BS: Irritating sayings

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Alice
Date: 11 Nov 06 - 09:46 PM

Thanks, Peace, I was searching for that on the web because it seemed to me to be a Jewish idiom. You found it!

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Peace
Date: 11 Nov 06 - 09:53 PM

Your post reminded me that I first heard the expression used in NYC, and the people who used it spoke Yiddish (as well as English). Pearl would say something like, "The man's a complete idiot and STILL he got elected. Go figure!" I still use the expression.

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 11 Nov 06 - 10:02 PM

I don't believe I've ever heard anyone say "Go figure." It's always "Go figger" around here.

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Peace
Date: 11 Nov 06 - 10:02 PM

Yeah. Figger. That's the only way to say it around here, too.

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Deckman
Date: 11 Nov 06 - 10:14 PM

"NOT A PROBLEM"!

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Alice
Date: 11 Nov 06 - 10:16 PM

"Go figyah" with both palms turned up and the shoulders coming up in a shrug.

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Peace
Date: 11 Nov 06 - 10:26 PM

LOLOLOL That's Pearl.

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Peace
Date: 11 Nov 06 - 11:20 PM

Another dislike: "Pass the cup, please and thank you."

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: GUEST,memyself
Date: 11 Nov 06 - 11:25 PM

That one only bothers me when I haven't yet emptied the cup - then it really irks me!

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Peace
Date: 11 Nov 06 - 11:31 PM

I first heard that in a locker room of a dojang.

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: GUEST,memyself
Date: 11 Nov 06 - 11:38 PM

I don't know what a dojang is - some manner of minor Oriental potentate? - something smokable? - something that contains a locker room yet weirdly is contained within a locker room? - on second - or is it third? - thought, I'd prefer not to know.

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Slag
Date: 12 Nov 06 - 01:30 AM

OhMyGawd, It's like 7/24 (or is it 24/7, whatever, go figger)so Like I go "Didn't we just do this topic a short time ago? And then like you go "no Man, like I must'a missed it." An' then it's like, well, you know.........."

Scotty, I'm waitinggggggg....

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 12 Nov 06 - 04:23 AM

You've all got me laughing this morning, wonderful stuff, my current favourite is, " I'm sorry you appear to have me confused with someone who gives a shit "

eric

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Alice
Date: 12 Nov 06 - 10:38 AM

Slag, another overused saying.... "beam me up, Scottie".
lol ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: GUEST,Cretinous Yahoo
Date: 12 Nov 06 - 11:27 AM

By and large is an old sailing expression. It made sense back then.

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Snuffy
Date: 12 Nov 06 - 11:35 AM

" I'm sorry you appear to have me confused with someone who gives a shit "

If I did give a shit, you would definitely be the first person I gave it to.

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: John O'L
Date: 12 Nov 06 - 04:21 PM

Yes Cretinous, I read it was actually "by and learge", but the site where I found that didn't bother to explain what a learge was or what was supposed to be by it. Perhaps further research...but then perhaps I have inadvertantly and incorrectly led you to believe I'm someone who gives a shit.

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 12 Nov 06 - 09:36 PM

In "webspeak" the last few exchanges are often expressed as:

          DILLIGAS

Or:

          DILLIGAF

The latter appearing on far too many T-shirts and gimme hats in my area.

John

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: GUEST,van lingle
Date: 12 Nov 06 - 10:17 PM

"My bad". This tiresome expression seems to be fading from popularity but one of my carpenters was using it to apologise for his f**kups all too often so I had to ask him when he was going to say,"My good!".vl

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Matt_R
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 02:08 AM

"what's your point"

Why does everything have to have a point?

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 04:11 AM

there's plenty more fish in the sea....


ggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 04:34 AM

I'm thanking you...

That has got up my nose since I was a waitress back in 1900and frozen to death..... (alright, 25 years ago)... when one particular regular customer used it EVERY sodding time.... to me, it's even worse than NOT saying thank you at all!

I KNOW you're thanking me... I've just taken your order and served you with a delicious meal of rainbow trout, new potatoes, peas and carrots, with tartare sauce and a lemon wedge followed by apple strudel with clotted cream and a coffee.... 3 courses, 3 times I have to listen to 'I'm thanking you'... ARRRRGGGHHH!!!

I would get a petty revenge by serving their food with 'You're the sausage and chips so you must be the trout.' She never twigged.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: patriot1314
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 05:20 AM

All of the above plus the one that gets me.... "turned round and said"

"You'll never guess what she turned round and said to me"

Conjures up a vision of people spinning round before saying anything

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: John O'L
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 06:53 AM

Matt R's "What's your point?" reminds me of

"And your point is....?"

That annoys me no end.

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Paul Burke
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 07:18 AM

The status quo is not an option.
That was then, this is now (eternally associated with the Thatcher years).
aka (ditto).

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 07:55 AM

That annoys me no end

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: GUEST, Topsie
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 09:10 AM

Salesmen (they usually are men), often masquerading as people 'conducting a survey' - What do I think about double glazing/fitted kitchens? - who come to my door and begin by saying 'It's nothing to worry about.'

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Alice
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 10:16 AM

Well, there's a couple I've never heard before, "I'm thanking you" and "turned round and said". So, how do they use "I'm thanking you". Do you put the food down in front of them and they say, "I'm thanking you" instead of "thanks"?

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 11:07 AM

When life sends you lemons, make lemonade!

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 11:13 AM

Thats exactly it, Alice. I hate 'just for the record'.

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: rock chick
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 12:16 PM

'You must be joking' if i was joking you would know Grrrrrrr

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: GUEST,memyself
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 03:37 PM

ARE you joking, though?

(Whoops; I'm being predictable again. Sorry!).

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: John O'L
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 04:01 PM

I knew someone would ping me for that.

(and)

So crucify me.

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 04:52 PM

IF YOU WILL, Another yankee expression coming in to Brit-speak,
IF you will, let me have the licence to lie my ass off. Tony Blair

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: autolycus
Date: 15 Nov 06 - 04:13 PM

i'd like to say a few words in praise of "and you point is?"

   There are people who don't or won't come out with what they are saying, talking in hints and implications instead. An alternative strategy is just to state a fact. The listener is supposed (I suppose) to know what they mean. And, of course, if the listener has an outloud go at guessing the meaning, the original speaker is quite likely to say,"No,I didn't mean that." Well tell me what you DO mean then. (Only if you feel like it.)

   I like to know what the speaker means rather than what I can second-guess them to mean. Aids genuine communication.

   Sometimes the speaker does merely make an observation because something has made them angry, only they don't own their anger.



   (Thyaaaaaaat's better.)




    Ivor

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Cod Fiddler
Date: 16 Nov 06 - 05:03 AM

Rather than "Know what I'm saying?" How about, "I know what your saying...". It is usually followed by a big "but" and implies that everything you're saying is nonsense. Terribly rude, but no one realises.

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: GUEST,PeteG
Date: 16 Nov 06 - 05:32 AM

"Read my lips"

"Do I LOOK as if I .......?"

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Nov 06 - 11:36 AM

You bet.I hate this expression.
People who cannot speak more that three words without inserting the word "like" into the sentance.

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Scoville
Date: 16 Nov 06 - 12:45 PM

"Talk to the hand" (Well, Hell--I'm apparently already talking to the ass, so why not?)

"Like" (I, like, find it so, like, annoying when, like, every other, like, word . . . )

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Desdemona
Date: 16 Nov 06 - 02:29 PM

"Have a good one". Good what?

~D

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Alice
Date: 16 Nov 06 - 09:33 PM

"If you will" an American expression? Funny, I've never heard it.

Alice in Montana

Subject: RE: BS: Irritating sayings
From: Bonecruncher
Date: 17 Nov 06 - 08:42 PM

Back to back, when what is meant is consecutive.
Back to back would imply reciprocal actions.
Perhaps multisyllabic words are too difficult!
Colyn.