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14 hours ago, Rico said:

"You do you"

- insult used by the feeble-minded.

 

1 hour ago, Not at the table Karlos said:

Is that really meant as an insult. Any time I've heard it said it was when two people agree to do different things or telling someone to be themselves. 

 

I was at a music festival and saw a woman approaching a port-o-john in bare feet. She looked at a random stranger and asked, "Should I go in there with bare feet?" The response: a hesitation, funny face, and then, "You do you."

 

I took that as meaning, "There's not a snowball's chance in hell that I'd do it, but hey, do what you want. And I'm glad you're not sleeping in my tent."

 

I think it was an insult.

 

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Any athlete who gave more than 100%. 

 

 

 

Before you want to argue, it is possible to be greater than 100% in some other regards, but not in an athlete’s effort. 

1 minute ago, SinceThe70s said:

A work-related one that happens during the Q&A part of a presentation:

 

"That's a good question".

 

I always wonder what the presenter really thinks about the question.

 

It’s a compliment, because the questions before that did not get the same comment.  Think “Finally! Now that is a good question!”  😋

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"I completely agree with you, however......" You can't agree with me and change it.

 

And not necessarily a phrase, but when a flight attendant gets on the intercom and says, "......we have a very full flight today..." So it's not just full, it's very full. OMG, is there somebody sitting on someone's lap? Is everyone over 200 lbs? 

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16 minutes ago, Augie said:

Any athlete who gave more than 100%. 

 

 

 

Before you want to argue, it is possible to be greater than 100% in some other regards, but not in an athlete’s effort. 

 

It’s a compliment, because the questions before that did not get the same comment.  Think “Finally! Now that is a good question!”  😋

 

That explains why nobody ever says it to me :)

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21 minutes ago, Augie said:

Any athlete who gave more than 100%. 

 

When Madden was still announcing, he was talking about a player whose college GPA was 4.4 out of 4.0. He said, "If you're wondering how that works, it's because he took graduate-level classes as an undergrad."

 

I thought, "C'mon John, say it: He gave 110%!" Alas, he didn't do the math.

 

 

 

 

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I loathe corporate jargon, and I can spot the insecure phony in a meeting by how often they use the jargon.  It's a never-fail personality test.  

 

"let's take this offline."

"change agent"

"ducks in a row"

"low hanging fruit"

"moving goal posts, needle"

 

Also... "it is what it is"

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It turns my stomach just a tad when someone refers to their wife, husband, partner as their "soul mate." 

 

Look, I know that sometimes it is true, but; referring to someone as your "soul mate" is a statistical lie. When the relationship ends (as they generally do), is/was this same person really your soul mate? Do let me know after your divorce costs you a half a million dollars. 

 

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3 hours ago, muppy said:

"No"

 

I will add as an honorable mention  the 'vomit' emoji.. for obvious reasons.  Its an "expression" of disgust.  Sometimes when I see them they make me laugh but otherwise I just think they're mean. Aka the cowardly hit and run dont need to explain yourself disgust Dig.

 

me no likey.

You and Bill Cosby have that in common.

 

 

Until anyone can point me to an instance where something was NOT what it, in fact, WAS, then "it is what it is" remains the most worthless arrangement of words in the history of written and oral communication.

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