Stupid phrases people actually say

[mikered30]

It is what it is.

[CrabR]

"There's more than one way to skin a cat." Really? Are people going around skinning cats? Are there various competing techniques that are used?

skin a cat

Cleaning a catfish. Some fish you scale some you skin.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

skin a cat

Cleaning a catfish. Some fish you scale some you skin.

So, you skin a catfish? If so, are there a variety of ways to do so? I learned something today!

[skinfan2k]

People hate me because i say "Do Work" alot.

[FSUSkins24]

"Are you guys happy with Ryan Kerrigan? I am sorry, but getting double-teamed is not an excuse. And frankly, he is not beating his mean that often even when he isn't double teamed. He is stuck at 4.5 sacks, which is not a good number."

I'm also with the people that said "leggo" (outside of leggoing my eggo) is stupid as hell... stupid ****ing chris brown.

[War Paint]

I've seen a few say "It is what it is". For some reason, that is one phrase I like. It applies well to a situation that is undesirable and there's nothing that can be done about it, so why worry or stress over it? I don't understand the hate for it. I guess it comes at the "acceptance" part of Kubler-Ross model of The Five Stages of Grief. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, then acceptance.

[Jumbo]

There's always one eternally accurate answer for anyone who doesn't get "the hate" for ANY such hated phrase. You < meaning anyone> don't get it because, at least where that "thought" <saying> is concerned, you're one of the stupid ones.

My favorite comeback, if such is desired, for the old "it is what it is", is "except when it isn't."

By the way, a great many of dumbass phrases are among the bread and butter of 12-step programs and while there are some really non-stupid ones, it's certainly a venue for popular acceptance of all the brain-dead stuff you could ever desire.

And Kubler-Ross has very specific roles for acceptance per grief, and thinks that phrase is used too glibly and broadly---which is of course is correct, like "acceptance" is often abused in AA as a favored concept of Dr. Bob's at one point in his life.

But who cares.

It's fun <and good venting> to have some relatively lightweight stuff to grouse about like these kind of deals.

[AsburySkinsFan]

It is what it is.

That ain't stupid, that's acceptance of reality.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

I've seen a few say "It is what it is". For some reason, that is one phrase I like. It applies well to a situation that is undesirable and there's nothing that can be done about it, so why worry or stress over it? I don't understand the hate for it. I guess it comes at the "acceptance" part of Kubler-Ross model of The Five Stages of Grief. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, then acceptance.

It's an acceptable saying...but I've found that certain phrases get overused so often in the working world. I had a manager a while back who must have used "it is what it is" 3 times per conversation. Others from the workplace include: herding cats, on my plate, spare cycles, and circle back.

[Jumbo]

That ain't stupid, that's acceptance of reality.

Nonsense and pap, much of the time.

---------- Post added October-30th-2012 at 12:48 PM ----------

It's an acceptable saying...but I've found that certain phrases get overused so often in the working world.

Much closer. You get a gold star.

[AsburySkinsFan]

My favorite comeback, if such is desired, for the old "it is what it is", is "except when it isn't."

But if it wasn't then there would be no reaon to say that it is, so if it is what it is then there isn't an exception for if it isn't because it already is.

[Jumbo]

But if it wasn't then there would be no reaon to say that it is, so if it is what it is then the isn't an exception for if it isn't because it already is.

Oh stop it. Don't be so lazy with your brain. You have a lot of information and reasonable levels of operational competency. Use it all for something beside trotting out last decade's homework.




Especially if all you got was a B.

<playyyyyyyyyyyyying>

[War Paint]

It depends upon what the meaning of the word "is" is.

[Jumbo]

It depends upon what the meaning of the word "is" is.

[elkabong82]

down here "fixin' to" and "I already done did that" are both stupid and annoying

and "I could care less" is stupid, because it doesn't work unless you use "couldn't"