Phone in or mail in?

[gottabekd]

Wow, I am very surprised at these results. In my experience, "Phoning it in" is more common. I've kind of always associated the term with performers, e.g. musicians. The performance was so off, it's like they could have been sitting on their couch at home on the phone to give a performance of the same effect. Maybe I'm way off, it happens.

[Hack&Lube]

I'm surprised too! That's very odd. I've only heard of "phoning it in". Whenever I watch sitcoms or late night TV it's like you know.

Jon Stewart: "We're totally phoning it in today"

Mailing is slow, phoning it in means you are lazy and just sort of calling your employees or secretary or boss and doing your job pathetically from home or being lazy in bed.

I'm 100% certain the more common idiom is "phoning it in" despite everything this forum says.

[KevanGuy]

Originally Posted by droopydrew19

No I think Tyler is telling Kris he mails it in all the time.

Yeah, it was Tyler and he was trying to tell me its 'phone' it in. Heh, phone it in. So ridiculous.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by KevanGuy

Yeah, it was Tyler and he was trying to tell me its 'phone' it in. Heh, phone it in. So ridiculous.

I'm totally certain it's phoning it in though. I guess both exist. I've heard mail it in on sports more and phone it in on comedy shows or talk shows.

[FlamesAddiction]

I hear "mailing" way more often than "phoning".

[edn88]

I've actually heard both, but suspect, based on the results, Mail It In is the original expression.

Maybe it should now be fax it in, e-mail it in, or IM it in.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

I'm 100% certain the more common idiom is "phoning it in" despite everything this forum says.

That's pretty bold of you.
The results of this thread also match the results on google (by a lot), so I'm not sure how you can claim "phone" is more common. Atleast not 100%

[burnin_vernon]

i say "phone", which is likely what you two are doing if this is what makes up your work day

[habernac]

I can't recall ever hearing of "phoning it in" before this poll. It's definitely "mailing it in".

[Inferno]

I've never heard of someone "phoning it in" unlike "mailing it in" which I hear alot.

[Daradon]

I've heard both, eqaully often. I think edn88. It may be an old saying 'mail it in' and became phone it in after time as phones became more commonplace.

Obviouslly both mean half-assed, probably the fact that you aren't there 'on site' your putting in effort from the comfort of somewhere else.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by habernac

I can't recall ever hearing of "phoning it in" before this poll. It's definitely "mailing it in".

Same here........never heard of 'phoning it in' until I read this thread.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Daradon

I've heard both, eqaully often. I think edn88. It may be an old saying 'mail it in' and became phone it in after time as phones became more commonplace.

Obviouslly both mean half-assed, probably the fact that you aren't there 'on site' your putting in effort from the comfort of somewhere else.

So if we follow this progression, what's next? texting it in? MSNing it in?

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

So if we follow this progression, what's next? texting it in? MSNing it in?

Lol yeah but Edn88 beat you to the punch.

[Mr. Mojave]

Can't say I have ever heard of either so Im no help.

[jamesteterenko]

I've heard both. Since both is not an option in the poll, I just won't vote. However, I think using mail is more common.

James.

[FireFly]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

So if we follow this progression, what's next? texting it in? MSNing it in?

I like texting it in, or emailing it; sometimes texting takes a while.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Same here........never heard of 'phoning it in' until I read this thread.

It's funny how all the old timers are saying they've never heard of phoning it in.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by rubecube

It's funny how all the old timers are saying they've never heard of phoning it in.

I'm old?

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

I'm old?

I guess I should've specified...the "above 30 crowd".