Annoying Words & Phrases

[scotchandcigar]

Associated Press headline today:

Bagged, precut onions linked to salmonella outbreak in 22 states

They are cut. What the heck is "precut"?

It's funny that with canned tomatoes, you have all these options, but none of them are "pre-". Peeled, chopped, diced, stewed, crushed, and pureed.

 

[Channel98]

Here are two Dilbert strips published before newspapers pre-banned Scott Adams for his pre-racist pre-remarks:

 

[sadchild]

Pre-renew

Dear lord has it really come down to this??

 

[Listener]

A story in today's L.A. Times says many adults are now doing the things they enjoyed when they were kids. It is called "kidulting" or "rejuveniling." Dumb words.

 

[sadchild]

That reminds me. I hate the term "date night". If I were dating you, we'd go out and have fun, we'd fool around, then I'd go home and get a good night's sleep. If we're married it's not a date night. I'm taking the old lady out and not having fun, probably not fooling around after, then sleeping like shit.

Hi Pam!

 

[scotchandcigar]

That reminds me. I hate the term "date night". If I were dating you, we'd go out and have fun, we'd fool around, then I'd go home and get a good night's sleep. If we're married it's not a date night. I'm taking the old lady out and not having fun, probably not fooling around after, then sleeping like shit.

Hi Pam!

Anything other than each of us at home on our phones while HGTV plays in the background, is a date night.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Anything other than each of us at home on our phones while HGTV plays in the background, is a date night.

My wife always had either "Forensic Files" or "Hudson & Rex" on in the background.

 

[sadchild]

Hi Pam!

I noticed something inside The Words With Friends game Scotch and I are currently playing...

 

[scotchandcigar]

I noticed something inside The Words With Friends game Scotch and I are currently playing...

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I guess I was too occupied with being beaten to notice.

 

[sadchild]

It happens so rarely! Usually I'm gettin' my ass handed to me

 

[sadchild]

I don't like the expression "do you a solid"

to do someone a solid

1. to do something kind or helpful for someone: 2. to do something kind or…

dictionary.cambridge.org

 

[scotchandcigar]

I don't like the expression "do you a solid"

to do someone a solid

1. to do something kind or helpful for someone: 2. to do something kind or…

dictionary.cambridge.org

It's pretty douchey.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Sounds more like somebody shitting on you.

 

[sadchild]

"Drop me a Cleveland St....Solid!"

 

[JHDK]

This one woman at work always says "I notated it in the account" or something like that. While I don't think that is not wrong, it just bothers me for some reason. Just say "I made a note in the account".

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

This one woman at work always says "I notated it in the account" or something like that. While I don't think that is not wrong, it just bothers me for some reason. Just say "I made a note in the account".

"I made a note in the account" = "I just scribbled something down so you will get off my back. Nobody will ever see what I wrote ever".

 

[HecticArt]

It's pretty douchey.

What if you say “Can you do me a solid home skillet?”


Asking for a friend.

 

[scotchandcigar]

What if you say “Can you do me a solid home skillet?”

I wouldn't say that.

 

[HecticArt]

Oh…….


I’ll have to let my friend know.

 

[sadchild]

The only time I'd come close to saying something like "do me a solid" is in this context.

Nutritionist: "How have your BMs been lately?"
Me: "They were loose for a while but last night I did a solid."