Most annoying words, terms, phrases

[l3ulvl]

this joke won't land

yeah, pound for pound dont mean diddly. I'm not overly strong by any means but I could take on a dung beetle, if I had to. I mean, I'm not crazy, I wouldn't start a fight with said beetle but if he backed me into a corner I think my adrenaline would be enough to help me overcome his far superior pound for pound advantage lol

I think he wants the phrase to be "kilometer for kilometer"

[mgoblue]

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yeah, pound for pound dont mean diddly. I'm not overly strong by any means but I could take on a dung beetle, if I had to. I mean, I'm not crazy, I wouldn't start a fight with said beetle but if he backed me into a corner I think my adrenaline would be enough to help me overcome his far superior pound for pound advantage lol

I don't know man, I think a dung beetle if it caught you at the right time could send you running. Wake up to one on your face and try and be all Conor McGregor.

[Caulfield]

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I think he wants the phrase to be "kilometer for kilometer"

wait, isnt that distance lol ?

[l3ulvl]

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wait, isnt that distance lol ?

I tried to be extra silly lol

[daflyboys]

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Yaaas.


I hate seeing when people write that.

I'm good when Triumph the Insult Comic Dog says it.

[Blzer]

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This has probably gone on longer more than I've paid attention to, and I don't know its derivation at all, but every YouTube comment I read everywhere (yes, I tend to enjoy those, but not right now) have this "dialogue exchange" or "reaction sets" between people or populations, separated by a colon.

I'm not describing it well, but sometimes it says things like...

Everyone:
Me: blah blah blah

... or the one I just read...

Warrens: Who did you kill?
Annabelle: Yes.

It's fine if it's one or two comments, but now it's literally everywhere. What exactly spawned this, and why can't people be original and make their own trend, rather than just follow?

(that last question is probably involving everything else that's in this thread)

I've been okay with the "Hold my beer" ones of these, because those are few and far between and actually make most sense. Would be fine to do without them all, though.

[Caulfield]

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I'm gonna ******* lose it if I hear quid pro quo one more damn time.

[Blzer]

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I'm gonna ******* lose it if I hear quid pro quo one more damn time.

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[SmashMan]

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This has probably gone on longer more than I've paid attention to, and I don't know its derivation at all, but every YouTube comment I read everywhere (yes, I tend to enjoy those, but not right now) have this "dialogue exchange" or "reaction sets" between people or populations, separated by a colon.

I'm not describing it well, but sometimes it says things like...

Everyone:
Me: blah blah blah

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/nobody

It's fine if it's one or two comments, but now it's literally everywhere. What exactly spawned this, and why can't people be original and make their own trend, rather than just follow?

I've read this five times and have no idea how it would be possible.

I've been okay with the "Hold my beer" ones of these, because those are few and far between and actually make most sense. Would be fine to do without them all, though.

"Hold my beer" is few and far between? I feel like I've seen that one a million times too.

[Blzer]

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https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/nobody

Thanks. I still don't think I get it, but at least there is a source to trace back to.

I've read this five times and have no idea how it would be possible.

Well obviously for somebody to start a trend, then I guess it needs to trend... so I see the conundrum at play.

I'm just sitting and watching people like my students who don't seem to acknowledge the coolness of something until it actually becomes cool, and never really seem to create for themselves. What somebody does is what they're going to do, never being the initiators. I dare them to become that someday.

"Hold my beer" is few and far between? I feel like I've seen that one a million times too.

I do think it's used in moderation, yes. Maybe everything I'm doing is relative to what I see from YouTube comments, and that "Nobody" thing has really gotten to me. They aren't even funny.

[l3ulvl]

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Well obviously for somebody to start a trend, then I guess it needs to trend... so I see the conundrum at play.

I'm just sitting and watching people like my students who don't seem to acknowledge the coolness of something until it actually becomes cool, and never really seem to create for themselves. What somebody does is what they're going to do, never being the initiators. I dare them to become that someday.

I agree, people don't really choose to be themselves anymore, they instead choose to find a template that best suits them. Being unique is starting to get waded out, and instead, you be unique by choosing the template of someone else that is considered unique.

Or, you pick the same hairstyle and clothing style as everyone else who is popular. You either pick the popular style, or deviate to a different style but it's not different because it's already popular from the other group that chooses not to be popular but still has it's own group.

[SmashMan]

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Well obviously for somebody to start a trend, then I guess it needs to trend... so I see the conundrum at play.

I'm just sitting and watching people like my students who don't seem to acknowledge the coolness of something until it actually becomes cool, and never really seem to create for themselves. What somebody does is what they're going to do, never being the initiators. I dare them to become that someday.

I agree, people don't really choose to be themselves anymore, they instead choose to find a template that best suits them. Being unique is starting to get waded out, and instead, you be unique by choosing the template of someone else that is considered unique.

Or, you pick the same hairstyle and clothing style as everyone else who is popular. You either pick the popular style, or deviate to a different style but it's not different because it's already popular from the other group that chooses not to be popular but still has it's own group.

Doesn't this apply to everything though? How many truly original people or ideas are there?

We (as people) naturally try to emulate things we like. But nobody likes only one thing so even that attempt at copying something is influenced by a bunch of other things. Then future attempts at mimicking that will be influenced by even more different sources. And so on and so on.

It's like guitar in a way. There are only so many chords but everyone plays them a little differently to fit what they want to do.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled annoying words and phrases.

[l3ulvl]

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Doesn't this apply to everything though? How many truly original people or ideas are there?

We (as people) naturally try to emulate things we like. But nobody likes only one thing so even that attempt at copying something is influenced by a bunch of other things. Then future attempts at mimicking that will be influenced by even more different sources. And so on and so on.

It's like guitar in a way. There are only so many chords but everyone plays them a little differently to fit what they want to do.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled annoying words and phrases.

Yeah that's the other side of it, it's tough to be unique and original when just about everything has already been done. Movies are a great example, we got nothin' anymore so we just do hero movies and classic remakes

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A spinoff of "just sayin'" that bugs people, a local car dealership is called Shea and their slogan is "we're just Shea'in", drives me nuts

[Fresh Tendrils]

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"Restructuring."

When your CEO sends the second or third email in 4 months since your acquisition regarding the restructuring of another one of it's entities. Warm fuzzy feelings!

[Caulfield]

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"Restructuring."

When your CEO sends the second or third email in 4 months since your acquisition regarding the restructuring of another one of it's entities. Warm fuzzy feelings!

this reminds me when being fired was replaced with downsized was replaced with rightsized. warm & fuzzy indeed