IMO or IMHO. If you’re not stating a fact, it is obviously your opinion. Be a man and just say what you mean. It’s like they have a giant fear that what they are saying might be confrontational.
“Not that there’s anything wrong with that” or worse yet the abbreviation “NTTAWWT”. Actually there is something wrong with it; it’s a ten year old sitcom catchphrase that’s been beat into the ground. I wonder if people realize when they use it that it’s about as fresh as “whatchu talkin’bout Willis?”
[quote]Digital Chainsaw wrote:
Fonebone wrote:
“I’m just sayin’…” used as if the statement that preceded it is now somehow less relevant.
“You really suck goat ass! I’m just sayin’.”
Good one!
Or if “I’m just sayin’” precedes their statement, the “just” in the middle saves them from taking any responsibility for what they are about to say:
“I’m sayin’ you look like a fat ass!”
or
“I’m just sayin’ you look like a fat ass!”
Oh, well, if you’re just saying that, then OK. Thought we were going to have to fight for a minute.
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No, no, no…in Jersey, the phrase “I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’” can be used as a legal defense.
It is the Philosopher’s Stone of the Turnpike: it turns possibly war-starting statements into food for thought.
Plus, it has the added benefit of giving dumb mooks the opportunity to unknowingly use the ancient and disregarded verb form cognate accusative. Actualy, this is the negativecognate accusative!
I would love to shoot the next asshole that says it, then stomp on their bleeding body screaming “Thats Pulling The Trigger Motherfucker! You aren’t Pulling Shit! You Just Have To Make A Decision!”.
[quote]harris447 wrote:
Digital Chainsaw wrote:
Fonebone wrote:
“I’m just sayin’…” used as if the statement that preceded it is now somehow less relevant.
“You really suck goat ass! I’m just sayin’.”
Good one!
Or if “I’m just sayin’” precedes their statement, the “just” in the middle saves them from taking any responsibility for what they are about to say:
“I’m sayin’ you look like a fat ass!”
or
“I’m just sayin’ you look like a fat ass!”
Oh, well, if you’re just saying that, then OK. Thought we were going to have to fight for a minute.
No, no, no…in Jersey, the phrase “I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’” can be used as a legal defense.
It is the Philosopher’s Stone of the Turnpike: it turns possibly war-starting statements into food for thought.
Plus, it has the added benefit of giving dumb mooks the opportunity to unknowingly use the ancient and disregarded verb form cognate accusative. Actualy, this is the negativecognate accusative!
Good times…
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“But I’m just sayin’, baby, you got the kind a’ ass I wanna bury my face in and go brr-rr-rr-rr-rr! Wait, where yous goin’?!”
I think the phrase “go on a rant” is overused on this site. Everybody is always going on rants. I guess since Dave Tate started ranting, everybody else decided it was the thing to do. There is always at least one self-labeled “rant” in the top 30 posts.
The weirdest use is when people say “please excuse the rant”, or something to that effect. A rant is not supposed to be polite! If the message isn’t angry enough to fall under the category of “rant”, then don’t use the word!
Just for variety, could we please use something other than “rant”? Maybe “diatribe”, “harangue”, or “tirade” (or any other synonyms on thesaurus.com).
Well, I usually don’t log on here for grammar lessons.
Gosh, do these sayings really bother you that much?
I must admit, that hearing people say NTWAAAT or whatever is bothersome, but most likely because I have no idea what it’s referring to.
But as the poster above me said, it’s always disappointing when someone starts a post or part of an article talking about how they’re going to rant, and I’m expecting them to get all fired up and write something passionate or controversial, then it’s a total letdown.
[quote]RoadWarrior wrote:
When a woman asks “does this make my ass look big?”. You end up standing there trying decide whether to piss her off or lie…[/quote]
Welcome to my hell. I will be married 15 years on Thursday - and I have yet to answer that question without getting in trouble. This is where selective hearing comes into play.
I hate the use of the term “bro”. It’s not used so much here, but on some of the boards I frequent it is in every fucking post.
Anthony Roberts and I will probably never like each other - but he did get it right when he coined the phrase “bro-acracy”.
“I’d hit it”
“Peace out”
“My bad”
“Word, yo”
“It’s da shit”
“It’s da bomb”
“I pop a cap in yo ass”
“Izzat” “wizzat” “shizzat” …et cetera ad nauseam.
If one happens to be Chris Rock, Snoop Dogg or Coolio, it is perhaps forgivable, but if one is a 16-year-old white kid from fucking Dubuque, Iowa, talking like a hip-hopper is fucking pathetic.
John Walker Lindh thought he was a hip-hopper, too. Look how he ended up.
[quote]rainjack wrote:
RoadWarrior wrote:
When a woman asks “does this make my ass look big?”. You end up standing there trying decide whether to piss her off or lie…
Welcome to my hell. I will be married 15 years on Thursday - and I have yet to answer that question without getting in trouble. This is where selective hearing comes into play.
I hate the use of the term “bro”. It’s not used so much here, but on some of the boards I frequent it is in every fucking post.
Anthony Roberts and I will probably never like each other - but he did get it right when he coined the phrase “bro-acracy”.
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