"Brothers and sisters..." Are we all completely sick of this shit yet?

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Whenever someone calls me "brother," I feel like saying, "Spare me the hobo bullshit, 'brother,' what is it you want from me exactly?"

I'd say it's got to be around 100% of people who use this phrase are slimy assholes masquerading as decent citizens, no?

― Argh, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 01:06 (twenty years ago)

"...PUMP UP THE VOLUME."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 01:08 (twenty years ago)

Is that embedded in my subconscious? Did I just ripoff a movie script?

― Argh, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 01:09 (twenty years ago)

chill, brother

― President Busch (dr g), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 01:13 (twenty years ago)

Oh right, the song. Yeah, there's a few songs that do it and for some reason I don't mind it in songs because it's generally supposed to be bullshit.

― ar- oh!, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 01:13 (twenty years ago)

i quite like the coldplay song by the same name

― jimmy glass (electricsound), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 02:35 (twenty years ago)

it's only okay if it's Hulk Hogan who's calling you 'brother'

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 02:46 (twenty years ago)

you live in Santa Cruz and I claim my five dollars.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 08:25 (twenty years ago)

i don't know what this world is coming to

― N_RQ, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 08:28 (twenty years ago)

I had a similar reaction recently when reading an account from a Katrina survivor, referring to his fellow flood victims as "my brother and sister flood survivors". While I understand and respect how such traumatic experiences can bring people closer together, I cringe at the hippy sanctimony of the expression.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

Hm, never thought of the expression as hippy, but for me it's permanently linked to "brothers and sisters in Christ/the Lord/God's Word/prayer/take your pick".

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

BROS BEFORE HOS

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

BROTHERS BEFORE FUTURE-BABY-MOTHERS

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

Alex, my initial post was due to reading Katrina coverage. Imagine that!

― Argh, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:38 (twenty years ago)

pump up the volume, pump up the volume, pump up the volume DANCE! DANCE!

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 16:23 (twenty years ago)

Brothers and Sisters, I wanna see a sea of hands out there!

http://shl.stanford.edu:16080/Crowds/galleries/mc5/images/image002.jpg

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 16:34 (twenty years ago)

I like when black people say it!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 16:36 (twenty years ago)

"Brother and Sister" is an excellent Gun Club song.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: Let this bastard out, and you'll get whiplash! (Eastern Mantr, Tuesday, 13 September 2005 16:36 (twenty years ago)

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