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I think it's best to jump back off of that ship.
Stupid things people say
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I think it's best to jump back off of that ship.
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Here's another classic....
“How do I look?"
“You look smart!"
“How do I look?"
“You look smart!"
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"YOLO"
This here, ladies and gentlemen, is in no doubt, one of the most vulgar and stupidest combination of words ever assembled by the existence of mankind.
This here, ladies and gentlemen, is in no doubt, one of the most vulgar and stupidest combination of words ever assembled by the existence of mankind.
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I was just about to edit that into my post!What I hate is when people go “LOL!" instead of laughing! They don't spell it out... they don't say “L-O-L! That was hilarious!" They literally pronounce it - like that makes a difference.
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"Just a quick question."
This is said by someone who usually rudely cuts the line, thinking their query is more important than anyone else's. And because they think they're asking a simple question, and they are not prepared to cogitate the answer, this turns into a question and answer session which may now be considered a "a slow question".
Please just remove "quick" from any requests about anything, thanks. And wait your turn.
This is said by someone who usually rudely cuts the line, thinking their query is more important than anyone else's. And because they think they're asking a simple question, and they are not prepared to cogitate the answer, this turns into a question and answer session which may now be considered a "a slow question".
Please just remove "quick" from any requests about anything, thanks. And wait your turn.
BobK
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What I hate is when people go “ instead of ".
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^ Had me laughing like an idiot at the library
Had me laughing like an idiot at the library
Danoff
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Ok here's one you're pretty much all guilty of...
On the phone, saying "Luv you" to mean "goodbye". Why would you want a statement like "I love you" to replace "goodbye" anyway? Shouldn't it mean something when you express that sentiment? Shouldn't there be thought behind that statement? Instead what you're thinking and trying to say is "I'd like to end this phone conversation". And the phrase that you have developed to accomplish that is "I love you". So each time you do that you're teaching your brain that "I love you" has meaning as a stand-in phrase rather than an actual phrase in and of itself. Now what are you going to say when you actually want to express that sentiment?
That brings about a whole 'nother stupid thing that people do - which is damning with faint praise. I think we all know people who say they like something, or approve of something, about 5 notches higher than they actually do. When they say "this is good", they mean "this is terrible". When they say "I like this", they mean "I don't hate this". When they say "Wow, this is terrific", they mean "I kindof like this".
Now when you build your entire vocabulary in that way, how do you express something truly good? People compensate based on who you are. I can't tell you how many times I've heard someone say "that's actually a compliment coming from him" from the grumpy old angry man who said something like "this is satisfactory". Are people not aware that the folks around them have brains and calibrate based on your personality? So why would you put yourself in a situation where nobody trusts that you're actually approving or enjoying yourself by inflating your language about everything?
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On the phone, saying "Luv you" to mean "goodbye". Why would you want a statement like "I love you" to replace "goodbye" anyway? Shouldn't it mean something when you express that sentiment? Shouldn't there be thought behind that statement? Instead what you're thinking and trying to say is "I'd like to end this phone conversation". And the phrase that you have developed to accomplish that is "I love you". So each time you do that you're teaching your brain that "I love you" has meaning as a stand-in phrase rather than an actual phrase in and of itself. Now what are you going to say when you actually want to express that sentiment?
That brings about a whole 'nother stupid thing that people do - which is damning with faint praise. I think we all know people who say they like something, or approve of something, about 5 notches higher than they actually do. When they say "this is good", they mean "this is terrible". When they say "I like this", they mean "I don't hate this". When they say "Wow, this is terrific", they mean "I kindof like this".
Now when you build your entire vocabulary in that way, how do you express something truly good? People compensate based on who you are. I can't tell you how many times I've heard someone say "that's actually a compliment coming from him" from the grumpy old angry man who said something like "this is satisfactory". Are people not aware that the folks around them have brains and calibrate based on your personality? So why would you put yourself in a situation where nobody trusts that you're actually approving or enjoying yourself by inflating your language about everything?
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My supposedly college prep US History class:
Girl:are we in north america or south america?
Another girl:how do you spell rome? (Me and my friends laugh at this girl and another girl because they get one thing right and then think they are the smartest people ever.)
Guy:where is asia at? Girl i was talking about earlier: your so stupid its in mexico! No lie she really said this.
Girl:are we in north america or south america?
Another girl:how do you spell rome? (Me and my friends laugh at this girl and another girl because they get one thing right and then think they are the smartest people ever.)
Guy:where is asia at? Girl i was talking about earlier: your so stupid its in mexico! No lie she really said this.
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Don't get me started! LOL implies you are laughing out loud but people say it instead of laughing out loud.
Anyway I can top you all. Year 10 English lesson, a good friend of mine who was never considered the sharpest tool in the box raises his hand to ask the teacher
"What was Shakespeare's second name?"
Cue uncontrollable laughter from everyone, teacher included.
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Yay, a thread just for me! 
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adamp93
That's nothing... Senior year of High School; AP Lit. Question was: Where is Shakespeare's contemporary from? (The Spanish poet, I forget his name. Sevantes I think.)
Spain.
Good, and where is Spain mister (insert last name here)?
Middle East?
Cue class laughing and teacher gasping and dropping the books and clipboard that were in her hand.
The irony of that is, the student who said Middle East is from SPAIN!
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^ Clearly he meant the middle-eastern part of Spain.
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Several years ago while strolling the streets of East London heading to the local chippy, discussing choice of menu, my stoned friend accompanying me asked "Shem, how much is a £2 special?"*
My reply was belly laughter.
*If you have to ask the price of a £2 special (kebab meat with chips), GBP, as in Sterling, not weight, then you should be banned from the internet.
My reply was belly laughter.
*If you have to ask the price of a £2 special (kebab meat with chips), GBP, as in Sterling, not weight, then you should be banned from the internet.
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So, today I'm at work in the library. Lady comes in with B+W picture of a baby scan. Says can she get 8 photocopies of it. I oblige.
She then says, "Can I get one in colour?"
I looked at her
and said, "No, because the original is in B+W."
She then said, "Can you try it so I can see what it looks like?"
"No, there would be no point...."
Did she want me colour it in for her? "And what colour is your baby likely to be?" (Note: I did not say that...)
She then says, "Can I get one in colour?"
I looked at her
and said, "No, because the original is in B+W." She then said, "Can you try it so I can see what it looks like?"
"No, there would be no point...."
Did she want me colour it in for her? "And what colour is your baby likely to be?" (Note: I did not say that...)
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So, today I'm at work in the library. Lady comes in with B+W picture of a baby scan. Says can she get 8 photocopies of it. I oblige.
She then says, "Can I get one in colour?"
I looked at her
She then said, "Can you try it so I can see what it looks like?"
"No, there would be no point...."
Did she want me colour it in for her? "And what colour is your baby likely to be?" (Note: I did not say that...)
Probably I guess she wanted to see the copies of monochromatic photos with nostalgic tonings in them or simply she doesn't get what B+W stands for applied in showing of photographs in general..
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Hahaha, this just popped back into my head after five years. Can't believe I forgot it. When I ran the ASU college bookstore in Tempe we had a.... let's say Paris Hilton wannabe for political correctness... come into the store. She shopped around for a while before picking out some items, checking out, then leaving. Later that afternoon she shows up demanding to talk to the store manager (me) so I go and talk to her. She tells me that she knows for an absolute fact that the cashier she had stole her iPhone and that unless I did something about it her rich powerful daddy was going to make me wish I wasn't born (I'm paraphrasing but that's pretty close to what she said). Well already irritated by a ridiculously stupid rich, prissy, ahem Paris Hilton wannabe, I started questioning her. I asked her how she knew the cashier took it. "Because he is Mexican", was her answer! I told her that we didn't have any Hispanic employees working at the store. She then accused me of being in on the scam because she was certain a Mexican cashier stole her phone and I must be covering for the Mexican thief. She was extremely adamant that her thief was Mexican, literally screaming it across the store like she had never even heard the words racist, discrimination, or prejudice before lol. She shamed me for hiring thieving Mexicans and stormed out of the store. About 10 minutes later she comes back in with a police officer, who ironically happened to be Hispanic! With no ounce of shame or dignity she explains to the police officer how a Mexican stole her iPhone. Well the cop asked to see all my employees, lined them up, and asked her to pick out her thief. She immediately pointed out Jared, a very tall, long-haired Japanese kid who had worked at the store for years. Not only did she get his race wrong, which is impossible to do since Jared is literally from Tokyo, but there were several other significant traits she could have used to describe him. So, even as he's standing in front of her, and she's standing next to a Hispanic cop, she once more calls Jared a Mexican and demands he's strip searched for her iPhone. Well, while this circus was going on the police tracked her iPhone........... to her own car. How people as stupid as her walk this planet is beyond me.
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Actually you're correct, Jared asked for an apology before I did, as I was speaking with the police officer. She told him that she was not in the wrong, and anybody in her shoes would have done the same thing. When Jared told her he was Japanese and not Mexican, all she said was, "I don't care". When I asked her to apologize she said a quick, sarcastic "sorry" and stormed out. 
AOS-
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What is this and what is this used for?
You: (provides brief explanation)
Customer: Are you sure?
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It's like when customers who get checked out at cash try to sympathize with the staff about how stressful it is to deal with a busy store.
I'm bugged by this too. It's like we don't feel good enough if we don't exaggerate the things we share.
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