https://i.imgur.com/RabvpCN.png
― mick signals, Saturday, 11 May 2019 21:00 (five years ago) link
One I'd never heard before, and god was it annoying: "asks" as a noun. They were talking on the sports call-in about Mike Babcock's future with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and one guy said that he'd just had a sit-down with management where he likely had to agree to a number of asks. Not requests, not conditions, but asks.
― clemenza, Saturday, 11 May 2019 22:49 (five years ago) link
maybe he wanted to get a number of responds
― times 牛肉麵 (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 11 May 2019 23:00 (five years ago) link
Definitely the newest and latest annoy.
― clemenza, Saturday, 11 May 2019 23:03 (five years ago) link
Clemenza, I envy you that you haven't had to spend at least the last ten years in corporate offices listening to big asks.
― mick signals, Saturday, 11 May 2019 23:38 (five years ago) link
Education-speak is a monstrosity unto itself (even, or especially, at the elementary level where I am), but you're right, I'm sure I've been spared plenty.
― clemenza, Sunday, 12 May 2019 01:57 (five years ago) link
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Sunday, 12 May 2019 04:19 (five years ago) link
"sweaty mess"
― dogs, Sunday, 19 May 2019 10:02 (five years ago) link
The way the word "rocked" is used in this headline almost manages to make me not want to read this article about Clara Rockmore, and I really fucking love Clara Rockmore.
http://www.openculture.com/2017/07/meet-clara-rockmore-the-pioneering-electronic-musician-who-first-rocked-the-theremin-in-the-early-1920s.html
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 19 May 2019 22:39 (five years ago) link
"Manage cookies"
― koogs, Monday, 20 May 2019 08:59 (five years ago) link
"turgid"
― closed beta (NotEnough), Monday, 20 May 2019 17:34 (five years ago) link
The gratingly forced bonhomie of "Howdy/Aright troops!" as a greeting.
― brain (krakow), Monday, 20 May 2019 22:17 (five years ago) link
depends on where you live, I guess
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 20 May 2019 22:41 (five years ago) link
Yeah? I'm in Scotland, if that makes a difference. It's the 'troops' bit that bothers me.
― brain (krakow), Monday, 20 May 2019 23:24 (five years ago) link
Heh, as a Texan I hear (and say) "howdy" on nearly a daily basis. I've had bosses that called us troops from time to time, but not very often.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 20 May 2019 23:26 (five years ago) link
Ah, it's very much the 'troops' rather than the howdy part that riles me up. I just feel like I always hear those particular couple of phrasings of it, so wrote it as such (misspelling alright in the process). Howdy I'm fine with, as long as there's no troops involved.
― brain (krakow), Monday, 20 May 2019 23:38 (five years ago) link
you got it boss!
― :∵·∴·∵: (crüt), Monday, 20 May 2019 23:39 (five years ago) link
I don't mind "you got it boss", it's at least enthusiastic. "no problem" often suggests to me there would have been a problem if the person saying it wasn't being gracious
― Dan S, Monday, 20 May 2019 23:44 (five years ago) link
Do Sikh shopkeeps in Massachusetts all say "boss" or was it just the one dude at the one place near where I used to live
― don't mock my smock or i'll clean your clock (silby), Monday, 20 May 2019 23:54 (five years ago) link
‘Boss’ is the 21st century ‘guvnor’ in the UK, particularly in kebab/chip shops.
― suzy, Tuesday, 21 May 2019 04:32 (five years ago) link
It is annoying.
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 07:07 (five years ago) link
boss is good, it makes me feel like i'm the boss
― mark s, Tuesday, 21 May 2019 12:28 (five years ago) link
Boss is also quite popular in Romania.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 21 May 2019 12:29 (five years ago) link
In France it’s “chef”, which always makes me lol because I’m like no you’re making *me• the kebab 🥙
― L'assie (Euler), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 12:32 (five years ago) link
Heh, you're right, coming at it from an anglophone perspective wherein 'chef' systematically refers to the cook, it can seem a little odd.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 21 May 2019 12:38 (five years ago) link
its a traveller thing over here iirc
― daenerys baker (darraghmac), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 12:43 (five years ago) link
Boss >>> buddy
― Alba, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 07:45 (five years ago) link
Big man >>>>>> boss >>> buddy
― Alba, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 07:46 (five years ago) link
Big yin >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Big man >>>>>> boss >>> buddy
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 08:20 (five years ago) link
"chief" is good, just the right balance of respect and disrespect.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 08:24 (five years ago) link
as always
everything is projection
― daenerys baker (darraghmac), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 08:41 (five years ago) link
i sometimes wonder if those possessed enough of ego and self-importance to third person talk about themselves as a governor or a big yin might be slightly fucking wrong in the heed!
― calzino, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 08:42 (five years ago) link
wait til inceys hears you said that
― daenerys baker (darraghmac), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 09:01 (five years ago) link
Big yin is what you call someone else you don't call yourself that ffs!
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 09:09 (five years ago) link
boss is better than all this nonsense when it's what ppl call me when i'm not their boss
― mark s, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 10:40 (five years ago) link
I think that's why I like big man, because I am not a big man.
― Alba, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 12:01 (five years ago) link
i once heard this complete fool say to a drug dealer: "have you got any little fellas, big fella".
― calzino, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 12:10 (five years ago) link
Whither gaffer
― nashwan, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 12:19 (five years ago) link
“The gaffer” is the boss of the man who calls his customers “boss”.
― suzy, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 13:39 (five years ago) link
squire
― fetter, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 15:23 (five years ago) link
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfz40u3AYjc
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 15:34 (five years ago) link
all of these are fine
i think maybe ilx might not be comfortable with certain classes idk
― daenerys baker (darraghmac), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 15:45 (five years ago) link
go off, king
― mark s, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 15:53 (five years ago) link
(i like that i'm just saying it to deems to rile him)
https://i.imgur.com/RS4d7aT.png
― mick signals, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 16:26 (five years ago) link
god be with the days when that would have had me in ten fights by now
inert, thats what this board is gone
― daenerys baker (darraghmac), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 16:55 (five years ago) link
fighting's for the birds
― don't mock my smock or i'll clean your clock (silby), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 17:18 (five years ago) link
I've only recently been hipped to the usage of 'pibble' as a cutesy diminutive of 'pit bull' and it just needs to go all the way away forever, pretty much immediately.
― 5 favrite kind of animal. jaguar. giraffe. (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 17:42 (five years ago) link
Scottish bloke in my office always says "Guid on ye, big man!" and it never ceases to be a joy.
― And according to some websites, there were “sexcapades.” (James Morrison), Monday, 27 May 2019 02:09 (five years ago) link
'conversate'
― meaulnes, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 15:27 (five years ago) link