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  • DaveB
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    Originally posted by shaunbhoy View Post
    Yes, I can see why that might grate if your name is "dave".

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  • shaunbhoy
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    Originally posted by DaveB View Post
    You look fit love, fancy a shag?
    Yes, I can see why that might grate if your name is "dave".

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  • DaveB
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    Originally posted by MaryPoppins View Post
    I hate social grease. I hate small talk. Bin the lot of it.
    You look fit love, fancy a shag?

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  • shaunbhoy
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    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    "**** off you parasite" annoys me.
    Not so much through the sentiment though, but more the ubiquity, eh DA?

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  • DodgyAgent
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    "**** off you parasite" annoys me.

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  • Normie
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    When the guy I sit next to attempts to descirbe a problem or a solution he will add in a "Do ya see what I'm getting at?" or "Do ya know what I mean?" or "Do ya see where I'm coming from?". I'm going to start counting the occurrences and keep a daily tally (yes, I am _that_ bored currently).

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  • Spacecadet
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    Originally posted by shaunbhoy View Post
    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

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  • shaunbhoy
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    Originally posted by TykeMerc View Post
    I admit there were times I felt like nipping to the gate guards and borrowing a firearm.

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  • TykeMerc
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    Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post
    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.

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  • shaunbhoy
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    Originally posted by amcdonald View Post
    "jump the shark" it makes me want to punch them repeatedly
    Never done that. Jumped one or two trouts mind you.

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  • wobbegong
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    Originally posted by JamJarST View Post
    What is that actually supposed to mean
    Google is your friend.

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  • jmo21
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    People using the word "yeah" or "right" after every sentence, yeah?

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  • JamJarST
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    Originally posted by amcdonald View Post
    "jump the shark" it makes me want to punch them repeatedly
    What is that actually supposed to mean

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

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  • JamJarST
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    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 .......

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