06-23-2012, 11:57 AM
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#181
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Otnorot
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I get very irritated when people use "stoked" or "pumped" to express their excitement.
Also, don't call me buddy, guy or boss.
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06-23-2012, 01:13 PM
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#182
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Retired
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"Chell" to describe the latest NHL game in the EA Sports Franchise.
And thank god "GlenX" died. Anyone who uses that term deserves to be burned with the heat of 1000 suns.
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06-23-2012, 01:17 PM
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#183
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Franchise Player
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"Hubby"
As in overweight, short haired, poorly kept, post menopausal women saying "my hubby and I ate the whole wedding cake this weekend!"
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06-23-2012, 01:19 PM
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#184
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Crushed
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: The Sc'ank
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Random and epic are two that I would like to go away. I want to punch myself in the face when I find myself saying them.
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06-23-2012, 01:51 PM
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#185
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eastern Girl
Random and epic are two that I would like to go away. I want to punch myself in the face when I find myself saying them.
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What's wrong with random? What would you use instead? Epic I can see, as it's way over used for mundane events. I just don't get random.
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06-23-2012, 03:18 PM
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#186
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Agree to disagree,
It can make a moderators life easy, but I'd rather you arrange a time and fist fight each other until the other person has to give in.
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Patriots QB Tom Brady
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06-23-2012, 03:28 PM
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#187
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Mind-bottling
Because it's supposed to be mind-boggling
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06-23-2012, 03:31 PM
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#188
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Self-Retirement
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Yeah mind-bottling. You know, when things are so crazy it gets your thoughts all trapped, like in a bottle?
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06-23-2012, 03:34 PM
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#189
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GOAT!
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You know what makes me want to punch people in the face?
Elitism.
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06-23-2012, 03:36 PM
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#190
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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You know what makes me want to punch people in the face? When people say they want to punch themselves or others in the face because they never do it!
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06-23-2012, 03:38 PM
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#191
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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We should just abandon the English language. Obviously, the language is beyond reclamation and we should all give French or Mandarin or German a go.
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06-23-2012, 03:48 PM
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#192
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Otnorot
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
We should just abandon the English language. Obviously, the language is beyond reclamation and we should all give French or Mandarin or German a go.
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But then we'll just find words in those languages to abhor. Either way, you can't win.
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06-23-2012, 04:03 PM
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#193
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Franchise Player
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"wow, just wow"
Ugh, if you meant just wow, you could have just left it at "wow".
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06-23-2012, 04:19 PM
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#194
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Crushed
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: The Sc'ank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kunkstyle
What's wrong with random? What would you use instead? Epic I can see, as it's way over used for mundane events. I just don't get random.
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Random bothers me because not everything is random, just like not everything is epic.
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06-23-2012, 04:22 PM
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#195
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Crushed
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: The Sc'ank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
You know what makes me want to punch people in the face? When people say they want to punch themselves or others in the face because they never do it!
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I said I want to punch myself in the face, not that I would. That would just be stupidity.
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06-23-2012, 04:38 PM
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#196
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: not lurking
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eastern Girl
Random bothers me because not everything is random, just like not everything is epic.
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Yeah, I'm with you on random. Particularly, when used as 'Wow, we both ordered the same drink? That's so random!'
The 'so' part makes it particularly bad. Randomness can't be measured in degrees. Something is either random or it isn't. Usually it isn't. There are lots of fields where randomness is a legitimate topic of discussion, from science to mathematics to games of chance, but the trend of young people using 'random' as a synonym for unexpected or unlikely is really unfortunate. In some ways, it's the new 'karma' or 'ironic'.
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06-23-2012, 04:59 PM
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#197
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by octothorp
Yeah, I'm with you on random. Particularly, when used as 'Wow, we both ordered the same drink? That's so random!'
The 'so' part makes it particularly bad. Randomness can't be measured in degrees. Something is either random or it isn't. Usually it isn't. There are lots of fields where randomness is a legitimate topic of discussion, from science to mathematics to games of chance, but the trend of young people using 'random' as a synonym for unexpected or unlikely is really unfortunate. In some ways, it's the new 'karma' or 'ironic'.
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There is such a thing as "stratified random" when groups are separated based on particular attributes and then random samples are collected from the groups, so technically there are degrees of randomness.
I will be very impressed though if one day I hear a teenager say; "OMG, that is like so stratified random!".
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06-23-2012, 05:24 PM
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#198
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
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"dude!"
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06-23-2012, 06:30 PM
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#199
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunk
"wow, just wow"
Ugh, if you meant just wow, you could have just left it at "wow".
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Transplant99 is by far the worst offender for this. He uses that almost every time he disagrees with someone. It's hilarious.
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06-23-2012, 06:33 PM
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#200
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Similar to "wow, just wow"....
I can't stand it when someone has to start with; "Ummmm" when they are typing out a response. Even if it is not directed toward me, that extra bit of snarkiness is irritating.
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