Phrases that need to be taken behind the barn and shot
 

"drinking the Kool Aid"

I want to throttle anyone who uses this phrase. The irony is that it is commonly used by people perpetuating rhetoric, as a retort to people they accuse of embracing rhetoric.

Along with 'drinking the kool aid', 'fanboy' should forever be left out of the public lexicon. It used to mean fanatics, people that were obsessed and defined part of who they were by something. Now it's just an insult like 'noob' thrown around by idiots. It's meaningless.

I find myself using "fanboy" on occasion, but try to avoid it now, for the same reasons you mention. I haven't drummed it out completely yet, though, and slip up every now and then.

I think "it's all good" was dead years ago, but some continue to say it. And think they're being

Also "noob", "my bad", "serious bling", "true dat" and use of the "blue or red states."

Can we add over used/fake or just dreck-like people? i.e. Lindsey Lohan, any Kardasian and all the American Idols past & present?

....Oops almost forgot Tori Spelling, Paris Hotel nobody, Levi (the man whore!!) and Kathy Griffith.

Every time I hear the phrase "no worries" dropped it makes me want to beat the snot out of whomever uttered it. The same goes for "for the simple fact" - if the fact is so fucking simple then why is the phrase always followed by an explanation of it?!

like, ya know?

Not a phrase, but "Butthurt" needs to be cleansed from the internet.

Amen

Any phrase that uses the word impact as a verb when it doesn't have to do with physical forces.

e.g.

"How does the Internet impact you?"

"I think it greatly impacts all of us."

Ouch. I hope not.

(purist!)

"So...how are the wife & kids?"

[Oxford's Top 10 Most Irritating Phrases - TFP Thread]

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Just thought to bring about the complete circle of how much Baraka_Guru hates it when you tell him how something of literal dealings, has "impacted" your life, in the non-literal fashion. Come to remind myself of it, (and along the same means as B_G previously stating almost no-one uses the word 'ironically' in the right context anymore) I'll state that I'll be more likely than not to just excuse myself from any conversation immediately thereafter hearing the off-handed utterance (and usually wrong) of 'literally'. This word's meaning has become so bastardized from so much common overuse that no one, in any normal conditions, can use it, and not be made to look as a fool. That is, though, if anyone, anymore, nowadays, were to care, as well as know inherently, that this word should just vanish for a decades' time, be brought back via its literal definition in the almanac/dictionary/encyclopedias of records, and then I won't have to be the only person in the recognized world seen as crazy for trying to convince all others, in that the way you use literally in your day-to-day phrasings of the mundane, is rarely ever used correctly, and it shifts to the opposite scale of the meaning.

The use of "Kosher" in any way that isn't related to food.

"She found the documents, so everything is kosher."

hella.

I'd stay away from Northern California for say another 5 years. We're almost done with it.

I would go for phrases like "you make your own reality" or "your reality isn't my reality". Isn't it always the same one with a trillion different interpretations? :confused:

Actually, I despise the word "actually" at the beginning of a sentence. And the fucking use of "fuck" and its fucking derivatives instead of the fucking word that actually fucking conveys the fucking meaning of what the fuck fucking people fucking really want to fucking say. Fuck me, and fuck that!

you could always replace it with 'halal' if you like :D

manic - 'no worries' is extremely popular in australian culture. i suggest you dont come down under if that phrase irks you!

The phrase "thrown under the bus" ought to be thrown under the bus. That and "that's what she said," because what she really said is "I will not let you have intercourse with me until you demonstrate the sense of humor of someone older than junior high school."

"i have a headache"

no man wants to hear those dreaded words..EVER

"Very truly I tell you" is used far too many times in the Bible.

Like a "Halal-back girl"?

*rimshot*

I can't stand people that repeatedly say "gnarly." What is this? 1991?

Hey, it's better than "don't worry, we're just friends." And I fell for that one.

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This thread is straight dope retarded though, yo. How are we supposed to communicate without hot-hot fad slang? Turn into our boy Host?

Maybe it's not completely in-line with the spirit of the thread, but I want to bitch anyway:

I am constantly seeing people type 'defiantly' when they mean 'definitely.' The jury's out on whether this really irks me or not. If I'm in a suboptimal mood it might annoy me to see such language decay, but when I'm more mirthful it amuses me to picture whatever activity is described in the thread/post/email/blog as taking on a distinctly rebellious tone.

"I defiantly ate something that didn't agree with me."

"I will defiantly be there."

And so forth.

Quotes not attributed to protect the grammatically challenged.

I hate it when people say "You're so lucky" when referring to a concious choice, like "you're so lucky you don't smoke." or "you're so lucky you're not fat." No, bullshit, luck has nothing to do with it. I choose not to smoke, and I choose to exercise.

^^ I feel the same way about "thank god" ... WTF? What does your god have to do with this?

OMG, so much....

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No way. It's hella on the move. I say it and I live in LA....

back in the day - what fucking day?

24/7 - overused

In my house, "I have a headache" are magic words. Orgasm cures headaches, y'know.

You're a frickin' comedian. That's my boy!

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Great. Now tell all your female friends so they stop it with the opposite, 'kay? I have yet to cure an Excedrin moment with a righteous crotch pommeling.

I'm getting a jump on this one early--"refudiate" is not a word. Except in the Tea Party Dictionary. Then everything goes, as long as Sarah said it.

"crash and burn"

I hate that phrase...maybe because of a personal annoying memory, but I hate it anyway and it should be banned for everybody since I hate it!

Huh? No "It is what it is" yet?

Slackers.

FWIW, the human sexuality instructor at my university hammers the orgasm-cures-headaches point home in her course, which over 600 people take every term. I can only hope it starts spreading from there.

Not sure what the use of fanboy can be. Maybe like instead of saying " he is a real fanatic" about something, you can say "he's a fanboy" about it? Maybe it connotes a more trivial fanaticism?

"drink the koolaide, on the other hand, I really like. Can't hear enough of it. At the end of the day it illustrates nicely how businesses often get taken in by the highly priced consulting firms and their methodologies. Something I deal with daily.

A word that litterally drives my mad when dealing with said consultants though, is the new (ish) trend that has been to take a perfectly decent verb and convert it into a noun. For example, during a project management meeting I am now hearing the phrase:

"The Ask is for blah blah blah..."

Instead of using the word request people are now taking the work ask and changing it into a noun. Now it is the ask.

Keep your ears open, you will hear it and cringe.

I'm going to disagree, Leto. "Drinking the Kool Aid" has become a knee-jerk response to anything and anyone that does not jive with the user's point of view. It's easy, empty, unfounded and lazy, a means of disregarding an opposing position out-of-hand without addressing that position. It's a tool of the ignorant and uninformed, and says more about the user's unsustainable position than those it is directed at.

The ability to adapt to change is paramount to survival.
If we all keep on fussing about life's little fluxes,

We're all going to to live fast die young and go to hell in a hand-basket,
if we don't lighten up.

No problem.
Basically.
It is what it is.

Lindy

Hahaha... c'mon, now... this one never gets old.

None of these phrases will get your undies in a bundle, if you live and let live.

Once again, the TFP is bringing my own douche baggery to light...

I use almost all of these phrases that annoy you folks often in my day to day life.

Including "hella'"...

...but that one even annoys me every time it comes out of my mouth.

"At the end of the day . . . "
Is that the only time you actually think about anything?

And I hate the use of "random" as an adjective for half the nouns in the English language.

:thumbsup:

Now you're thinking outside the box. The paradigm is bourgeois.

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[Oxford's Top 10 Most Irritating Phrases - TFP Thread]

Improper uses of:

• "in fact"
• "actually"
• "to tell you the truth"
• "to be honest"
• "honestly"
• etc.

What better way to point out the idea that you might be insincere otherwise? ("Actually," I admit I'm guilty of this myself. But I also admit being a lazy thinker.)

When in doubt, just drop it.

This thread reminds me of Orwell's point in 1984 about Newspeak.

Commenting on the above, for some reason, I notice many North Americans take these phrases when presented to them in conversations as the opposite of what they were to meant to convey, as if the person just used the caveat token of speech, just to insult you / belittle your point, and get away with it, scot-free.

This is why I hate sarcasm so, and have learned to barely recognize it any more; if we can't say what we mean, what's the point in saying anything at all?

B_G, while the choice few phrases above seem like they would be alright openers to a sentence, although many get annoyed by the fact they seem to be quite insincere, I'll add that I think the closer of ", no offense." would also fit into your listing.

Good point. This one tends to read as: "I probably offended you---at least I think I probably did----but I really don't want you to be----and if you are, I don't want you to call me on it or otherwise do anything about it."

That said, I think probably should be added to this thread. It's a highly used weasel word. This is another one I'm guilty of.

anyone want the two threads merged?

Anybody know any moderators?

i knew one once...

"I thought you were my friend!"

I hope this phrase exists solely in the lands that beam to use through the television. Regardless, it is a weak phrase, both in terms of television writing and in real-life usage.

If a so-called friend of yours decides to stick a knife in your back, at least have the backbone to turn around and say something other than this passive-aggressive phrase.

The following substitutes will do:

• "No friend of mine would so such a thing."
• "I'm disappointed. You have lost my trust."
• "How dare you betray me!"
• "You are no friend of mine."
• "I do say your idea of friendship leaves something to be desired."
• "Fuck off, and suck a bag of dicks."

However, if you are being severely passo-agresso, and are just saying such a phrase as a part of your day-to-day manipulation of your friends, then perhaps these substitutes will suffice:

• "It's all about me! Don't you want to be my friend?"
• "I don't care if you're only human; make mistakes on your own next time. Don't you want to be my friend?"
• "Just give me what I want. Don't you want to be my friend?"
• "Independence and personal responsibility are for loners. Don't you still want to be my friend?"

Finally, the best solution for avoiding this phrase is to not be a teenage girl.

...or a television writer.

Television? Seriously? But I love tropes and idioms.

I love poutine, but that doesn't mean I'm going to have it for every meal.

"Hey, what's that stuff we used to eat back in the day?"

"It was to die for...."

I was savng this for the silly questions thread, but I guess it makes sense to ask it here, now, in which the word has been uttered, and seen to be relevant; what is a 'trope', exactly?

I can infer how it is used, and what it may relate to (trite sayings, tired scenarios) but I still get lost trying to pin down an exact meaning and context to it (answers.com was no help).

Original basis for question arose after reading this: Is "avoiding tropes" the same thing as telling fresh stories? (involves television)

If someone starts out a sentence "no offense, but..." you know someone's about to be offended.

My list:
seriously
whatever
literally

Jetee, check the "Endless hours..." link above. It's all about TV tropes and idioms and probably includes a better definition and examples than I can fit in a post.

"How come?" makes me want to smash things.

Have you ever heard anyone say "why come?" before? I have, it's a terrible combination of words.

++good

Seriously. Everybody is bitching about slang. I love slang. Slang is what adds flavor to our conversations. And that's doubleplusgood.

Even, Refudiate?

The obvious answer to this is 'because I feel so much more relaxed after I do.'

I've never heard it and hope I never do.

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In general:

Let me "axe" you a question.
Calling wheels "rims".
"Thats hot"

For my Army brethren:

"Hooah"
"Most ricky-tic"
"It would beeeeehooooooove you to....."
"Disseminate"
"High speed"
Any cadence that begins with "C-130 rolling down the strip".
"Because the FM says so!"
"whiskey tango foxtrot, over."
"Ate up" See also; "tore up from the floor up"
"Your fourth point of contact"
"Pop smoke"
"In accordance with AR 670-1..."

Heavens to Betsy,
Come hell or high water,
I'm going to paint the town red.
...or, I may end up fiddling while Rome burns;
Dilly-dallying, is my Achilles Heel.

I don't even know what that means. Never heard it.

Nothing like having to reference this one in a counseling. It makes both parties look like a bitch.

Urban Dictionary: ricky tick

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

we used "ricky tic" a lot in 'nam...

still use it once in a while...

Like a 'bug-out' thing?

like, kinda...

like a get the hitch out of your get-along, pronto, like.

Is that like "de-assing the area?"

"That's (insert amount of time) that I'll never get back"

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Someone thought this was witty once. It's not.
Hint people: You don't get ANY time back, whether it was well spent or not. The phrase is ignorant.

like, yeah...

"Cool beans." Used a lot in California. It makes no sense and I find it beyond idiotic sounding.

If you hit the roof after blowing your top, or gasket,
I will be one of the meek, inheriting the task of picking up the pieces
of chips that fell off your shoulders.

The decision to sink or swim, may depend upon the light at the end of the tunnel,
making a good first impression.

"Ya know what I'm sayin'???"

Ha! I had a regional manager who used that phrase constantly - every word uttered after he said that line was a boldface fucking lie. It was an instant bullshit detector for that fool.

On a similar note whenever someone starts a sentence with "To tell you the truth..." or "I'll be honest here..." I'll immediately think their next phrase will be anything BUT the truth.

Ending any word with "-izzle" or "-iznit"
Misuse of "Literally" (comedian David Cross has a chunk on this)

Git r done
Google is your friend
I'd hit it

...like the fist of an angry god!

Oh, I miss UsTwo.

He's still around, he is posting on the site in those swampbogs we call TPolitics and TParanoia.

God Bless his Soul/Bless his heart.

phrases like "phrases that should be taken out behind the barn and shot" should be taken out behind the barn and shot.

they're like wearing an oklahoma feed & seed hat to sunday brunch in brooklyn.

I love it when you talk dirty.

Unique

"You're fairly unique, but if you want to be more unique, you need to do something quite different."

No.

Unique: being the only one of its kind.

Please stop modifying unique this way. It's unique or it's not.

How many wheels are on a unicycle?

My ex-husband called me a: Boring ordinary Eccentric.

He didn't understand why I laughed at his declaration.

Thank you.

Irony is elusive

Here, I'll put it in a more digestible form for you, rb--
nuttinbutthetruthasfarasiknow.org

it is.

So is your linky?

A little inside joke between me and Mr. Boy.

ahhh...enjoy your chocolate cake, then.

Can we put "shock 'n' awe" to rest now?

I heard it used within the context of an unexpected pregnancy today.

I've moved on to "mock-guffaw" already.

You guys are a bunch of fun sponges.

rolling thunder?

okay...''fap fap fap" has got to go...far far away.

This utterance is so juvenile,that
when I see someone use it:
I imagine they have attached a playing card to a spoke of their bicycle with a clothespin.

Egg zackly!:thumbsup:

Lindy

Okay, I may be the most guilty person in the world on this one, but until they come up with an alternative onomatopoeia, I'm probably going to continue using it.