wrong thread as it doesn't annoy me, but after listening to a number of podcasts I feel vaguely unsettled by the way Americans use the world "several"
― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 18:52 (one year ago)
May the Lord make his face to shine upon you.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 19:03 (one year ago)
no wokkas mate
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 19:14 (one year ago)
the only time i get called "boss" is when they're trying to convince me i need a new air filter when i'm getting an oil change.
― omar little, Tuesday, 13 February 2024 19:51 (one year ago)
Then they start getting defensive when you refuse it and you can remind them
Hey
Who's the boss
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 13 February 2024 20:19 (one year ago)
I generally hate "boss" and "bad boy"
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 13 February 2024 20:20 (one year ago)
can't imagine disliking bad boy. mundane activities are better when everything is a bad boy. when i see an egg i gotta crack that bad boy into the pan, when i see my shoe i gotta put that bad boy on my foot, my teeth are bad boys i gotta brush real good, etc
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 13 February 2024 20:35 (one year ago)
the world is a cheeky and mildly devious place
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 13 February 2024 20:37 (one year ago)
if someone called me bad boy i'd just have tell them i object and do not wish to kink shame them. who the hell is saying bad boy? to a stranger? to anyone? nb i am old
― a single gunshot and polite applause (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 20:42 (one year ago)
i call a friend and also former boss (principal and founder) and also spanish fluent "jefe" not infrequently. it is in jest and respect all at the same time. no beatdowns on me yet.
― a single gunshot and polite applause (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 20:44 (one year ago)
nooo Hunt3r not “bad boy” as a person bad boy as a noun in the way karl saysthe worstbut in terms of what you might call someone “big man” is what i find really objectionable, except if you’re scottish or irish for some reason, then it’s okay
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 22:08 (one year ago)
'dirty birdie'
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 13 February 2024 22:10 (one year ago)
I like “boss”. Realllllly hate “chief” tho
― a hyperlink to the past (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 22:14 (one year ago)
Anyone object to saying “don’t forget to shake that bad boy off” to the fellow at the urinal next to you?
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 13 February 2024 22:19 (one year ago)
lmao
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 22:55 (one year ago)
I blame Jamie Oliver for ‘bad boy’.
― steely flan (suzy), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 23:08 (one year ago)
I'd bet Tim Allen on "Home Improvement" is as much to blame for "bad boy" as anyone.
― Hideous Lump, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 06:13 (one year ago)
guy at my local butchers still uses guvnor, squire etc.
― fetter, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 08:37 (one year ago)
I said no worries so many times last night at work and felt no remorse
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 14:21 (one year ago)
“No remorse”
― a hyperlink to the past (flamboyant goon tie included), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 14:41 (one year ago)
surely you meant "sorry not sorry"
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 14:42 (one year ago)
Could be worse, could be "no sweat".
― The British Boy of Film Classification (Tom D.), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 14:51 (one year ago)
"no static at all"
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 14:58 (one year ago)
"No Reply At All"
#onethread
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 15:03 (one year ago)
Thread has got to almost 10k replies without mention of "tickety-boo", well done all
― rock will eat itself (Matt #2), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 15:04 (one year ago)
"Bad boy" needs to be part of a chain, "Annoying person + annoying phrase". Just the phrase or the person on their own doesn't have the same effect.
I am training as a counsellor, and I dislike many counsellor stock phrases like "What I'm hearing is..." at the start of a sentence, ugh
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 16:05 (one year ago)
have you tried telling them no worries
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 14 February 2024 16:24 (one year ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UhS8kkcTnM
― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 16:27 (one year ago)
"what it is, is" is bad
in my call centre days i couldnt believe how common an intro into a spiel this was, whether the tale of woe or hope related to delayed bicycle deliveries or purchasing granny a commemorative ken barlow death china set
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 20:26 (one year ago)
I like "no sweat."
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 20:27 (one year ago)
Somebody I work with cannot go two minutes without saying "well, it is what it is," and he's never wrong, it always is what it always is
― a hyperlink to the past (flamboyant goon tie included), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 20:32 (one year ago)
"what it is, is" is badin my call centre days i couldnt believe how common an intro into a spiel this was, whether the tale of woe or hope related to delayed bicycle deliveries or purchasing granny a commemorative ken barlow death china set
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 20:35 (one year ago)
"Nobody asked for this"
― MarkoP, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 20:43 (one year ago)
“please understand that…”y’all just hate bad news
― a single gunshot and polite applause (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 21:23 (one year ago)
lookit bossmate what it is what it is is
― nashwan, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 21:27 (one year ago)
now we're cookin
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 21:29 (one year ago)
lookit is the full stop at the beginning of a sentence
"I said no worries so many times last night at work and felt no remorse"you could always change it up for the Oz classic "no wuckin' furries" or "no wuckers" for short(n.b. "furries" pronounced like "furrow")
― assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 21:35 (one year ago)
My wife says when I start a sentence with "Listen," she knows bad news is coming.
― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 21:41 (one year ago)
i'm also a "no sweat" guy idc who knows it
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 22:11 (one year ago)
This is a pretty random reference but “Lookit” reminds me of Jennilee Harrison on Dallas cuz she often said it and it sounded cute coming out of her mouth… I think the implication in that case was that her character was from a humble background (though technically heir to part of the Ewing estate) and was a straight shooter.
― Josefa, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 22:11 (one year ago)
i prefer "no worries" to "no sweat" because i prefer people not to be thinking about my sweat at work and these stock phrases come up at work, both jobs in fact
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 22:15 (one year ago)
I said that I prefer “no worry “to “no worries“ because I can only address one phobia at a moment, nor should I have to worry about all of the dimensions of your neurotic ass. I got my own neurotic ass to worry about.
― a single gunshot and polite applause (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 23:58 (one year ago)
you could always change it up for the Oz classic "no wuckin' furries" or "no wuckers" for short
or as I sometimes like to say it, "no wux"
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 15 February 2024 04:30 (one year ago)
"Talk to me about..." When did interviewers start using this construction? I don't mind it as such but it's absolutely rife now.
Q: "Talk to me about..."A: "So..."
― The British Boy of Film Classification (Tom D.), Thursday, 15 February 2024 07:56 (one year ago)
"No stress" is my go to. It pretty directly refers to my current state rather than the vague "no worries". Who isn't meant to worry, you, me, both of us?
― H.P, Thursday, 15 February 2024 11:55 (one year ago)
let’s all just go back to no problem. we don’t have to bring our feelings into this. the problem, there is none
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 15 February 2024 12:54 (one year ago)
Personally I don't have a problem with "no problem."
There are, however, people who really don't like hearing it in service-sector situations. They're like, "why would it be a problem to bring me some coffee, it's your fucking JOB" or whatever.
My go-to phrases tend to be more obsequious things like "happy to help" and "glad to be of service," "glad to help," which have the advantage of being true. I actually do like being useful. Which I guess could be interpreted as me being a tool of capitalism and/or the patriarchy. But I am too old to be reformed. Probably I should have been canceled long ago.
― fleetwood macrame (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 15 February 2024 13:18 (one year ago)
The only time 'no worries' annoys me is when the shop assistant is trying to upsell me something. 'Do you want to pay a monthly charge for this other thing you didn't ask for?' 'No...' 'No worries!'
― Sam Weller, Thursday, 15 February 2024 13:29 (one year ago)
but fuck these people?
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Thursday, 15 February 2024 13:32 (one year ago)