Calling my still-in-college friend "brah/bro" in conversation
Singing along with or impersonating Lou Gramm whenever Foreigner comes on the car radio.
Plenty of other things like this will come to mind later. And surely this sort of cheap irony gone horrible wrong is what the Bee Gee's were singing about when they sang "I started a joke, which got the whole world crying...but I didn't see the joke was on me," right?
― Cunga, Friday, 29 January 2010 22:29 (sixteen years ago)
making flippant first responses on message boards
― iiiijjjj, Friday, 29 January 2010 22:30 (sixteen years ago)
making sincere posts on message boards
― sarahel, Friday, 29 January 2010 22:33 (sixteen years ago)
emoticons
― cholula bankhead (m bison), Friday, 29 January 2010 22:34 (sixteen years ago)
posting on message boards
― the clones of tldr funkenstein (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 29 January 2010 22:35 (sixteen years ago)
Saying "squersh" instead of "squash."
― M.V., Friday, 29 January 2010 22:35 (sixteen years ago)
Are we Finnished here?
― sarahel, Friday, 29 January 2010 22:36 (sixteen years ago)
Defending worthless music
Mocking worthwhile music
― Cunga, Friday, 29 January 2010 22:40 (sixteen years ago)
70's: went bowling!
80's: went "bowling".
now: went bowling!
― scott seward, Friday, 29 January 2010 22:56 (sixteen years ago)
christmas sweaters
― cholula bankhead (m bison), Friday, 29 January 2010 22:57 (sixteen years ago)
missionary position
― cholula bankhead (m bison), Friday, 29 January 2010 22:58 (sixteen years ago)
CBS
yelling at the tv
― cholula bankhead (m bison), Friday, 29 January 2010 22:59 (sixteen years ago)
yelling at other drivers
golf
― cholula bankhead (m bison), Friday, 29 January 2010 23:00 (sixteen years ago)
Saying "sweet". Been years now.
― The reverse TARDIS of pasta (Niles Caulder), Friday, 29 January 2010 23:02 (sixteen years ago)
heroin
― ┌∩┐(◕_◕)┌∩┐ (Steve Shasta), Friday, 29 January 2010 23:05 (sixteen years ago)
Good thread!
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Friday, 29 January 2010 23:06 (sixteen years ago)
suggest ban
― sarahel, Friday, 29 January 2010 23:06 (sixteen years ago)
Saying "like" in middle school to mock the future cheerleaders.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Friday, 29 January 2010 23:19 (sixteen years ago)
saying "y'all"
― chocolate moose, Friday, 29 January 2010 23:19 (sixteen years ago)
steely dan
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 29 January 2010 23:19 (sixteen years ago)
watching iron chef
― chocolate moose, Friday, 29 January 2010 23:20 (sixteen years ago)
Dancing like my mother.
― she is writing about love (Jenny), Friday, 29 January 2010 23:23 (sixteen years ago)
Dancing like a dipshit.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Friday, 29 January 2010 23:31 (sixteen years ago)
(I knew it was bad at Xmas when my brother-in-law was doing a little dance and Mrs. KKVGZ goes "Honey, that's your move!")
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Friday, 29 January 2010 23:33 (sixteen years ago)
everything, and also nothing
― max, Friday, 29 January 2010 23:46 (sixteen years ago)
There was that Mel Brooks sketch where he goes "You mock that which you are to become." Is that actually an old Jewish proverb, or was he just bullshitting?
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Friday, 29 January 2010 23:48 (sixteen years ago)
He was just bullshitting.
― M.V., Saturday, 30 January 2010 01:44 (sixteen years ago)
Starting a Livejournal
― millivanillimillenary (Trayce), Saturday, 30 January 2010 01:46 (sixteen years ago)
(and a facebook acct come to think of it)
lois lane obsession.
― Joint Custody (ian), Saturday, 30 January 2010 02:53 (sixteen years ago)
watching scrubs.
― Joint Custody (ian), Saturday, 30 January 2010 02:54 (sixteen years ago)
saying "awesome"
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 30 January 2010 03:27 (sixteen years ago)
go to work
― latebloomer, Saturday, 30 January 2010 03:38 (sixteen years ago)
chaka
― Trip Maker, Saturday, 30 January 2010 03:42 (sixteen years ago)
eating
― latebloomer, Saturday, 30 January 2010 03:42 (sixteen years ago)
watching cable news
― kicker conspiracy (b. favre ha ha) (daria-g), Saturday, 30 January 2010 03:44 (sixteen years ago)
Saying "word." And "dude."
― the faggiest vampire (Jesse), Saturday, 30 January 2010 03:49 (sixteen years ago)
I don't say "word" much anymore, though. Want to be clear on that.
even in CA i remember a time when 'dude' was kinda ott surferspeak but that was probably well back in the 80's. i still occasionally see people online mock it and like, i really don't even know wtf to say to someone who doesn't see it as normal. mocking people who say 'like' all the time i get but i find it highly useful; suck it
― Sit 'N Creep (tremendoid), Saturday, 30 January 2010 04:36 (sixteen years ago)
Saying "bro"
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Saturday, 30 January 2010 20:21 (sixteen years ago)
cosign bro, becoming a minor issue
― ENERGY FOOD (en i see kay), Saturday, 30 January 2010 20:33 (sixteen years ago)
'Dude'.
― spay or neuter your blue dog (suzy), Saturday, 30 January 2010 20:36 (sixteen years ago)
listen to metal? it's always been a half ironic, half serious thing for me though.
― Maria, Saturday, 30 January 2010 21:01 (sixteen years ago)
Flirt with women.
― Blue Fucks Like Ben Nelson (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 30 January 2010 21:02 (sixteen years ago)
I was gonna say: any number of words and phrases that I adopt because they struck me as utterly stupid and that eventually just became part of my lexicon, but I think I'm still pretty self-aware about saying "broheem" and "fresh" and "hizzy".
― SNEEZED GOING DOWN STEPS, PAIN WHEN PUTTING SOCKS ON (Deric W. Haircare), Saturday, 30 January 2010 21:07 (sixteen years ago)
Oh, I know one. Listening to Basia.
Liking the "Ant Rap"
― sarahel, Saturday, 30 January 2010 21:09 (sixteen years ago)
Quoting David Brent. At first it was funny, now I just actually use his phrases.
― franny glass, Saturday, 30 January 2010 21:17 (sixteen years ago)
i know, right?
― thomp, Saturday, 30 January 2010 21:33 (sixteen years ago)
"hizzy" et al. are a part of my vocab, but I'm pretty sure it's ironic.
I used to used air quotes in an exaggerated way so that they were clearly ironic, but these days I don't know if I'm being ironic or not.
― the faggiest vampire (Jesse), Sunday, 31 January 2010 00:00 (sixteen years ago)
I have a working theory about how, in a larger sense, this is all about camp becoming post-camp, irony becoming post-irony, and "liking" Britney Spears becoming liking Britney Spears.
― M.V., Monday, 1 February 2010 23:05 (sixteen years ago)
http://www.magforum.com/covers/loaded1_s.jpg
― spay or neuter your blue dog (suzy), Monday, 1 February 2010 23:12 (sixteen years ago)
cussin'
― tube socks and a box of krispy kreme (los blue jeans), Tuesday, 2 February 2010 04:39 (sixteen years ago)
Sometimes I think this describes all of my life choices.
― pithfork (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 2 February 2010 05:02 (sixteen years ago)
Nickelback's song "Rockstar."
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 2 February 2010 08:48 (sixteen years ago)
honestly a bit worried that this will become a general Nickelback problem.
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 2 February 2010 08:50 (sixteen years ago)
Saying "chillax"
― NotEnough, Tuesday, 2 February 2010 08:57 (sixteen years ago)
Surly shrug-and-grunt, when I don't know the answer to a question. Picked it up from Simon Pegg, failed to put it down again.
― JimD, Tuesday, 2 February 2010 09:15 (sixteen years ago)
lately I have no idea whether my groaning when I stand up after a long time seated / sit down after a long time upright is irony internalised or just me getting old (at age 25).
― FC Tom Tomsk Club (Merdeyeux), Friday, 5 February 2010 17:48 (fifteen years ago)
lol that's probably the first thing on this thread i relate to. I've been doing that for so long, I don't even know any more.
― Heisenberg (rockapads), Friday, 5 February 2010 17:49 (fifteen years ago)
*goofy thumbs up*
― thomp, Friday, 5 February 2010 18:54 (fifteen years ago)
My coworkers and I started mocking the annoying way my boss says, "HELLO!!!" when she comes into our office and last night, I did it for real to someone who does not know who my boss is. ARG.
― she is writing about love (Jenny), Friday, 5 February 2010 19:24 (fifteen years ago)
sb-ing
― ┌∩┐(◕_◕)┌∩┐ (Steve Shasta), Friday, 5 February 2010 19:25 (fifteen years ago)
"m8" "lol"
― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Sunday, 15 September 2013 14:08 (twelve years ago)
totesgirrrrldoing my nails
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Sunday, 15 September 2013 14:23 (twelve years ago)
social justice online
― tuomas finnchon (darraghmac), Sunday, 15 September 2013 15:59 (twelve years ago)
totes, m8 and lol here too. lol was repossessed years ago tho imo.
― Evil Juice Box Man (LocalGarda), Sunday, 15 September 2013 16:02 (twelve years ago)
write in all lowercase letters on an internet message board
― congratulations (n/a), Sunday, 15 September 2013 16:10 (twelve years ago)
I've always preferred to be facetious. Irony is overrated.
― Aimless, Sunday, 15 September 2013 16:27 (twelve years ago)
m8 thirded. plenty of other things like that too. i don't really carry over the internalised irony of my writing to my speech, instead i find myself lacking in those necessary placeholders and incapable of basic communication.
― Waluigi Nono (Merdeyeux), Sunday, 15 September 2013 16:32 (twelve years ago)