"It's something blacks say."

I see plenty of people of other races who speak like that. And it sounds trashy and makes the speaker sound, well, stupid.

And for the record, you brought up race.

They did, sure, probably after skimming through this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pedants-Revolt-Things-Think-Right/dp/1843171325
*basks*

I like how it isn't UseTube. But ... I gotta buy the damn book before I can read it? Hell, I gotta kill a tree, employ some poor fuck in the offset print business, burn some oil and employ some more poor fucks either shipping or air-freighting a lump of stained wood to me, just so I can read some words you told me were good ...?

Wait, wait, before I buy the book let alone spend my even more valuable time actually reading it ... have you read this book you recommend to me?

I like how it isn't UseTube. But ... I gotta buy the damn book before I can read it? Hell, I gotta kill a tree, employ some poor fuck in the offset print business, burn some oil and employ some more poor fucks either shipping or air-freighting a lump of stained wood to me, just so I can read some words you told me were good ...?

Wait, wait, before I buy the book let alone spend my even more valuable time actually reading it ... have you read this book you recommend to me?Why the shaol would i do that? I've moved onto UseTube.
Not so much a limited release that way ... well, depending on how much porn is involved.

And for the record, you brought up race.

You used the word "ebonics" which is meaningless without reference to race.

So, no. It was you.

You used the word "ebonics" which is meaningless without reference to race.

So, no. It was you.

As far as I know ebonics refers to the slang/whatever you want to call it way people talk in many major cities in the US.

You stop with the thinly masked insinuations of racism.

I wouldn't care if only green skinned martians spoke ebonics. It is painful to listen to.

As far as I know ebonics refers to the slang/whatever you want to call it way people talk in many major cities in the US.

That's funny. I spent 90 seconds reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebonics and on the basis of that I think I already know more about it than you do.

I'm not claiming to be a better person than you, or to make better decisions from some kind of moral superiority, or even to know better by what amounts to luck (previous circumstances.)

Right now, is when you should be searching for some other form of words than "ebonics" (language defined by skin colour, bad idea) to define what, exactly, you don't like about modern semi-literate slang.

Do that. Or drop it.

You stop with the thinly masked insinuations of racism.

They were thinly masked? My apologies.

If you use a term without knowing it's dictionary meaning, you will, over and over again, be accused of meaning something you didn't mean.

Is that my problem? I don't think so.

Use a racist term, with your only qualification to the meaning being "or whatever its called" ... and gee whiz, wake up sherlock, people gonna call you racist.

I wouldn't care if only green skinned martians spoke ebonics. It is painful to listen to.

I have never witnessed this "ebonics" you speak of so I wouldn't know.

Chill bro.

That's funny. I spent 90 seconds reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebonics and on the basis of that I think I already know more about it than you do.

I'm not claiming to be a better person than you, or to make better decisions from some kind of moral superiority, or even to know better by what amounts to luck (previous circumstances.)

Right now, is when you should be searching for some other form of words than "ebonics" (language defined by skin colour, bad idea) to define what, exactly, you don't like about modern semi-literate slang.

Do that. Or drop it.



They were thinly masked? My apologies.

If you use a term without knowing it's dictionary meaning, you will, over and over again, be accused of meaning something you didn't mean.

Is that my problem? I don't think so.

Use a racist term, with your only qualification to the meaning being "or whatever its called" ... and gee whiz, wake up sherlock, people gonna call you racist.



I have never witnessed this "ebonics" you speak of so I wouldn't know.

Chill bro.

Alright...

street/urban/thug/ghetto talk.

That's what I said first, and you apparently didn't understand what those meant.

But I'm not going to pussy foot around it. I hate street/urban/thug/ghetto and ebonics.

Do you have a problem with that?

Why the shaol would i do that? I've moved onto UseTube.
Not so much a limited release that way ... well, depending on how much porn is involved.

Too many tubes. It worries me.

I mean, I have some tubes. My mother and my doctor explained all the tubes to me ... I thought.

Now apparently I have more tubes. New ones. NewTubes.

:(

*snip*

Do you have a problem with that?

Not really. Your hate, your problem.

Not really. Your hate, your problem.

Not really. I don't go to where its spoken, listen to music or watch movies that have mostly that type of slang in it.

Too many tubes. It worries me.

I mean, I have some tubes. My mother and my doctor explained all the tubes to me ... I thought.

Now apparently I have more tubes. New ones. NewTubes.

:(I've taken note that our illustrious former Senator is off to greener pastures for a while - is he freelancing as a doctor now?
http://thebruceblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/ted-stevens.jpg
Might get a second opinion on that.

But I'm not going to pussy foot around it. I hate street/urban/thug/ghetto and ebonics. You mean AAVE? It's not that bad, but it does grate on my nerves sometimes.

You mean AAVE? It's not that bad, but it does grate on my nerves sometimes.

You know, what's funny? ''Aave'' is ghost in Finnish.

You know, what's funny? ''Aave'' is ghost in Finnish.That's kind of cool, actually.

I haven't yet, do you know where I could find a copy?

Forgive me...but did you just demand to be considered intelligent regardless of your age, call someone an ageist, and then honestly not know where to find a copy of a classic piece of literature? Either you're kidding, or you don't know what a library, bookstore or other book retailer is. I'm leaning toward the former, but your post didn't make it clear.

Using euphemisms for political gain, particularly in ways that have opposite meanings to the way they're used. For example, calling deaths of civilians in areas the US promotes their imperialist agenda in "collateral damage".

What meaning is "collateral damage" opposite to? Also, it's not used in specific ("imperialist agenda") theaters, but everywhere it happens. I agree that it's an appalling euphemism -- I'm just trying to figure out what you mean.

Wouldn't be flowers by any chance, would it?

It would indeed.

I don't plan to forget in the next few months, or the year after that. Please submit any other ageist stereotypes for examination.

There are far too many for such a submission to weigh in at less than many hours' length to submit here.

It wasn't voted the official anthem until 1939.

Hmmm...just before another war. I wonder if that's a coincidence? I stand by my "far too specific" charge.

I'm starting to thing you might be the one with the problem . . .
There is such a thing as being too pedantic, especially when the issue is just mispronunciation.

Mispronunciation is one thing, but deliberate ignorance of the correct pronunciation (usually confirmed by spelling when the same person writes the word or phrase in question) is quite another.

Apart from that, it's not remotely a beverage of choice for me.

What is then? Are you a tea drinker? I say that because most of the people I know who don't drink coffee drink tea.

A tear? I mean, I could see it if it were playing at a somber rememberance or for pride at a medal ceremony or something, but when the anthem is the only one that mentions rockets and bombs in it, teary-eyed isn't my first reaction.

Yeah, I always get a little choked up when I hear it. It's the defiant pride, and the unwillingness to surrender and the bit about the 'land of the free and home of the brave.'

Is it not the case that the "illiterate dipshits" had this exactly in mind, in the same vein as FCUK?

I think you give them too much credit. To the best of my knowledge, FUBU means 'For Us By Us.' I'm going to agree with Mitanni and say that I find hip-hop grating as well.

balh blah pretentious bullshit blah That whole thing they did there? That's the sort of thing I meant when I talked about pompous lectures from children.

That's funny. I spent 90 seconds reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebonics and on the basis of that I think I already know more about it than you do.

I'm not claiming to be a better person than you, or to make better decisions from some kind of moral superiority, or even to know better by what amounts to luck (previous circumstances.)

Right now, is when you should be searching for some other form of words than "ebonics" (language defined by skin colour, bad idea) to define what, exactly, you don't like about modern semi-literate slang.

Do that. Or drop it.



They were thinly masked? My apologies.

If you use a term without knowing it's dictionary meaning, you will, over and over again, be accused of meaning something you didn't mean.

Is that my problem? I don't think so.

Use a racist term, with your only qualification to the meaning being "or whatever its called" ... and gee whiz, wake up sherlock, people gonna call you racist.



I have never witnessed this "ebonics" you speak of so I wouldn't know.

Chill bro.

Ebonics--even if a racial word and an incorrect one--is a common word in the U.S. to describe the slang. Common enough that I think it's--rather, commonly understood to the point where it is disingenuous to accuse Trollgaard of racism for using it.

What is then? Are you a tea drinker? I say that because most of the people I know who don't drink coffee drink tea.

Nope. I'm not a fan of hot beverages in general. I can deal with iced tea for the most part, and iced coffee as well, but hot -- and especially hot and sweet or near-sweet -- beverages feel like slime in my mouth and I find them difficult to swallow, physically. Savory stuff like broth or tomato soup is much better, though it still feels a little uncomfortable going down (/in before "that's what she said").

Yeah, I always get a little choked up when I hear it. It's the defiant pride, and the unwillingness to surrender and the bit about the 'land of the free and home of the brave.'

Okay.[/QUOTE]

Nope. I'm not a fan of hot beverages in general. I can deal with iced tea for the most part, and iced coffee as well, but hot -- and especially hot and sweet or near-sweet -- beverages feel like slime in my mouth and I find them difficult to swallow, physically. Savory stuff like broth or tomato soup is much better, though it still feels a little uncomfortable going down (/in before "that's what she said").

I'm a big coffee guy myself. Not fru-fru coffee, just hot black coffee. Never been big on soup, although a good chili is always welcome. In the summer, though, there are few things in the world better on a hot day than some sweet iced tea. Except maybe mint juleps. Or a cold beer. Or Jack and rocks. You get the idea.

I have a deep dislike for the phrase "all but..." to mean very much/nearly.
As to say that something is all but over, to me, implies that it is everything apart from over, and there for, most definately not at an end.
But it is used to mean that said thing has in fact finished (or is nearly over). Wouldn't it make more sense to say "Its over" not "Its all but over."?

I think you give them too much credit. To the best of my knowledge, FUBU means 'For Us By Us.'
And FCUK means 'French Connection United Kingdom'... but it looks like 'FUCK'.

Meh.

Forgive me...but did you just demand to be considered intelligent regardless of your age, call someone an ageist, and then honestly not know where to find a copy of a classic piece of literature? Either you're kidding, or you don't know what a library, bookstore or other book retailer is. I'm leaning toward the former, but your post didn't make it clear.

Or, hidden third option. I know I could get the book at any of those places, but would prefer an online copy. With that in mind, let me rephrase that as "does anyone know where I could find a ONLINE copy?".


What meaning is "collateral damage" opposite to? Also, it's not used in specific ("imperialist agenda") theaters, but everywhere it happens. I agree that it's an appalling euphemism -- I'm just trying to figure out what you mean.

IMO, "collateral damage" implies something that is preferred not to happen, but isn't too terrible when it does. Perhaps it isn't a directly opposite meaning, but it's definitely close.
And yeah, I know it doesn't have to be in a war of aggression as part of an imperialist agenda, that was just an example (that's why I said "for example":p).

Or, hidden third option. I know I could get the book at any of those places, but would prefer an online copy. With that in mind, let me rephrase that as "does anyone know where I could find a ONLINE copy?".
There's this thing called Google. I know it takes a little effort, but you could type the name of the book into it and see what comes up.

I'm starting to thing you might be the one with the problem . . .
There is such a thing as being too pedantic, especially when the issue is just mispronunciation.

She thinks "supposedofly" is a word. She also thinks "who" is an adjective... like you can describe someone as being "who", which according to her means "put together".

It's not that she mispronounces things, it's that she's making them up.

There's this thing called Google. I know it takes a little effort, but you could type the name of the book into it and see what comes up.

I've been, but if anyone has a link it saves me refining search terms. No point finding something someone already knows of.

She also thinks "who" is an adjective... like you can describe someone as being "who", which according to her means "put together".
That is very odd. Maybe she only does it because she knows it will annoy you, and she likes the shade of purple you turn when you hear the word "supposedofly."

It irritates me when people say "nucular" when they mean "nuclear."

Probably they're struggaling with the English language?

I seriously HATE the phrases "No Blood for Oil", "Stop American Imperialism", "God told me to send 100,000 men to their deaths"*.


*The last one was seen on several bumber stickers criticizing the current President Bush.

I've been, but if anyone has a link it saves me refining search terms. No point finding something someone already knows of.

BookGlutton.com probably hosts a copy, worth checking out even if they don't have that specific title.

I seriously HATE the phrases "No Blood for Oil", "Stop American Imperialism", "God told me to send 100,000 men to their deaths"*.


*The last one was seen on several bumber stickers criticizing the current President Bush.
Bumper.

Bumper.

Its a bumber sticker too.

Its a bumber sticker too.
I have never heard it referred to that way...

Neither has Merriam-Webster. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumber

Or dictionary.com, for that matter.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bumber

I have never heard it referred to that way...

Neither has Merriam-Webster. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumber

Or dictionary.com, for that matter.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bumber

Oh Kat you missed it :(.


Reading that bumper sticker would be a bumber...

Oh Kat you missed it :(.


Reading that bumper sticker would be a bumber...
A bummer, surely?

A bummer, surely?I lol'd. :D

A bummer, surely?

Eh yeah... that thing.

*slinks out*

This one, which I've been hearing far too much for my taste: 'Obama is the anti-Christ!'.

This one, which I've been hearing far too much for my taste: 'Obama is the anti-Christ!'.Frustration with people who believe that, maybe, but the phrase itself is not annoying to me. There's actually nothing wrong with the sentence structure, or pronunciations that I've heard. o_0;

Frustration with people who believe that, maybe, but the phrase itself is not annoying to me. There's actually nothing wrong with the sentence structure, or pronunciations that I've heard. o_0;

The annoyance has nothing to do with sentence structure or pronunciation. The annoyance falls on how often people keep repeating the phrase here in Spain.

The annoyance has nothing to do with sentence structure or pronunciation. The annoyance falls on how often people keep repeating the phrase here in Spain.I don't hear it all that often over here in Alabama. That's probably why I'm not as annoyed by the phrase itself as you are.

This one, which I've been hearing far too much for my taste: 'Obama is the anti-Christ!'.

I think that gives him far too much credit. Laughably naive, probably. Foolishly idealistic, an argument could be made. The ultimate embodiment of evil who ushers in the End of Days? No. Not even close. I think both sides need to step back and regain a little perspective, here.

I think people need to get over the whole 'nuculer/new-cleer' thing. It's like 'tomayto/tomahto.' Is it hurting you? No? Then don't worry about it.

A bummer, surely?

Aggressive spelling/grammar corrector is aggressive.

Or, hidden third option. I know I could get the book at any of those places, but would prefer an online copy. With that in mind, let me rephrase that as "does anyone know where I could find a ONLINE copy?".

Aha. Thank you for the clarification. You read online books? The eyestrain would engender migraines in my skull that could be used to light Atlantic City. I know I'm a selfish bastard for not getting headaches and helping the green energy economy, but man, those things are a bitch.


IMO, "collateral damage" implies something that is preferred not to happen, but isn't too terrible when it does. Perhaps it isn't a directly opposite meaning, but it's definitely close.
And yeah, I know it doesn't have to be in a war of aggression as part of an imperialist agenda, that was just an example (that's why I said "for example":p).

Fair enough.

I seriously HATE the phrases "No Blood for Oil", "Stop American Imperialism", "God told me to send 100,000 men to their deaths"*.


*The last one was seen on several bumber stickers criticizing the current President Bush.

You don't hate them from the standpoint of being phrases, though. You hate the implications. The phrases themselves -- aside from being, in the first two cases, legitimate protest statements linked to perceived US aggression, and in the third case, a legitimate extrapolation of Bush's own belief that God chose him to be President -- are fine.

Aggressive spelling/grammar corrector is aggressive.

Sorry. I is do be Engrish teacher... and the thread is about slang and phrases that annoy you....

Usually I'm not such a pedantic pain in the ass about it. ;)

I get sick of speakers who are so seemingly allergic to similies that they pluralize famous people's names. Statements like "where are the Abraham Lincolns" or in sports, "the Michael Jordans of..." -- it's irritating. All they need to use is a simple two-word qualifier, "people like", and then list away. But no, that's too much to ask, apparently.

Aggressive spelling/grammar corrector is aggressive.

Old meme is old.

Sorry. I is do be Engrish teacher... and the thread is about slang and phrases that annoy you....

Usually I'm not such a pedantic pain in the ass about it. ;)I'm nowhere near as bad as I am on some of the other forums I frequent.

Old meme is old.

Affirmative answer is affirmative

Sorry. I is do be Engrish teacher... and the thread is about slang and phrases that annoy you....

Usually I'm not such a pedantic pain in the ass about it. ;)

lol, it's fine. I spent 18 years with a father who wrote/edited speeches for a living, your relentless campaign against poor grammar is like a little taste of home. :p

People who say such and such 'raped my childhood.' It was a twenty-year old cartoon/game/toy/movie. It's bound to be recycled as some kind of pop culture fad sooner or later. Get over yourselves.

Also, when people take two perfectly good words that are just minding their own business and not hurting anyone and squash them together like they were Sammy the Bull disposing of bodies in a car crusher. The ones I find the most grating are techie-speak ones, like 'blog' or 'blogosphere' or 'Interwebs.' Running a close second, though, are celebrity names like 'Bennifer' or 'TomKat.' What's really annoying about the latter, is that even if you don't pay attention to the celebrity chatter, it'll still leak in, because it's everywhere.

I seriously HATE the phrases "No Blood for Oil", "Stop American Imperialism", "God told me to send 100,000 men to their deaths"*.


*The last one was seen on several bumber stickers criticizing the current President Bush.
Bumper.

Ok, Ok. I get it. I fail! EPICLY!

I'm nowhere near as bad as I am on some of the other forums I frequent.

You...you have been cheating on NSG by seeing other forums :(

...you know what else I hate? drama queen overreaction.

drama queen overreaction.
Aye, shine on that.

Eh yeah... that thing.

*slinks out*

Well, that was anti-climbattic.

...you know what else I hate? drama queen overreaction.

agreed.

It drives me nuts when people speak in AIM speak...

example: "Lol!"..."ROFL!"..."omg!"

If you were really "lol-ing" or "rofl-ing" then you wouldn't have to bother saying it...

Katganistan, I'm an English teacher too - though I blush with shame at the number of times I've dashed off a posting and haven't checked it for errors.

I'm an apostrophe pedant. If I walk past a shop that calls itself "Fish and Chip's" my impulse is to go in and ask to speak to Chip.

I'm an apostrophe pedant. If I walk past a shop that calls itself "Fish and Chip's" my impulse is to go in and ask to speak to Chip.

The quotation marks for emphasis thing is the one that gets me the worst. Any store selling "fresh" fish instead of fresh fish or fresh fish should lose their right to sell said fish.

Any store selling "fresh" fish instead of fresh fish or fresh fish should lose their right to sell said fish.
Why would anyone do that?

It looks like it's not really fresh.

There's a shop near my girlfriend's apartment that sells "fresh" fish for "5.99/lb"

There's a shop near my girlfriend's apartment that sells "fresh" fish for "5.99/lb"
If I saw that, I'd assume they were selling old fish for 10.99/lb.

I wouldn't know, I've never gone in to "sample" their "wares"

ppl who say out loud text speak.
people who type lulz or lololololololololol.
"im not fat im big boned"

Why would anyone do that?


I have "no" idea, but a "lot" of "people" apparently "do" so. (http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/)

I have "no" idea, but a "lot" of "people" apparently "do" so. (http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/)

Chris Farley was great with the "finger quotes in the air" bit.

Katganistan, I'm an English teacher too - though I blush with shame at the number of times I've dashed off a posting and haven't checked it for errors.

I'm an apostrophe pedant. If I walk past a shop that calls itself "Fish and Chip's" my impulse is to go in and ask to speak to Chip.
Hee, or whip out the Wite-Out!

Embarrassing but true -- posted in the lobby of my school:

"Do not take the Daily News. These papers belong to the Foriegn Language department."

After a week I couldn't stand it anymore and inked in a transposition mark...

Well, that was anti-climbattic.
Climbattic.... that's what I did this weekend.... to put away Christmas ornaments!

Katganistan, I'm an English teacher too - though I blush with shame at the number of times I've dashed off a posting and haven't checked it for errors.

I'm an apostrophe pedant. If I walk past a shop that calls itself "Fish and Chip's" my impulse is to go in and ask to speak to Chip.

The quotation marks for emphasis thing is the one that gets me the worst. Any store selling "fresh" fish instead of fresh fish or fresh fish should lose their right to sell said fish.

MASSIVE pet peeves. I once mentioned to a snack bar proprietor that SANDWICHE'S doesn't need an apostrophe, as the plural ES has already been added. She said "well, it got your attention, didn't it?" in a kind of half-defensive, half-derisive way. Choking back vitriol, I said "stupidity usually does" and took my business elsewhere.

One I didn't stop for, but was nonetheless aggravated by was CHERRIE'S at a fruit stand. I wanted to stop and ask if the fruit stand was owned by someone named Cherrie, but then I saw the sign for the shop, and it wasn't. I was bemused by the fact that they KNEW to change the -Y to -IES, for that particular plural, but then ADDED THE DAMNED APOSTROPHE.

I...I feel...better...now. Thank you all.

*sigh*

I hate when people butcher a common expression because they don't understand it. For example, if the person says that something "disappeared out of the blue."

Appearing out of the blue carries the connotation that something appeared out of nowhere (the sky/area above the horizon being blue). If one wanted to make a reverse expression, it would be "disappeared into the blue." I guess.

Common similarities are "disappearing out of nowhere" or "appearing into thin air."

"teh". Need I say "moar"?

The quotation marks for emphasis thing is the one that gets me the worst. Any store selling "fresh" fish instead of fresh fish or fresh fish should lose their right to sell said fish.
Seeing is this makes it a bold claim rather than verifiable statement, they might just be selling old fish.

along those lines, my mother always says that things are "Like banging a dead horse into the ground" haha it drives my dad crazy!

There's a shop near my girlfriend's apartment that sells "fresh" fish for "5.99/lb"

They say fresh because the law only says the food has to be fresh, but it can still be frozen.

People equate "fresh" with new. They say "fresh" because it helps them get by laws.

Excess language masquerading as specificity, especially "pre-":

Pre-boarding process.

You can't get on before you get on, and EVERYthing is a process. Just "boarding" will suffice, thank you.

Shower activity.

Just "showers", please. Also, no more "events". "Louisiana is expecting a rain event this weekend." Great, I'll see if I can get tickets.

I'm putting my umbrella in the car for tomorrow. That's my pre-rain-event process activity.

It annoys me when newsreaders go to odd lengths to remind us that some event has happened a certain number of times in a coincidentally similar length of time.

"Sunday's drive-by shooting was the seventh in as many months."

What possible significance is there that there have been seven of something in that particular number of months? Is it more relevant than if there had been seven in six months, or in eight? Who cares? I hate it.

It annoys me when newsreaders go to odd lengths to remind us that some event has happened a certain number of times in a coincidentally similar length of time.

"Sunday's drive-by shooting was the seventh in as many months."

What possible significance is there that there have been seven of something in that particular number of months? Is it more relevant than if there had been seven in six months, or in eight? Who cares? I hate it.

I think that might be a bit nit picky. Its their job to "keep people informed" and if a lot of the same thing keeps happening its probably connected in some way.

I have dislike the term Shrub and Dubya. Why not just say Bush?

I have dislike the term Shrub and Dubya. Why not just say Bush?

You really have to ask that question? Really?

I have dislike the term Shrub and Dubya. Why not just say Bush?

Because people think they're clever, that's why.

Another phrase that annoys me is 'you don't know me!' It's not so much the actual phrase that annoys(although it does), so much as it is the volume and number of repetitions that follow. You're right, I don't know you, and given your behavior, chances are, I'm not even going to make the effort.

I'm with the government and I'm here to help.

My personal "favorite is anyways.

I think that might be a bit nit picky. Its their job to "keep people informed" and if a lot of the same thing keeps happening its probably connected in some way.

It's obnoxious. First, seven in seven months, for example, doesn't mean that those things are happening at even intervals. It could mean three in January, one in March and three more in July. You get the idea. It's just a rhetorical trick intended to make you think they've spotted a pattern when they haven't. If they know something important about why something's happening, let them tell us. They never do. My main nit-pick, though, is that they invariably use the construction "in as many days," even when it's completely incongruous in context. That's painful to hear.

I'm with the government and I'm here to help.

The nine scariest words in the English language. Not only is it annoying, but it's untrue as well. Now all it needs to be delivered in a high-pitched whiny voice and it'll have hit the trifecta.

* People who say "next Tuesday" when they mean "Tuesday week". Next does not mean second to next! When you're in a bank queue and the teller calls out "next", does the second person go up to be served?

* The abuse of the words "tragic" and "tragedy" in the media, especially in sports news. I expect at least one death before a news item warrants the term. It's not a tragedy when an Olympic swimmer wins a silver medal; it's a tragedy if they drown.

* The changing meaning of the word "disinterested" from "not having any personal stake in the outcome (and, thus, impartial)" to "uninterested". I find this change, which is now almost universal here in Australia, to be rather sad. We are losing a unique meaning for which there is no replacement. "Impartial" simply doesn't carry the same implications.

* People who say "next Tuesday" when they mean "Tuesday week". Next does not mean second to next! When you're in a bank queue and the teller calls out "next", does the second person go up to be served?
Um....if you're talking about the Tuesday that's about to occur it's "Tuesday" if you're talking about the one after that it's "Next Tuesday" you know, like "The Tuesday after the one coming up, the next one"

(I've already repented of my "you know" and "like" addiction and also my parentheticals where they don't belong.)

I like your Parenthticals Smunkee! (I use them all the time too)

I had the misfortune of answering the phone last night and one of my youngest brothers many girlfreinds says "Is like, you know, your, like brother, there, like, you know."
I hung up on her.

I like your Parenthticals Smunkee! (I use them all the time too)

I had the misfortune of answering the phone last night and one of my youngest brothers many girlfreinds says "Is like, you know, your, like brother, there, like, you know."
I hung up on her.

You probably did your brother a favor there, really.

You probably did your brother a favor there, really.

Or denied him true love... since he says "Uhhhhhhh" all the time.

Or denied him true love... since he says "Uhhhhhhh" all the time.

Or, in that case, karmic punishment. :D

Or, in that case, karmic punishment. :D

I'm the oldest. Dishing out karmic punishment is my sovereign duty.

I'm the oldest. Dishing out karmic punishment is my sovereign duty.

No, my point was you might have caused him to escape it. The punishment for the constant "uhhhhh" would be enduring somebody even worse. :tongue:

No, my point was you might have caused him to escape it. The punishment for the constant "uhhhhh" would be enduring somebody even worse. :tongue:

I see it as I denied him true love, so karmic punishment fulfilled.

Because people think they're clever, that's why.

Right. Never mind that "Dubya" was his own coining, or at the very least he promoted it, or allowed to be promoted as a legitimate nickname. Shrub is an accurate comparison to Bush 41. I don't think it's clever, but accurate.

Another phrase that annoys me is 'you don't know me!' It's not so much the actual phrase that annoys(although it does), so much as it is the volume and number of repetitions that follow. You're right, I don't know you, and given your behavior, chances are, I'm not even going to make the effort.

Agreed completely.

Slightly off-topic, but still related, it's been brought to my attention that there are some things that me and mine say that annoy and/or confuse the transplanted Yankees, of which there are an unfortunately large number. [/joke]To which statement the reply is the same as it is to any other foreigner: You came here, we didn't come to you, learn the language or go home. We're having somewhat of the same demographical problem that Europe is having with the Moslems, but instead of swarthy people in bedsheets, we've got pale people wearing black socks and sandals and talking through their noses. Unlike the Europeans though, we retain the demographical edge, because Yankee girls are too bony.[/joke] But I digress.

Anyways, some of the the phrases are as follows:

"I'm fixin' to _____ " = "I'm going to/about to ______"

"Might could" = "it's possible that events could transpire that way"

"down yonder" = "that way"

"useless as tits on a boar hog", "colder than a witch's tits", "happier than a puppy with two peckers" or really any phrase along those general lines.

"Darlin", "Baby", "Sweetheart", and "Honey" are also apparently on the "naughty list." I even had a woman object to "Ma'am" once. She sounded like Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny. That would have been bad enough, but she was loud, too. Unpleasant.

Slightly off-topic, but still related, it's been brought to my attention that there are some things that me and mine say that annoy and/or confuse the transplanted Yankees, of which there are an unfortunately large number. [/joke]To which statement the reply is the same as it is to any other foreigner: You came here, we didn't come to you, learn the language or go home. We're having somewhat of the same demographical problem that Europe is having with the Moslems, but instead of swarthy people in bedsheets, we've got pale people wearing black socks and sandals and talking through their noses. Unlike the Europeans though, we retain the demographical edge, because Yankee girls are too bony.[/joke] But I digress.

Anyways, some of the the phrases are as follows:

"I'm fixin' to _____ " = "I'm going to/about to ______"

"Might could" = "it's possible that events could transpire that way"

"down yonder" = "that way"

"useless as tits on a boar hog", "colder than a witch's tits", "happier than a puppy with two peckers" or really any phrase along those general lines.

"Darlin", "Baby", "Sweetheart", and "Honey" are also apparently on the "naughty list." I even had a woman object to "Ma'am" once. She sounded like Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny. That would have been bad enough, but she was loud, too. Unpleasant.

What if I were to say "you're a douchebag. [/joke]"

See how that wouldn't really do what you think it does?

Going to quote the same movie as earlier and say BUFU to you. It is a variant of the same joke you just told. "By us, fuck you!"

No, flameboy, "BUFU" would have been funny too: an unconsciously accurate comment on the sexual preferences of the hip-hop community. But Moon Unit Zappa already sang about that.

And in case you missed that day in school, "you" begins with Y, not U. :p

What if I were to say "you're a douchebag. [/joke]" See how that wouldn't really do what you think it does?

That was actually done in the (apparently forlorn) hope that if someone was inclined to get their panties in a bunch about it, they might stop and realize that it was at least meant to be a joke, even if they themselves did not find it funny.

For example, I do not personally find Jon Stewart all that funny, but I do realize that he is trying to be funny, and does not actually mean the ridiculous things he says in a serious manner, and so I cut him a little slack.

As for the name-calling, I've endured much worse from people who were much better at it, 'douchebag' doesn't even come close.

That was actually done in the (apparently forlorn) hope that if someone was inclined to get their panties in a bunch about it, they might stop and realize that it was at least meant to be a joke, even if they themselves did not find it funny.

For example, I do not personally find Jon Stewart all that funny, but I do realize that he is trying to be funny, and does not actually mean the ridiculous things he says in a serious manner, and so I cut him a little slack.

As for the name-calling, I've endured much worse from people who were much better at it, 'douchebag' doesn't even come close.

That's nice. I didn't call you a name, but hey.

Another thing...I was crossing the street today to get some BBQ and I hit the button to cross, and the big red hand lit up(and by the way, what the hell ever happened to 'WALK' and "DON'T WALK?' When did we contract out our crosswalks to Fisher-Price?)and all of a sudden this disembodied voice came out of the post and says 'Do not walk into traffic, wait for the signal' and repeats this pearl of wisdom every ten seconds until the light changed.

It reminded me of the voice that fined John Spartan for breaking the 'verbal morality code' in Demolition Man. I don't need a crossing light to tell me not to wander out into traffic, and anybody who does, probably shouldn't be crossing the street unattended(or breeding, for that matter).

Another thing...I was crossing the street today to get some BBQ and I hit the button to cross, and the big red hand lit up(and by the way, what the hell ever happened to 'WALK' and "DON'T WALK?' When did we contract out our crosswalks to Fisher-Price?)and all of a sudden this disembodied voice came out of the post and says 'Do not walk into traffic, wait for the signal' and repeats this pearl of wisdom every ten seconds until the light changed.

It reminded me of the voice that fined John Spartan for breaking the 'verbal morality code' in Demolition Man. I don't need a crossing light to tell me not to wander out into traffic, and anybody who does, probably shouldn't be crossing the street unattended(or breeding, for that matter).
Its for blind people. A lot of jurisdictions have just added beeping sounds for when it is safe to walk though.

Its for blind people. A lot of jurisdictions have just added beeping sounds for when it is safe to walk though.

I could see adding a beep or two when the light changed for the blind(although don't they have dogs for that?) but I find a recorded voice telling you every ten seconds not to step into traffic to be insulting. I'm not a child who can't look after myself and who needs to be tended to, contrary opinion of the Nanny State notwithstanding.

"Step up to the plate"

"Like, whatever"

"As if"

"riiiiiiiiight"

"okaaaaaaaay"

"wait a second"



People who use these irritating phrases should be the recipents of a jolly good eye-gouging.

Another thing...I was crossing the street today to get some BBQ and I hit the button to cross, and the big red hand lit up(and by the way, what the hell ever happened to 'WALK' and "DON'T WALK?' When did we contract out our crosswalks to Fisher-Price?)and all of a sudden this disembodied voice came out of the post and says 'Do not walk into traffic, wait for the signal' and repeats this pearl of wisdom every ten seconds until the light changed.

It reminded me of the voice that fined John Spartan for breaking the 'verbal morality code' in Demolition Man. I don't need a crossing light to tell me not to wander out into traffic, and anybody who does, probably shouldn't be crossing the street unattended(or breeding, for that matter).
But apparently you do need to be told that not everyone can read, or read English, and that is why some variant on red for stop (often a red hand) and green or white for go (often a stick figure) appears everywhere in the civilized world. Because we don't want unnecessary traffic/pedestrian accidents.

You also apparently need to be told that there are unsighted pedestrians who need a verbal cue of when it is and is not safe to cross, and that as such the voice is not a personal condemnation of your ability to cross the street.

"G-d".

NSG needs a script that autocorrects "God" to "Mod" and "G-d" to 'Satan" :D

Max Barry (also Maxx Barry; born 18 March 1973) is a contemporary Australian author. He says about himself that he "put an extra X in his name for Syrup because he thought it was a funny joke about marketing and failed to realize everyone would assume he was a pretentious asshole."

Why?

We can talk about God. It's not a banned topic.
Mods are not Gods. Yes, we realize that all alone.
G-d is also not hurting anyone. Why would we flamebait players by changing it to Satan, which is about as intentionally offense as you can get?

Should we script atheist to convert to daisy-sniffer? Wiccan to convert to aardvark? woman to "baby making barefoot beer bottle stand?" Male to "huge ego, tiny...."

I think not.

I could see adding a beep or two when the light changed for the blind(although don't they have dogs for that?) but I find a recorded voice telling you every ten seconds not to step into traffic to be insulting. I'm not a child who can't look after myself and who needs to be tended to, contrary opinion of the Nanny State notwithstanding.

:rolleyes:

Not every blind person needs a dog. They use canes. They get along quite well, and just need audible signals at busy crossings because noise levels make it difficult to discern when it's safe to walked based on the audible presence or absence of cars. That, and right-turn-on-red makes the situation even dicier. Hence the audible signals. I'll agree that the speaking version is obnoxious and unnecessary, but an audible signal isn't unreasonable.

"That's ace/brill/tight/über*/THE SHI(zni)T."
"Yo."
"'Aaaight?"
"Fo' sho'." (especially if said by white people who desperately want to look black for some reason, Malibu's Most Wanted-style)


*Seriously, what in the everliving fuck?

"That's ace/brill/tight/über*/THE SHI(zni)T."
"Yo."
"'Aaaight?"
"Fo' sho'." (especially if said by white people who desperately want to look black for some reason, Malibu's Most Wanted-style)


*Seriously, what in the everliving fuck?

"F'sho" is Cajun. I use that and "mo' betta" all the time. It reminds me of my favorite place to eat in my hometown and the wonderful people who serve and cook there, most of whom are from N'awlins.

"F'sho" is Cajun. I use that and "mo' betta" all the time. It reminds me of my favorite place to eat in my hometown and the wonderful people who serve and cook there, most of whom are from N'awlins.

I never heard Cajun, but you probably know the ebonic slang I'm talking about.

I never heard Cajun, but you probably know the ebonic slang I'm talking about.

I do -- I was just trying to separate the genuine vernacular wheat from the ebonic chaff.

I do -- I was just trying to separate the genuine vernacular wheat from the ebonic chaff.

Ebonics is not vernacular? *squint*

"I'm fixin' to _____ " = "I'm going to/about to ______"

Perfectly understandable. Our regional variant is "finna", which can be slightly more difficult for people to understand.

"Might could" = "it's possible that events could transpire that way"

Anyone who has trouble understanding the meaning of "might could" is just being pedantic.

Um....if you're talking about the Tuesday that's about to occur it's "Tuesday" if you're talking about the one after that it's "Next Tuesday" you know, like "The Tuesday after the one coming up, the next one"

(I've already repented of my "you know" and "like" addiction and also my parentheticals where they don't belong.)

This. I don't know what the hell "Tuesday week" is. My weeks start with Monday (in sharp contrast to most of my country, I know, but starting the week with Sunday DOESN'T MAKE SENSE).

But apparently you do need to be told that not everyone can read, or read English, and that is why some variant on red for stop (often a red hand) and green or white for go (often a stick figure) appears everywhere in the civilized world. Because we don't want unnecessary traffic/pedestrian accidents.

You also apparently need to be told that there are unsighted pedestrians who need a verbal cue of when it is and is not safe to cross, and that as such the voice is not a personal condemnation of your ability to cross the street.

We have beeping noises that change in frequency when it's safe to cross. The button vibrates too, for deaf and blind people.

Ebonics is not vernacular? *squint*

Not in the sense that it's confined mostly to one particular group. Ebonics shows up mainstream all the time. It never had a chance to be a dialect of its own. Like everything else Black, it got appropriated by youth culture and exposed before it fully developed. It's now a parody of itself...or so it seems.

We have beeping noises that change in frequency when it's safe to cross. The button vibrates too, for deaf and blind people.
I didn't say there weren't other ways, or that this was a perfect way. The poster seems to be taking it as a personal insult to his mental and coordination abilities, however, when it has nothing to do with him.

i wonder if anyone has brought up, making a mountain out of a molehill?
i think it applies wonderfully to many people, including myself.

For whatever reason, the word "haters" really gets on my nerves. Anyone else, or am I just slowly going crazy?

For whatever reason, the word "haters" really gets on my nerves. Anyone else, or am I just slowly going crazy?

In fact, you might say you Hate it? A Hater hater, lol :p

For whatever reason, the word "haters" really gets on my nerves. Anyone else, or am I just slowly going crazy?

It doesn't sound nice to me either.
I think you are a better judge for if you're crazy than annonymous people on the internet, no matter how smart you think they are they will not be in possession of nearly enough facts about you to call you crazy or not crazy. in fact the term crazy i'd argue is outdated if it's still applied to people, but that's a story for another time.
off to bed with you.:tongue:

But apparently you do need to be told that not everyone can read, or read English.

More incentive to learn then. If we're not going to legislate English as an official language, there are other ways...

Anyone who has trouble understanding the meaning of "might could" is just being pedantic.

I see you've met them.

The poster seems to be taking it as a personal insult to his mental and coordination abilities, however, when it has nothing to do with him.

Trust me, I am not so arrogant as to think that every asinine thing some bureaucrat does is directed at me personally. The topic is 'phrases that annoy you' and that does. The way it was said apparently tripped your PC filter, though, for which, this: "...he thought it was funny and failed to realize everyone would assume he was an asshole." Although there is nothing to say that they can't both be true.

For whatever reason, the word "haters" really gets on my nerves. Anyone else, or am I just slowly going crazy?

Or are you just a hater?