SfanGoch Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 there's laws against that sort of thing in some places...Only in countries that don't have more than three consecutive consonants in their names. In those that do, it is considered a prearranged marriage.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Only in countries that don't have more than three consecutive consonants in their names. In those that do, it is considered a prearranged marriage..this is going sideways real fast... [stepping away from the keyboard] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 So many double entendre jokes, so many of them too inappropriately tasteless to present here. What a pity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 So many double entendre jokes, so many of them too inappropriately tasteless to present here. What a pity. I prefer them over single entendre jokes because you get two for the price of one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Personally I prefer a ménage a trois joke. The more, the merrier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 ménage a troisSay...ain't that menges tronges the French equivalent of the Three Stooges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Say...ain't that menges tronges the French equivalent of the Three Stooges? Oui. Larry, Moe, and Piérre... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CometMan Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 One I can't stand is "join the club"!! Especially when used by someone with a long history of poor financial planning skills towards someone who is known to be financially responsible, when the latter has just explained to the former that they have decided not to spend any money unnecessarily for a while! I really have no intention of joining anyone's "broke club"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perspective Customs Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Irregardless. It's not a word."Ask your doctor about..." why is your doctor withholding information? "Tell your doctor if you're pregnant" Shouldn't your doctor know this?"Have you or a loved oned been injured or died..."It really bugs me to hear a newscaster say "preciate it". Stop being cute & give me the news please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Irregardless. It's not a word.Irregardles of the fact that the word is in the dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless ) , I don't like it either. It really bugs me to hear a newscaster say "preciate it". Stop being cute & give me the news please.I never heard that phrase, and I don't even know in what context it would be used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perspective Customs Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) I never heard that phrase, and I don't even know in what context it would be used.It's short for I appreciate it. I most often hear it used on NNN, the Non News Network. Edited May 3, 2016 by Perspective Customs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) Probably been mentioned before, but "needs used" or "needs folded" or "needs washed" should really be "needs TO BE used" etc. It's common usage now, and just like "irregardless", it's still considered "non-standard". It grates on the nerves of anyone who uses the language a lot and tries to use it right. "Prolly" for "probably" and "dizzy" for "distributor" really bug me too, but I guess those extra syllables can be just SO tiring to have to deal with, and after all, like, everyone else says it. Doing what everyone else does is always cool, right? Baaaa baaaa. Edited May 2, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 It's short for I appreciate it. I most often hear it used on NNN, the Non News Network. Ah, that explains why I haven't encountered that phrase. I don't know if I already mentioned this earlier in the thread but I hate when "ask" is used instead of "question". For example, someone says "What is the ask?", instead of saying "What is the question?". Or "The ask is..." Instead of "I would like to ask you...". That really gets under my skin (coming from my manager during company meetings). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 It's short for I appreciate it. I most often hear it used on NNN, the Non News Network.I've never heard that used that way, but I'd like it a lot more than "You bet." You bet what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I've never heard that used that way, but I'd like it a lot more than "You bet." You bet what? You bet cha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Ah, that explains why I haven't encountered that phrase. I don't know if I already mentioned this earlier in the thread but I hate when "ask" is used instead of "question". For example, someone says "What is the ask?", instead of saying "What is the question?". Or "The ask is..." Instead of "I would like to ask you...". That really gets under my skin (coming from my manager during company meetings)."They" can kiss my ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 You bet cha. Got that right, Chief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) I just love to hear office twinks using phrases like "war room" to describe their highly 'stressful' workplaces, too.WAR room? Really? Ever seen war up close and personal?It doesn't have much in common with a day spent sitting on your butt, yapping on the phone and staring at a monitor while you drink bottled sparkling water and lattes. Edited May 4, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I just love to hear office twinks using phrases like "war room" to describe their highly 'stressful' workplaces, too.WAR room? Really? Ever seen war up close and personal?It doesn't have much in common with a day spent sitting on your butt, yapping on the phone and staring at a monitor while you drink bottled sparkling water and lattes.It's a lot tougher than you think to avoid the low-hanging fruit and opening the kimono while you're thinking outside the box and shifting the paradigm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 It's a lot tougher than you think to avoid the low-hanging fruit and opening the kimono while you're thinking outside the box and shifting the paradigm."Opening the kimono"? That's a new one on me. I work in an office of 80-90% women, some of them fairly attractive. How do I introduce this delightful phrase into my workplace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 "Opening the kimono"? That's a new one on me. I work in an office of 80-90% women, some of them fairly attractive. How do I introduce this delightful phrase into my workplace? Just do it and see what happens... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=open the kimono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 It's a lot tougher than you think to avoid the low-hanging fruit and opening the kimono while you're thinking outside the box and shifting the paradigm.Especially when you're wearing a 75 foot long scarf and bedbug-incubating ski cap in July because it's, like yah, all about form over substance. Like, where's the K-Y Jelly, maaaan? I can't get my legs into my girlfriend's skinny jeans! I gotta dress for a major pow-wow at the big chief's wigwam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Just do it and see what happens... I got a desk appearance ticket for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 I got a desk appearance ticket for that. Maybe you weren't doing it right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) I'm thinking there must be a link between the open-kimono concept and the identification and accessing of low-hanging fruit... Forgive me if I'm stating the obvious, but I'm not a native business-speaker. Edited May 4, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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