Things that you're SICK of people SAYING.

[RedHeadAngel]

"Why don't you try smiling more?"

 

Why don't you go kiss a donkey's ass?

[Count Chocula]

6 hours ago, RedHeadAngel said:

"Why don't you try smiling more?"

I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that.

 

"It's been one of those days." If someone say this, every day is "one of those days" for them.

[RedHeadAngel]

9 hours ago, chocula said:

I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that.

I hear it all the time.

[Count Chocula]

3 hours ago, RedHeadAngel said:

I hear it all the time.

But they're not saying it to you.

 

EDIT: Here's something I myself do, occasionally, but I can't stand when others do it to excess. Using "like" or "all like" instead of "said."

Edited November 16, 2024 by chocula

[RedHeadAngel]

1 hour ago, chocula said:

But they're not saying it to you.

Yes, they are. They’re looking right at me and saying it.

This is the last time I’m responding to this.

[Count Chocula]

7 minutes ago, RedHeadAngel said:

Yes, they are. They’re looking right at me and saying it.

This is the last time I’m responding to this.

Why, do you think I am mocking you or something? I'm joking around.

[DrunkenCow]

Resting bitch face/resting asshole face is a serious problem.

 

The government should fund a vaccine to end it.

 

No freebies:  "The govenment should ___"

 

We want the problem solved.

[porkybork]

Any variation of "cut them some slack, they had a difficult childhood". It's one thing if someone has an occasional slip up and apologizes afterwards, but some people use their shitty upbringing as an excuse to be unapologetic assholes by default.

[Guest]

On 11/15/2024 at 5:53 AM, chocula said:

"You should (or shouldn't) have done ..."

 

Unless they have a time machine.

> Oh, yes, I "looooove" this one. It is one thing if it comes as a warning before it is done. When it comes after it, then it is irritating.

[Guest]

 

                                                                                                    "Excuse Me"

                                                                                      I want to say why, did you Fart!?

                                                    Especially when you know they don't mean it, just an expected semi polite statement.

                                                                    Or when it is over exclaimed loudly with false indignation.

                                                                                

 

                                                                                                          😏

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 17, 2024 by Raven 54

[Count Chocula]

Anyone who has played tabletop RPGs will recognize "I'm just playing my character" used as an excuse for being a dick.

[RedHeadAngel]

This is more of an overall thing.

 

I can't stand people who think they need to butt into things that have nothing to do with them. Just shut up and mind your own business.

[RedHeadAngel]

On 11/16/2024 at 4:03 PM, DrunkenCow said:

Resting bitch face

This one hits a little too close to home for me. I normally look annoyed and angry, even when I'm perfectly fine. Like this.

 

Spoiler

 

[Count Chocula]

Something I'm tired of hearing in movies and shows, "Hey, be careful."

[Grey Cloud]

"Going forward" and "doubling down". (Does 'doubling down' come from a sport?)

Bad enough when every American is saying them every two minutes but now it's started over here with all sorts of people who should either know better or who have never before used slang in their lives.

 

"I have no clue" is starting to make inroads over here now.

[Guest]

42 minutes ago, Grey Cloud said:

"Going forward" and "doubling down". (Does 'doubling down' come from a sport?)

Bad enough when every American is saying them every two minutes but now it's started over here with all sorts of people who should either know better or who have never before used slang in their lives.

 

"I have no clue" is starting to make inroads over here now.

double down

verb

(idiomatic, gambling) To double one's wager.

(idiomatic, by extension) To double or significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment.

 

What does "going forward" mean? what-does-going-forward-mean

Going forward is almost a completely useless phrase. If one says [x] going forward, they mean [x] into the future, but it is very redundant, as one could just as easily say [x]. It seems that many business people want to sound as fancy as possible, so they use as many fancy words as possible to get the same point across. This leads to entire dialogues of contentless speech, filled with words devoid of meaning.

A BBC article puts it much more poetically than me:

When someone says ‘going forward’ it assaults the ears just as, when a colleague starts slurping French onion soup at a neighbouring desk, it assaults the nose.

I think it is a phrase that one should avoid as much as possible, as in the relatively short time it has been in use, it has been abused, hung out to dry, and abused again.

As ianjs has said, it is quite redundant. Redundancy isn’t a bad thing in itself, as it can help to reinforce points. But going forward is so cliché that its effect is lost.

The term can be useful in certain situations, such as “I will be polite to you, going forward”, but it sounds too much like the overused term, that it sounds nicer to say “From now on, I will be polite to you”, or “I am going to start being polite to you.”

Going forward just grates against my ears, and despite it being perfectly relevant in the above example, I would avoid using the term altogether. This is obviously a matter of opinion, but, because of the way the phrase has been used recently, it would be better to use a bit of imagination, and use different wording.

PS: This answer has had 4 up-votes and 3 down-votes, which means it is a very contentious issue. Take this answer with a grain of salt, and remember that English usage is subjective. This probably means that going forward annoys ⁴⁄₇ people who voted on this post, and that ³⁄₇ voters like the term.

Answer from Vincent McNabb on Stack Exchange

Edited November 22, 2024 by Raven 54

[Count Chocula]

Some people I think don't like "Enjoy the rest of your day," but I rather like it.

[Grey Cloud]

48 minutes ago, Raven 54 said:

A BBC article

It was in a BBC online news piece where I last saw 'no clue' used.

 

53 minutes ago, Raven 54 said:

(idiomatic, gambling)

I would never have guessed that. Not sure that it qualifies as an idiom though.

[Count Chocula]

'lol" or "j/k" at the end of some insult, as if adding that makes it all OK: "You're a rotten dick, j/k."

[RedHeadAngel]

"You should always be the bigger person."

 

Sorry, peaches, but being the so-called "bigger person" is not always the best option, especially if someone can't take a hint. Something I've learned from experience.

[Grey Cloud]

"Why don't you try smiling more?"

On 11/16/2024 at 6:35 AM, chocula said:

I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that.

Why don't you try smiling less? LOL j/k.

 

[Guest]

> Sometimes (depending on my mood), "you should know better" pisses me off, although I use that phrase too. Not often, but from time to time. So, why it bothers me? Because if I or that person knew better we wouldn't say or do the things we said or did. And by whose standards or expectation(s) we should know better. As I said, sometimes this comment makes sense to me, but sometimes it doesn't.

Edited November 23, 2024 by Evaloves4

[porkybork]

“Common sense isn’t so common.”

 

Maybe we shouldn’t fucking call it “common sense” then, huh?

[Count Chocula]

20 minutes ago, porkybork said:

“Common sense isn’t so common.”

 

Maybe we shouldn’t fucking call it “common sense” then, huh?

You're simply pointing out that any kind of bullshit platitude nonsense is just that.

 

I'm also gonna go with any kind of condition name dropping, like "I have really bad ADHD" or "My OCD won't let me." I have real sympathy and real compassion for people subject to these conditions. I have none of either for people who name-drop the terms to use as a shield for their crappy behavior.

[Count Chocula]

Here's another good one. "You just don't understand" or "You just don't get it" in response to telling someone you don't like something or don't think a joke is funny, something along those lines. This might very well be the single most irritating saying I've posted, or seen posted by others, in this thread.

Edited November 24, 2024 by chocula