Annoying Phrases

[northernladuk]

The kids friends are always saying 'Whatever, Minger, Moose' doing the thing with the fingers that look like a W, M then horns.

Guess it is better than pulling a gang sign but still

[JamJarST]

Worked for a bunch of hill billy septics and their favourite one was "it is what it is" ...... WTF!!!! It doesn't mean anything, you 3rd world bombing, English language destroying, fats food eating, neo nazi scum!!!!!!! ...... and breathe .......

[amcdonald]

"jump the shark" it makes me want to punch them repeatedly

[JamJarST]

"jump the shark" it makes me want to punch them repeatedly

What is that actually supposed to mean

[jmo21]

People using the word "yeah" or "right" after every sentence, yeah?

[wobbegong]

What is that actually supposed to mean

Google is your friend.

[shaunbhoy]

"jump the shark" it makes me want to punch them repeatedly

Never done that. Jumped one or two trouts mind you.

[TykeMerc]

I've been away from IT departments for a while. Now I'm back, and all the managers are saying "...and all those good things".

E.g. "Pete does C#, ASP.NET, WCF and all those good things".

"we need you to extract the data, cleanse it, match it against Binkie, and all those good things".

Who's responsible? I'm on the brink of saying it myself.

I used to work with a programme manager who loved "all those good things", it got trotted out every second or third sentence. I admit there were times I felt like nipping to the gate guards and borrowing a firearm.

[shaunbhoy]

I admit there were times I felt like nipping to the gate guards and borrowing a firearm.

[Spacecadet]

In a similar vein, if the line ends in "fire", you can guarantee that "desire" and/or "take me higher" will also turn up shortly afterwards like unwanted relatives at a Party.

English poetry(and song writing) is driven by the lack of good rhymes in the language