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Cliches: Which ones are you SICK of?
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~Shard~ said:
Oh yeah, that one kills me too, but it's like every product you see is "New and Improved." Sounds better than "New or Improved" I guess, but still very dumb.
~Shard~ said:
Haha, never thought of that one. I'll keep my ear alert for that one so I can make fun of those who say it. Thanks ~Shard~.
NewbieNerd said:
Yeah, I guess it's a "clever" marketing thing...
NewbieNerd said:
No worries, any time...
"Don't let the ninja eat all the pie."
It's not the most common, but it's tiring after a few goes.
It's not the most common, but it's tiring after a few goes.
Some of the sports pharases:
> throw it down, big man. thx for reminding me walton.
> oh, did you see that?
> This guy has a lot of upsides. how do you define upside?
> Going, goin, gone.
> He-Could-Go-All-The-Way.
> San Diego Super Chargers. (singing tone)
> Posterize. its actually not that bad
> juice up
That's all i can come up with now.
> throw it down, big man. thx for reminding me walton.
> oh, did you see that?
> This guy has a lot of upsides. how do you define upside?
> Going, goin, gone.
> He-Could-Go-All-The-Way.
> San Diego Super Chargers. (singing tone)
> Posterize. its actually not that bad
> juice up
That's all i can come up with now.
"git 'r' dun"
Why the **** is it trendy to sound like a idiot. I swear this country is moving backwards. Like its a "cool" thing to be uneducated.
Why the **** is it trendy to sound like a idiot. I swear this country is moving backwards. Like its a "cool" thing to be uneducated.
It's just turning the original saying (You can't have your cake and eat it) on its head, resulting in a new saying that really doesn't mean anything...~Shard~ said:
Jaffa Cake said:
I guess I was kind of referring to the original saying - again, what good is having a cake if you can't eat it?!
Not a cliché, but a word I realized today I'm sick of reading.
"Underpinnings", in association with Darwin and OS X. Stop saying that!
"Underpinnings", in association with Darwin and OS X. Stop saying that!
It's such a 'buzzword' from the early days of OS X. OS X and it's UNIX underpinning. Gag me with a spoon. Nothing tells me faster that you have no idea what the **** you're talking about than when you unleash OS X's underpinnings on me.
Gag me with a spoon. Nothing tells me faster that you have no idea what the **** you're talking about than when you unleash OS X's underpinnings on me.
Not a cliche, but a difference in vocabulary or understanding between young and old.
I was at the pool the other day and since I saw this happening, walked over to the guard (20ish) and asked if sitting on the lane dividers was frowned upon. Does this question make sense to our young members? He asked me what did I mean? I had to follow up with is it bad to sit on the lane dividers? He understood that and said yes. This is somewhat beside the point of this particular post, but I also asked him what is the YMCA policy for kids playing in lap lanes, during times designated for swimming laps when people were waiting to swim laps? He told me he had no clue... Hmm.
I mentioned it before in this thread, but was at McDonald's today ordering a lunch and after everything I said, the response was no problem. That's really bothering me these days, because as a rule there should be no problem ordering what's on the menu, or the voice in the box being able to produce what you order.
I was at the pool the other day and since I saw this happening, walked over to the guard (20ish) and asked if sitting on the lane dividers was frowned upon. Does this question make sense to our young members?
He asked me what did I mean? I had to follow up with is it bad to sit on the lane dividers? He understood that and said yes. This is somewhat beside the point of this particular post, but I also asked him what is the YMCA policy for kids playing in lap lanes, during times designated for swimming laps when people were waiting to swim laps? He told me he had no clue... Hmm. I mentioned it before in this thread, but was at McDonald's today ordering a lunch and after everything I said, the response was no problem. That's really bothering me these days, because as a rule there should be no problem ordering what's on the menu, or the voice in the box being able to produce what you order.
Spotted that so - initially - decided not to respond.
However, it is a good thread title, and a topic that remains perennially relevant, thus, I see no reason to return it to the thread grave yard.
This sounds like a kneejerk reaction.
Is an alert needed?This is actually a different thread than I planned to reply/add too. The one I was thinking of had a similiar subject, but was more recent and I admit to not focusing on the date
, but as far as the thread being old, the subject is still timely, and I believe in thread conservation. Can anyone find the more recent thread, which had to do with cliches or overused, misusing phrases?
I'll have to re-read the thread in its entirety firstly, to see what exactly is being discussed, secondly, to check whether any annoying phrases in vogue around a decade ago have fallen out of use, and, thirdly, to give myself time to remind myself of just exactly which expressions of mindless management speak I find especially infuriating.
I thought squaring the circle is a phrase based on a mathematical puzzle, which references solving an exceedingly difficult puzzle?
In hindsight, I should have started a new thread, as my revival reply had little to do with cliches. I even pointed that out.
I thought squaring the circle is a phrase based on a mathematical puzzle, which references solving an exceedingly difficult puzzle?
In hindsight, I should have started a new thread, as my revival reply had little to do with cliches. I even pointed that out.
Why not do so?
If the mods don't care for it, they can merge both threads.
However, the infuriating - and intellectually lazy - use of mindless cliché is well worth a discussion.