Now you're just teasing us. ;)

Oooh, I just thought of one.

"It's a slippery slope."

A friend of mine says "you know" as a weird verbal tic.

I found that if I wasn't very talkative with him, he would start putting more and more "you knows" into his speech -- until, you know, just about every, you know, noun, you know, would give a, you know, opportunity, you know, to work two of them in, you know? I'm not kidding, that is literally how he talks sometimes.

But if I'm really engaged in the conversation, he doesn't do this; in fact he settles down and only uses it very occasionally.

Weird. And it makes conversation tiresome, because I have to stay talkative more than I generally like, or fall into this nasty pit of UNOs.

I have a frequent caller (calls multiple times per day).

Now, I don't have to talk to her ... she's in another county, but there are two staff members who DO speak to her and ruin it for the rest of us. Most of the time she recognizes my voice and just hangs up when I answer the phone.

Every now and again, she tries testing the waters, just in case something has changed.

She doesn't even say "hello." Just leads right off with "Can I ask you a question?"

"No."

Pretty simple really.

One of the guys who does speak to her occasionally starts off by torturing her with the can vs. may discussion, but she's borderline retarded and doesn't get it anyway.

There was a teacher at my kids' school who used "or whatever" almost as frequently as UT's friend with the "you know"... drove me nuts and made her sound stupid to me. The day she told the kids Hawaii wasn't a state and then couldn't find it on the globe confirmed my suspicions...

You are homeschooling now, right?

Yes, exactly.

something ... or lack thereof.

That one bugs me and I can't say why.

:worried: Why, what will happen? Will trench-coated men carrying machine guns appear and start shootin'?

"The beer box is empty"

How about this one:

"Mom, do you have any money? Can I have some?"

Or

"Will you help me with my homework?" (Context: it's 9:30 p.m. and what she really means is "do half of it for me because I'm tired and want to get it over with.")

-grins- Have you got to the "Can I borrow the car?" phase yet, Juniper??

One of the most annoying sayings for me is when I hear anyone telling another person with whom they have conflict to "chill out," "relax," "lighten up," or any variation thereof.

It's most annoying when I can tell the person actually thinks they are giving helpful advice. They are attempting to dictate to another person how to behave, which is always the wrong approach. Nobody wants to be told what to do. Ordering a person to relax will agitate them instead. Also, they are minimizing the feelings of the other person by not acknowledging that what they are feeling might possibly be appropriate. And finally that type of comment usually shows a lack of understanding of the severity of the issue.

If two parties are in conflict, and one party is attempting to calm the other, then acknowledging the feelings of the agitated party is the fastest way to diffuse the situation. Don't have to agree with them to say "I can see that you're mad."

Of course, sometimes people know exactly what they are doing and say "relax" when they hope to wind the other person up even further.

No, she's not old enough to borrow the car - 4 more years. (sigh)

But here's one thing she says that is like fingernails on the blackboard to me: "Rawr." You know, the cat snarl thing, said when someone gets annoyed.

As in:

"I TOLD you, turn off the TV and do your homework!"

"Okay, mom, gosh! RAWR!"

OMG yes, when teenagers learn the art of the dismissive comeback, life as a parent gets dicey. I have to use a lot of restraint to stay cool.

Who says I gotta stay cool? Life is not a deodorant commercial.

LOL.

I'm rarely successful at it. Staying cool is not half as satisfying as getting to fully express my displeasure.

What do you find works best? Duct tape? Rope?

Rubber tubing. Doesn't leave a mark.:whip:

lol...:bonk:

Actually, duct tape would be the optimal solution...ESPECIALLY over the mouth.

Any utterance containing "perfect storm." It's worse when it comes from my mouth.

my boss does this with 'knowwuddamean' ...the same way. we used to count the instances but it got tiresome, knowwhudamean?

I have to wait 4 days to get something...really really nice... I was thinking to myself,"It's for the best" which is one of those annoying sayings you don't want anyone else to say.

I knew why it was 'for the best' for me which have to do with paydates etc..so I guess it's ok to use annoying phrases with oneself?:o

Oh yes!
I say all sorts of things to myself I wouldn't dream of saying to other people!
One step at a time.
This won't last forever.
It's okay, it's okay, don't cry, it's not that bad.

:)

I like the first two

aww but..the last one is sad. :sniff:

please never cry

I never cry. The only time I cry is when I watch the Muppets Christmas Carol which is a bit odd for someone who hates to cry.

It's the finale song When love is found.It's a quasi-universal love thing.

I hate to cry about myself. I cry all the time at books, songs, films, poems - sometimes even adverts! But if I'm upset I'll hold in tears as long as I can - like being sick.

I cried at work when I was going throught the whole HM/ moving out thing. I was so ashamed. But the great thing about working with artists is no-one except me was embarrassed - they were all of the "let it all out!" school. Nice - but not me.

The other thing I do is use endearments to get myself moving.
Come on sweetheart, time to get up.
That's it beauty, keep going.
Never mind babba, you'll get there in the end.

I am a one-woman support network :)
Actually I think that comes from talking to my cats too much!

Yeah, cat's are great! and so are you!

Stella oft sees the very face of woe
Painted in my beclouded stormy face,
But cannot skill to pity my disgrace,
Not though thereof the cause herself she know;
Yet hearing late a fable, which did show
Of lovers never known a grievous case,
Pity thereof gat in her breast such place
That, from the sea derived, tears' spring did flow.
Alas, if fancy, drawn by imaged things
Though false, yet with free scope, more grace doth breed
Than servant's wrack, where new doubts honor brings;
Then think, my dear, that you in me do read
Of lovers' ruin some sad tragedy.
I am not I; pity the tale of me.
--Sir Philip Sidney, Astrophel and Stella

I dunno why...it just popped into my head when I read this from SG. Carry on. :sniff:

"it's a real learning curve"


...as opposed to an imaginary one?

In factany phrase with "learning curve" in it is damned irritating.

I'm starting to get the impression one can't say much of anything without annoying a cellarite. :p

Honestly, I could care less what impression you're getting.

[surely "I could care less" is on somebody's annoyance list, right?]

"bet your bottom dollar"

Not that there's anything wrong with it, just that when I was about 9 years old my most hated teacher used to say it all the time.

Ha, my least favorite teacher said 'close, but no cigar'.

Bill Clinton?

I'm completely with you Glatt. I hate it when ppl do that to me, and it makes me feel like they're dismissing me/the problem.

My mom says "Don't let it rent space in your head" and "blank will happen if you let it" She said that last things to me when I said,"I'll forget." "You'll forget if you let yourself." WTF is that even? She forgets shit all the time!
"God has a plan" pisses me off. Why are you telling me that? Obviously you don't know I don't believe in your God, which is rude to assume I do.
"God loves us unconditionally" Fuck no, he has a condition, we have to love him. FUCK THAT. OK OK i'm done for now.

Ah, not quite. God loves us regardless of whether we love him or no (apparently), it's just that this doesn't mean he won't let us go to Hell and exist in eternal torment. He loved his son, look what happened to him...

And lets face it, God fucked with the Jews for years, laying down all sorts of laws about stoning your children, and burning animals - lots of animals - then turns round after a couple of centuries and says, "Nah, don't bother with all that, too messy, too noisy. I've decided it's all about love now, okay? Love me, love my Son (and his ghost), love your neighbour, all you need is love. Just not man on man love, I still don't like that."

And yet people still think I'm going to pleased to hear that he has a plan for me? No thanks.

Was he American? Otherwise, I'd think it would be "bet your bottom pound".

No, she was English. That expression is used over here as well. Presumably because it was popularised in a song some years ago.

god this is a long thread about nothing. it could be seinfeld. maybe it is. we could write an episode. quick---someone start.

The sun will come out tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow
There'll be sun
Just thinkin' about tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow
Till there's none
When I'm stuck with a day that's gray and lonely
I just stick up my chin and grin and say
................

Thanks, now I've got Annie songs stuck in my head. Again.

But, but, but... it's in Nothingland!

Lighten up? Me? Screw that. You're boring me so much I want to put my finger in my eye.

I'm boring you, Cicero?

how annoying

yup

No I was imitating my response when people tell me to, lighten up.

Yea but what about "couldn't care less"?:)

I couldn't care less means you don't care at all and there is no room for caring less. That phrase is correct, if you are trying to show that you don't give a flying monkey butt. But let's examine flying monkey butt: how would one give a monkey butt, let alone make it fly? Just wonderin'

Don't put it past them I have seen flying monkey butt on tv:

http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/3...8280-large.jpg

Blue monkeys, no less.

Duh duh duh duh duh duhhh
duh duh duh duh duh (does that sound like the Wicked Witch theme in anyone's head but mine?)

:)

I want to know when God is going to pay the heating bill for all those open windows.

Especially in learning curves about poison ivy and sumac.

"Anything is possible."

Actually, no. Anything is not possible. I could sit here all day coming up with examples of things that are not possible. But let's start with one. I can't jump from here to the moon. Sorry. Can't do it. Not possible.

"Evolution is just a theory. It's as good as any other."

Usually used by ID proponents.

The sun will come up tomorrow.

Broadway. Is there a better place to make annoying sayings oh so cute!

I really do love that movie. lol

You could do it if you had antigravity boots on. or it you had a teleporter thingie in both places that you could jump on.

mindset

I liked Colbert in the election special:

Anything's possible...meat could grow on trees..