Great Lakes Bass Fishing Forum

Over the past year I have encountered a few phrases that I have heard numerous times. I know everyone has. The one that is on the top of my "Can't Stand" List is:

"Back in the Day"

I have heard this uttered by individuals as young as 12 years old!

Which one do you love?

im not sure why, but when people say " i know, right" it drives me nuts

also, "today is the first day of the rest of your life"

McCarter himself :-\'

One time........at band camp.

" It is what it is "  I'm gonna pistol whip the next person that say it...  ;D

It depends on what I'm doing.

Watching Bass fishing shows these get me....

"NICE FISH, NICH FISH, He's a monster bass..."
"What a toad!"
"Busta"

When I'm just talking to some one.....

"  [sentence] Ya know. [sentence] Ya know. [sentence] Ya know."
"Know what ah mean?"
or the every popular young persons favorite.....like
" We were like talking he says, like, ya know, like when we didn't go, and then we like did to, and like, wow, it was like totally awesome."

Only editors, publishers and a few weird television fishing people ever say, "that's a dandy!" Real people don't use that word. I remember an editor changed a submitted article I had in a Michigan magazine and he changed my wording to 'that's a dandy fish' - I didn't hear the end of it for a long time. I DON'T TALK THAT WAY!! An writers do not have the final say on their articles...

I hate when people say " YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING "

My wife wants to add one, ITS A MONSTER BASS, GET THE NET, ITS A BIG ONE!!!!! OOPS I THOUGHT IT WAS A BIG ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HEY  !!!      >:(     I may have used the word Dandy to describe a fish... once before  !!!!    lololol

Once is okay. Once! Just don't do it again.

The "GD's" and "JC's" make me want to call LAPORTE and have him drop by with his pistol - guess those aren't really "sayings" technically speaking or saying so to speak........

No offense to anyone who writes this "saying" but the overuse of "LOL" in texts and written communications should be banned for the remainder of 2011 - why is it just "LOL"?
Why not "PON" or "NLAA" - peeed Of Now and Not Laughing At All?  They seem like fair decriptions of occasional feelings but for some reason all we have is LOL......I wonder what percentage of people actually laughed out loud when using it - does a smile justify it's use or does one actually have to produce a sound that can be heard by others? 

I know, right?

"It is what it is".  I'm sooooo tired of that phrase.  Problem is, it's actually quite useful.  Any suggestions for a good replacement?

What the heck does "it is what it is" mean??    ???    Can't stand that phrase.  Another is "that being said".  There are others that I just can't think of right now, but as I do I will chime in again. 

Quote from: Durand Dan on January 06, 2011, 08:30:57 AM
Over the past year I have encountered a few phrases that I have heard numerous times. I know everyone has. The one that is on the top of my "Can't Stand" List is:

"Back in the Day"

I have heard this uttered by individuals as young as 12 years old!

Which one do you love?

DD, this phrase doesn't bother me as much unless it is said by someone under 40 years old.  When someone under 40 says it, I often ask myself "How do they know what it was like "back in the day?""  DD, only us "old timers" over 50 know what it was like.  Essentially anyone under 40 who uses that phrase should be taken out back and have the s**t beat out of them.


BD                     ;D

Some people study the past. I'm hoping, so they can finally stop repeating the same mistakes...

I think 'it is what it is' is a variation of 'if it quacks like a duck...' crossed with 'that's how the cookie crumbles'

I HATE...kids and adults who add "like" in every utterance.   

Also...even more grinding are those who say something..and then add "I'm just saying..." 

Grrrrrrr.

Almost worse...not actually pronouncing the "t" sound when it falls in the middle of words.  For example...

Button is pronounced BUH' IN.   and the city named Brighton...BRI ' IN.   SPEAK CLEARLY AND PROPERLY, PEOPLE.

Thank you.

Dat's wha I'm talkin bout!

i am now terrified to speak in front of any of yous guys

McCarter himself :-\'

The overuse of the term "Pro Staff" has gotten so out of control that most don't even really know what it truly means........A Pro Staffer is a "Promotional Staffer" - professional is just slightly different from promotional so let's start actually typing the additional 8 letters so everyone can have much more clear expectations.

Then the one that makes me want to pistol whip myself when I here it or read is the old -

Guaranteed $5,000 1st Place Prize*














* - based on 500 paid entries, cows flying, and the world ending......

If you end a sentence with the word "at" I will correct you every time.

One that gets me every time at work is this:

"I drove all the way from (insert name of town less than 10 miles away) and you don't have it in stock??


All the way?  Shoot.  Remember the old commercials??  "Phone First!!"

And this one:

"It's on your website and you don't stock it in the store??"

Well, the store is only 6500 sq. ft. and there are over 180,000 different items on the website.  Hmmm... seems to be a small problem here.... SPACE!!!

Quote from: djkimmel on January 08, 2011, 03:26:36 PM
Some people study the past. I'm hoping, so they can finally stop repeating the same mistakes...

I think 'it is what it is' is a variation of 'if it quacks like a duck...' crossed with 'that's how the cookie crumbles'

I would rather hear "if it quacks like a duck" and/or "that's how the cookie crumbles".  Makes more sense than "it is what it is".  One of my favorites is "whatever floats your boat" and "whatever blows your dress up".      :o


BD               ;D

"nuff said", and "Just sayin"

Those two whether spoken or written really bug me.  If you have said enough, then your words should speak for themselves, "just sayin" is like you are apologizing for what you've just said.  If you have to apologize right away, better to not say anything at all.

I heard a woman at walmart say to her crying child, "SUCH IS LIFE" I wanted to smack her, I'm sorry, but that drove me nuts, she kept on saying it over and over.

Maybe she was on commission of some kind...??

These may be oldies but they still drive me crazy.
Not that anyone says them its just that the voices in my head keep repeating them.
My grandmother used to say "Keep your feet off the Davenport!" and "Eat your potatoes first!"
And then just before I got hit over the head with a metal soup spoon. "Simmer down now!"

My dad used to say "Well for crying out loud!" and my mother said my first and middle name together so many times I named my company !!!!!!DAVID EDWARD!!!!!.

For you Dan.
Wags

Shouldn't that be ALL CAPS in bold (I'm just hearing your Mother too)?!?

I am sick of Git er done.  We have so many people at work that still say that.  It drives me nuts.  It bothered me the first time I saw it painted down the side of a Jeep at Silver Lake, before I ever heard Larry The Cable Guy say it.  Bad part was that there was another Jeep that said Got er did behind that one.  Where's my gun?

Did er get? (The gun, I mean ;D)

Here is one that everytime I hear it I wonder what the heck the person is thinking. It has no place in an intelligent sentence.

Blah Blah Blah

Apparently... McCarter Himself did not log "Himself" in when he used my computer.
I hereby certify that I am not responsible for any post between the days of Jan. 9 - Jan. 11

But while I'm here....

I can't stand.

"Welcome to my life!" If you don't like it, change it.

"That's what they did!" If "they" did something wrong, it does not give you the right to do it too.

"so whatever" ....  "I told someone I was going to help them move but then got side tracked and couldn't make it. So whatever."
That still doesn't make it okay.

It's not a phrase, but one that really annoys me to no end. The word "Folks". Every outdoor show host uses the word "Folks". Just what is "Folks" anyways? It's used so much now it has just become impersonal.
I challenge everyone who is now, or will be making a show to quit using the word "Folks" and address the viewers like you care.

joshimoto son ;D

"Swing for the Fences"

I can understand this being used in Baseball however have trouble finding it's relevance to anything else in life.

Colin 

"Hit the ground running" makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. The only time I have ever seen anyone hit the ground running was the Roadrunner...beep, beep.

BD.                      ;D

I once hit the ground running when I flew off my motorcycle down in Florida.
I broke my leg and ended up with screws in my knee.
My recommendation is not to hit the ground running if you are already traveling at high speed.

Unless you run real fast...

I now have realized I've started getting caught up in the 'folks' thing. It is pervasively contagious! I will have to work hard this year to break it before it is too late!

Without a doubt...Pervasively Contagious  :D

Re: What "Saying" Drives you crazey?

When people use proper grammer.   ;)

Being addressed as "Dude". At my age, I find it not to be respectable. Call me "Mister". That "dude" stuff may be the lingo of todays youth, but it won't take you very far in the business world when you try to act with high integrity and credibility. Try to get a job using that term during an interview. I guarantee that you won't be hired addressing the interviewer as "Dude".

Quote from: Redbone on January 28, 2011, 09:20:53 AM

Re: What "Saying" Drives you crazey?

When people use proper grammer.   ;)

I think you mean "when people use improper grammar".  It bothers me when it is in writing as well as spoken. Bad spelling gets to me too. It shows actually how intelligent people are.........or not.          :o
BD.                                   ;D

Right on UAWBigDude!

How about this nonsensical statement; "If I were you...."

Quote from: MadWags on January 28, 2011, 10:23:38 AM
Right on UAWBigDude!

Thanks Wags.  I always remember that ignorance is "bliss".  If people only knew how ignorant they looked and sounded by not using proper grammar and proper spelling.  A friend of mine is a very poor speller.  But he doesn't care.  I have even tried to help him and he just doesn't care.  I have known him a long long time so I tolerate it.  However, others don't take him seriously because he comes off sounding like an uneducated "buffoon".  I even told him how to use spell check and how the computer will tell you if you made a mistake.............but again he just doesn't care.  It gets to the point where I can't take him seriously and all I can do is shake my head.    :-\'


BD                ;D

Well I personally don't only judge people because of their spelling and grammar. I think it is very important too in many aspects of life in these 'civilized' times, but for the average participant on this website, I'd much rather they try to share their opinions and knowledge with bad spelling and grammar than not at all. Many are afraid to post more because of how they might be taken or treated.

I'd rather they share as best they can since this isn't running for office or applying for a job. I think anyone who doesn't use correct spelling or grammar might understand that some people might disregard them or not take them as seriously, but I respect that they still say what they have to say.

Why? Because I believe the most important thing we ALL should know is that listening and respecting each other first is more important ultimately than disagreement and disregard. I guarantee you if some good ole boy tells me in 'English' I can barely understand that thar's a big ole good 'un socked next ta yonder stump, I'm gonna go try to catch it regardless of how garbled the English or grammar was!

A big 'un is a big 'un no matter how you say it! One of the many things I love about fishing!

whats wrong with callin someone dude?

LOL! ;D

Quote from: thedude on January 28, 2011, 11:20:13 PM
whats wrong with callin someone dude?

Actually nothing as long as you're not on a job interview and "Mr." is in front of it.  Don't call me "Dude" as long as you're "thedude".   :P  


BD                     ;D

Better than being called 'dud' anyway.

Quote from: Victor Cerabone on January 08, 2011, 10:47:19 AM
"It is what it is".  I'm sooooo tired of that phrase.  Problem is, it's actually quite useful.  Any suggestions for a good replacement?

Well ...Im not gonna swing for the fence here, but.. back in the day .... there were a ton of dandy replacements for that phrase. I mean, like, just gag me with a spoon blah blah blah, they were just as bad as today !!!! Like , They used to say, "how we used to do it was ...... "  and that one got to me cause it implied that the best and only way to do something was the old way, but I guess every broke clock is right twice a day ? Whatevs. Like, yknow," I'll ring the operator to have her put me through to call your cell -  right  ??"    lol lol    ::)

Serious - My mom describing something sad said, " And the beauty part of it is .....".. just kills me.  There's NO beauty part of old aunt ginnie dying with a smile on her face and a locket in her hand mom !! She's dead  :o !! ugh. Im a scarred child.

Next sayings coming (dont say you werent forewarned):


1  Oh D !!

2  You got owned

3  You got pawned (or poned)

4  That lure is beast

5  "F&ck O$F" in place of "you're kidding me!" or "No way "

6  The lure is tank

Quote from: Mojo on January 29, 2011, 04:32:29 PM

Quote from: Victor Cerabone on January 08, 2011, 10:47:19 AM
"It is what it is".  I'm sooooo tired of that phrase.  Problem is, it's actually quite useful.  Any suggestions for a good replacement?

Well, back in the day there were a ton of dandy replacements for that phrase. They used to say, "how we used to do it is we ...... "    that one got to me cause it implies that the best and only way to do something was the old way. Like, yknow, I'll ring the operator to have her put me through to call your cell -  right  ??   lol lol    ::)

Serious - My mom describing something sad and uses, " And the beauty part of it is .....".. just kills me. 

Next sayings coming (dont say you werent forewarned):


1  Oh D !!

2  You got owned

3  You got pawned (or poned)

4  That lure is beast

5  "F&ck O$F" in place of "you're kidding me!" or "No way "

6  The lure is tank

Moj,
You are way too young to be saying "Back in the day"! ;D

Quote from: Durand Dan on January 29, 2011, 04:40:29 PM
Moj,
You are way too young to be saying "Back in the day"! ;D

That first sentence I wrote was facetious comedy (At least I was laughing when I wrote it).

Going out on a limb here, but I think I"m too young to be saying back in the day.

"It is what it is" can be replaced by "The facts are the facts".

BD.                               ;D

Quote from: fiker on January 30, 2011, 07:38:48 AM
Going out on a limb here, but I think I"m too young to be saying back in the day.

Rick, if you're over 50 you can say "Back in the day".  If your not over 50, but over 30, then you can say "In my younger years".   ;)


BD                       ;D

"Well...Mr. Fike...at your age..."


I couldn't help myself, Rick.