don't you just hate it when people are stupid?

[KevinP73]

I once worked for a guy who spoke "like a jesuit seminarian" or as some put it "verbal diarrhea". He would use the phrase "to make a long story short" about 10 times in a conversation, problem is he never did.

[widebody911]

Recently I had one of the s/w engineers @ work ask me to reset the password on the anonymous FTP account...

[dd74]

Thing-a-ma-jig, whatsis and what's-its-face. I mean come on! Is that frickin' English or a trio of Croatian trapeze artists?

[Bill Douglas]

I've started using bad grammar to be more like yous guys.

[azasadny]

I hate the phrase "pretty much", it really sounds stupid!

[StevoRocket]

"People can't write. They can't spell. They wouldn't know good grammer if it bit them on the a$$. " - Icemaster.

Its spelt GRAMMAR!

[CJFusco]

damn, Stevo, you beat me to it!

Originally posted by Superman
I hate it when I pass someone in the hallway who, just as we're passing, says "How ya doin?" or "Howz it goin?" Why can't people say "hello" or "good morning?" I should help them with this problem by making a logical reply. Something like "Do you mean physically, emotionally, personally, or do you mean professionally?" Or maybe "I'm glad you asked. I had trouble sleeping last night. Woke up at 12:30 and had a glass of milk but that upset my stomach. So, I'm tired. But I'm looking forward to the weekend because I have planned a......."

At least they are being friendly! When I am running at my usual 3-mile loop (it's a local hiking trail/wilderness habitat), only about 1/2 of the people I say hello to actually reply.

[Icemaster]

Originally posted by StevoRocket
[BIts spelt GRAMMAR! [/B]

Whoops.

Well, there goes my argument. No more drinking and typing.

[ejfbmw]

A reply is not required by a "greeting".

A "greeting" is not always friendly.

Shut up.

I'm just sayin.

[red-beard]

Originally posted by dd74
Thing-a-ma-jig, whatsis and what's-its-face. I mean come on! Is that frickin' English or a trio of Croatian trapeze artists?

My favorite is "thingy-whatsit-junior"

[dd74]

I'm fascinated with the term "Hey, shorty!" Do people really know what that means?

[island911]

How 'bout; wazzup dog. (?)


I suppose that ever-since yo nigga became unacceptable.

"dog" . .ain't it grand? . ..

[dd74]

Biatch is one of my favs, dog.

[Zeke]

Originally posted by Superman
I hate it when I pass someone in the hallway who, just as we're passing, says "How ya doin?" or "Howz it goin?" Why can't people say "hello" or "good morning?"

You could live in the South where all the men say, "How 'bout it?"

I've started using bad grammar to be more like yous guys.

Wouldn't that be youz ?

Personally I think Ebonics or Ghetto Slang has had waaaaay to much influence on the English language. Why is it every white guy I know thinks it's cool to sound Black? Yo ain't cool when you try to be sumfin yo aint, Dig?

You ever notice who was the first to put their baseball caps on backwards? If you want to know stupid, take a look at the kids walking to school these days with all the baggy ghetto clothing. I'm talking about middle class and better white kids. In fact, can you think of anything a middle class white kid does or says that wasn't popular in the black community years before? This is what I might refer to as stupid.

[Rufblackbird]

Originally posted by island911
How 'bout; wazzup dog. (?)

um...it's supposed to be "dawg "

[StevoRocket]

In the UK its easy to identify "stupids"....
Tatooes - male or female - arms, bums, shoulders.
Skin head (shaved) haircuts - male
Very short manly haircuts on over 40's women.
Pieced navels/eyebrows/tongues/whatever/genitals - female and male.
Exposed midriffs by women - ugly or not.
Excessive use of expletives in public places.
Exposing of body parts in public places.
Increasing binge drinking by females, followed by male drunk type behaviour.
Thats why we are the most disliked holidaymakers in Europe.