"Easy, tiger" and other great expressions designed to calm jittery nerves

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"Whoa Nelly"
"Keep ya shirt on"
"Don't get yer knickers in a twist"

― Chris Radford (Chris Radford), Tuesday, 3 June 2003 23:16 (twenty-two years ago)

prefer 'panties in a bind'
'Take a chill pill, dude'

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 3 June 2003 23:20 (twenty-two years ago)

"Schtop!", as uttered by the mighty Ronald from the Grolsch adverts.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 3 June 2003 23:22 (twenty-two years ago)

'calm blue ocean'

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 3 June 2003 23:30 (twenty-two years ago)

hey little cowboy.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 3 June 2003 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

hold your horses

― Millar (Millar), Tuesday, 3 June 2003 23:43 (twenty-two years ago)

this thread should be perused by Calz and James Blount. now.

"Now now"

― Chris Radford (Chris Radford), Tuesday, 3 June 2003 23:48 (twenty-two years ago)

"Don't go Dagenham"

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 3 June 2003 23:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Teeny I don't think that phrase is meant to calm, uh, people down.

I've always preferred "nipple cripple" to "titty twister" but that has nothing to do with this thread.

― chester (synkro), Tuesday, 3 June 2003 23:51 (twenty-two years ago)

no it is! Just say it in a puppy voice: "Hey, lil' cowboy, don't worry!"

Although now that I think about it I see the confusion. Yeehah!

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 00:31 (twenty-two years ago)

In ascending order of awfulness:

"put the gun back in the holster"

"take some time out"

"count to ten and get back to me"

― amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 00:35 (twenty-two years ago)

"dont panic! Dont panic!" said like the old geezer in Dad's Army.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 00:39 (twenty-two years ago)

baby steps.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 01:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Settle down, Beavis

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 02:04 (twenty-two years ago)

"Calm blue ocean... Calm blue ocean..."

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 4 June 2003 02:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Relax, don't do it.

― Arthur (Arthur), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 02:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Arthur wins

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 02:57 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.formeleins-musik.de/Formel_Eins/03_Preise/FGTH_Relax.jpg

― jess (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 03:05 (twenty-two years ago)

What is that? Some sorta Frankie Goes to Hollywood window or something?

― s1utsky (slutsky), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 03:13 (twenty-two years ago)

"Keep It Together."

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 03:32 (twenty-two years ago)

"Leathermen don't get nervous."

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 03:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I still can't believe that's on DVD.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 03:41 (twenty-two years ago)

"Whoa Camel, Whoa!"

personal fave = "Easy there slick !"
(someone said it on ILX to the Conner bloke some time ago, pissed myself laughing)

― Fuzzy (Fuzzy), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 07:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh I think that was me... it's just so versatile!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 07:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Kinky Friedman's 'Hold the weddin'!' works for me.

And then there's 'Just chill the fuck out' and 'cop a chill pill and simmer'

― Dave B (daveb), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 07:40 (twenty-two years ago)

"take some time out"

classic, SPESHLY when accompanied by one hand vertical, other horizontal over it to make a letter T.

― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 08:59 (twenty-two years ago)

don't go to dagenham. love that.

― piscesboy, Wednesday, 4 June 2003 10:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Serenity Now

― Nellie (nellskies), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 10:38 (twenty-two years ago)

The Irish (particularly Dublin?) expression "relax the head" -- "relax the head, there, now..." -- tends to be used by individuals who are patently *apoplectically* unrelaxed, leading to great outburts along the lines of "JESUS!!! WOULD YOU EVER FUCKIN' RELAX THE HEAD OR WHAT??!!!!" Other great Dublin expression (best used by little old man crossing street very slowly in front of steamingly furious traffic) = "stall the ball...".

― Brian Dillon (Brian Dillon), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 11:33 (twenty-two years ago)

"Keep your hat on"

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 12:44 (twenty-two years ago)

or hair

― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 12:46 (twenty-two years ago)

From Reboot: "Cool it sparky"

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 12:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Go easy there.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 13:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Cool your jets.
Slow down, pilgrim. [Can someone explain this one to me?]

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)

(it's a John Wayne ref, jaymc)

easy there, HARD CHARGER

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 15:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Settle, petal.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 15:45 (twenty-two years ago)

You know, I actually wondered that right after I posted. "Pilgrim" is a pretty fun all-purpose name.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 15:48 (twenty-two years ago)

"down boy!"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Quitcher bitchin'.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 15:59 (twenty-two years ago)

i think that one would make my nerves even more jittery, jaymc, or at least it would raise my hackles

much like "pipe down there, sport"

i will not be piped down by THE MAN!! ...man.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 16:04 (twenty-two years ago)

DMY--'Don't Mess Yourself' ('ew' 'yeah, that's why we usu just say DMY')

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Before the Bart Simpson t-shirts made the phrase unspeakable, "Don't have a cow" was a fine example of this.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Wednesday, 4 June 2003 19:21 (twenty-two years ago)

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