Binky The Doormat 12,649 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Buffaloes said: 2 hours ago, Binky The Doormat said: and when they wear things they like to say they are "rockin" them Bolded sumbitted for retirement. Also calling someone who is not an actual rock star a rock star related "Portlandia" sketch ...though it is more dominated by the guys doing the punchable "medieval pleasantries" thing ...ughhh Edited July 28, 2020 by Binky The Doormat 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arrow1 918 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 26 minutes ago, Maurile Tremblay said: Why has nobody mentioned "doggo" yet? that's cringe-worthy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leroy Hoard 13,391 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 40 minutes ago, Maurile Tremblay said: Why has nobody mentioned "doggo" yet? Snoopo Doggo? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nirad3 2,644 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Binky The Doormat said: and when they wear things they like to say they are "rockin" them I've definitely said this on more than one occasion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DallasDMac 2,768 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I love this thread. It's one of the few things out there right now that make me feel truly blessed in that I have never heard 90% of the things people bring up here. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Binky The Doormat 12,649 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, DallasDMac said: I love this thread. It's one of the few things out there right now that make me feel truly blessed in that I have never heard 90% of the things people bring up here. aren't you around 80 though? 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DallasDMac 2,768 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 11 minutes ago, Binky The Doormat said: aren't you around 80 though? Close. But I imagine it is tied more to my lack of a FB account. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Rannous 5,102 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 13 hours ago, Binky The Doormat said: Mr. Rannous likes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Cranks 4,619 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 The CEO of Starbucks was on CNBC yesterday and kept saying, "our handcrafted beverages." After the third time I jumped out of my first floor window. 1 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nirad3 2,644 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Captain Cranks said: The CEO of Starbucks was on CNBC yesterday and kept saying, "our handcrafted beverages." After the third time I jumped out of my first floor window. My wife is a supervisor/barista at the 'bucks. I'll have to ask her if she considers what she makes "handcrafted". Edit: Yup, that's definitely a company buzzword and she feels that what she produces would be called "handcrafted". No other way to say it, really. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leroy Hoard 13,391 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 So a wine company that crushes grapes the old fashioned way. Would that be considered "footcrafted"? 1 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Floppo 27,890 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 1 hour ago, nirad3 said: 7 hours ago, Captain Cranks said: The CEO of Starbucks was on CNBC yesterday and kept saying, "our handcrafted beverages." After the third time I jumped out of my first floor window. My wife is a supervisor/barista at the 'bucks. I'll have to ask her if she considers what she makes "handcrafted". Edit: Yup, that's definitely a company buzzword and she feels that what she produces would be called "handcrafted". No other way to say it, really. if they can't use their hands, how else are they supposed to make my overpriced slushee? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drunken knight 628 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 9:57 AM, Maurile Tremblay said: Why has nobody mentioned "doggo" yet? Fur-babies 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Rannous 5,102 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, Drunken knight said: Fur-babies The worst. Usually said by people who have no lives. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ilov80s 29,100 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 7 hours ago, Captain Cranks said: The CEO of Starbucks was on CNBC yesterday and kept saying, "our handcrafted beverages." After the third time I jumped out of my first floor window. this tweet from @dril killed me: Quote epic ; supreme court rules nabisco is legally allowed to label their products as "Homemade" after forcing the employees to live at the factory 2 2 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
General Malaise 26,365 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 8 hours ago, Captain Cranks said: The CEO of Starbucks was on CNBC yesterday and kept saying, "our handcrafted beverages." After the third time I jumped out of my first floor window. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
krista4 23,729 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, Drunken knight said: Fur-babies This one is awful, but I think both "doggo" and "pupper" should be allowed. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Elliott 1,114 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 “Socialize” - pretty sure this is a Honda but it has all of a sudden became the word our management is using in every conversation. “Hey Doug, when you talk to ‘client x’, just socialize the plan for them to give us more advance notice on project resource requests.” 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ilov80s 29,100 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Phil Elliott said: “Socialize” - pretty sure this is a Honda but it has all of a sudden became the word our management is using in every conversation. “Hey Doug, when you talk to ‘client x’, just socialize the plan for them to give us more advance notice on project resource requests.” that is awful 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Rannous 5,102 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, Phil Elliott said: “Socialize” - pretty sure this is a Honda but it has all of a sudden became the word our management is using in every conversation. “Hey Doug, when you talk to ‘client x’, just socialize the plan for them to give us more advance notice on project resource requests.” No. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Franknbeans 1,950 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 it is what it is... is it, really? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Binky The Doormat 12,649 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 22 minutes ago, Franknbeans said: it is what it is... is it, really? especially those people who really think they are saying something terribly meaningful/philosophical when they use it 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Floppo 27,890 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Franknbeans said: it is what it is... I use this at work on occasion....if there's an existing and immutable site condition that makes anything we want to do impossible. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ilov80s 29,100 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Franknbeans said: it is what it is... is it, really? 2 hours ago, Binky The Doormat said: especially those people who really think they are saying something terribly meaningful/philosophical when they use it I agree it's awful if you say it as some kind of deep statement. I will cop to saying "it is what it is" but never trying to be clever. It is always trying to get someone to just accept a situation and move on. For example, a co-worker complaining to me about some new procedure that we have to do at work that I don't actually think is a big deal. "Yeah, I hear you. It does suck but I guess it is what it is." I am just trying to end the conversation or at least move it to a new topic. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Binky The Doormat 12,649 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Just now, Ilov80s said: I agree it's awful if you say it as some kind of deep statement. I will cop to saying "it is what it is" but never trying to be clever. It is always trying to get someone to just accept a situation and move on. For example, a co-worker complaining to me about some new procedure that we have to do at work that I don't actually think is a big deal. "Yeah, I hear you. It does suck but I guess it is what it is." I am just trying to end the conversation or at least move it to a new topic. only acceptable use we like to call that an "idiot ender" 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ilov80s 29,100 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Binky The Doormat said: only acceptable use we like to call that an "idiot ender" I find it works really well for that because it's so pointless and adds so much nothing that it's hard to even respond to. Edited July 31, 2020 by Ilov80s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ilov80s 29,100 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Also, let us be clear that "it is what it is" should not be confused with, "It's what it is". Subtle distinction that only a native English speaker could understand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Man of Constant Sorrow 5,884 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 5 hours ago, Binky The Doormat said: 5 hours ago, Ilov80s said: I agree it's awful if you say it as some kind of deep statement. I will cop to saying "it is what it is" but never trying to be clever. It is always trying to get someone to just accept a situation and move on. For example, a co-worker complaining to me about some new procedure that we have to do at work that I don't actually think is a big deal. "Yeah, I hear you. It does suck but I guess it is what it is." I am just trying to end the conversation or at least move it to a new topic. only acceptable use we like to call that an "idiot ender" Yep. I believe a great wise man of the 20th century used a 1st person variant of this quite often. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AAABatteries 24,367 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 11 hours ago, Franknbeans said: it is what it is... I don’t use it often but when I do it’s as a polite way of saying “Deal with it.”. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Servo 6,964 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 12:57 PM, Maurile Tremblay said: Why has nobody mentioned "doggo" yet? I say pupper. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Servo 6,964 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 13 hours ago, Phil Elliott said: “Socialize” - pretty sure this is a Honda but it has all of a sudden became the word our management is using in every conversation. “Hey Doug, when you talk to ‘client x’, just socialize the plan for them to give us more advance notice on project resource requests.” If someone said that to me, I’d ask them to rephrase their question in words regular people use. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IvanKaramazov 21,217 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 15 hours ago, Phil Elliott said: “Socialize” - pretty sure this is a Honda but it has all of a sudden became the word our management is using in every conversation. “Hey Doug, when you talk to ‘client x’, just socialize the plan for them to give us more advance notice on project resource requests.” I can't even figure out what that word is supposed to mean in this context. Probably just as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maurile Tremblay 22,247 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 19 minutes ago, IvanKaramazov said: I can't even figure out what that word is supposed to mean in this context. Probably just as well. They obviously want the government to take over the planning and production of something or other, but in that example, it's hard to say what. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leroy Hoard 13,391 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 12 hours ago, Ilov80s said: I find it works really well for that because it's so pointless and adds so much nothing that it's hard to even respond to. Yes, it sounds like a mute point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maurile Tremblay 22,247 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 The phrase "it is what it is" seems dismissively flippant. People should make clear what they really mean -- that the ontological characteristics constituting a thing's cardinal essence are, in the present situation, fundamentally more resolute than malleable. Is that so hard to say? 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CGRdrJoe 3,767 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Tom Servo said: I say pupper. Oh do ya now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CGRdrJoe 3,767 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 melting... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arrow1 918 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 hour ago, CGRdrJoe said: melting... #noted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drunken knight 628 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, CGRdrJoe said: melting... you got something against fondue? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Servo 6,964 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 7 hours ago, CGRdrJoe said: Oh do ya now Yes. I. Do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Rannous 5,102 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 10 hours ago, Tom Servo said: If someone said that to me, I’d ask them to rephrase their question in words regular people use. Amen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DallasDMac 2,768 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 On 7/30/2020 at 4:58 PM, Phil Elliott said: “Socialize” - pretty sure this is a Honda but it has all of a sudden became the word our management is using in every conversation. “Hey Doug, when you talk to ‘client x’, just socialize the plan for them to give us more advance notice on project resource requests.” If my boss said that to me, I'd sign up for Facebook under a pseudonym and make a page for the plan. Then email the link to the client. Maybe with a cc: for the boss. "Hey boss, totally socialized the plan." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CGRdrJoe 3,767 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Tom Servo said: Yes. I. Do. End of the lane way, don’t come up the property 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FairWarning 460 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 This political season will be full of these cute little phrases, all can go away ASAP. - Trump/Biden's America - Right/Wrong side of history - Data Driven approach based on science - Heres looking at you Gov Whitmer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aerial Assault 2,383 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 "Kitchen table issues" Oof Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Servo 6,964 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) I'm going to submit that this one be strangled in the cradle: TWINDEMIC. Quote The term “twindemic” was first introduced—to the general public, at least—by The New York Times in an article published on August 16. The Times credits L.J. Tan, PhD, as an "early promoter of the term." Tan is the chief strategy officer for the Immunization Action Coalition, a nonprofit group that works to increase vaccination rates. It's just the sort of word that the purveyors of fear porn will use heavily and often, nonstop. Edited October 7, 2020 by Tom Servo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Osaurus 8,924 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Spooky Season. John Oliver just introduced me to this stupid generic phrase. I regret ever hearing it spoken. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nirad3 2,644 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I'm fairly sure I've already posted this here, but I still can't stand when people sign off emails with "Best". Drives me absolutely crazy. Dunno why. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shuke 22,458 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 11 hours ago, Tom Servo said: I'm going to submit that this one be strangled in the cradle: TWINDEMIC. It's just the sort of word that the purveyors of fear porn will use heavily and often, nonstop. Total bull#### too. I would expect the precautions everyone is talking will keep flu numbers way down this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Rannous 5,102 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 2 hours ago, shuke said: Total bull#### too. I would expect the precautions everyone is talking will keep flu numbers way down this year. If everyone were doing that, we wouldn't have either one. And "twindemic" sounds like it came from The Shining. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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