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 kronk wrote:
So women will know who to breed with and who to ask for help when their computer needs fixing.

Wouldnt the women also want to marry that guy so he will fix it for free?

 hotsauceman1 wrote:

 kronk wrote:
So women will know who to breed with and who to ask for help when their computer needs fixing.

Wouldnt the women also want to marry that guy so he will fix it for free?

eh, that's not really how it works.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:

 kronk wrote:
So women will know who to breed with and who to ask for help when their computer needs fixing.

Wouldnt the women also want to marry that guy so he will fix it for free?

They want the breeder for "breeding" and the nerd for fixing their computer.

Using the nerd for "breeding" is like trying to fit a USB connector into a power socket...

Edit: Or an A cell battery in a D cell slot.

The only Reason to get married is to get various services for free.

A cell battery.

D cell slot.

For reals.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
The only Reason to get married is to get various services for free.

Yeah sex and cooking in return for security. AMIRITE?

But really as much as my wife complains about the sex and the cooking she's an excellent bodyguard.

 Alfndrate wrote:

making dat phat stacks of cheddar. #twittaplease.

I think this whole sentence caused me to just black out with rage........

be careful I heard ambulances are rationed for black outs....

 Tazz Azrael wrote:

 Alfndrate wrote:

making dat phat stacks of cheddar. #twittaplease.

I think this whole sentence caused me to just black out with rage........

Why? I correctly spelled cheddar.

Bike.

I first read YOLO on a shirt, and ideas on what "You only Live Once" means popped into my head.

All of those things were positive " Follow your dreams, Make each day count" type of things. Then I stumbled across in on the internet and saw it was really just an excuse to get hammered, not a positive slogan to live life to the fullest.

So I love-hate YOLO.

 4oursword wrote:
Bike.

I hate this when people who know me, and know when i say bike, i mean bike, not motorcycle but still insist on asking what sort of motorcycle i am talking about.

For feth's sake, bike is short for bicycle, not motorcycle!

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:

 4oursword wrote:
Bike.

I hate this when people who know me, and know when i say bike, i mean bike, not motorcycle but still insist on asking what sort of motorcycle i am talking about.

For feth's sake, bike is short for bicycle, not motorcycle!

That's why I say motorcycle in spainglish: moto-bici-klete
My wife HATES it, but she knows what im talking about, so it's a net win.

Having worked in certain places for certain types...

Management speak:

'Low hanging fruit' - sounds like piles.
'Quick Win' = the cheap and likely less effective solution.
'Edge factor' = lipstick on the pig.
'Apprentameeting' = I'm going to pretend to be Alan Sugar and treat you like crap, then tell you it's all about 'challenging'.
'challenging' = I'm going to be a rude prick to you under the disguise of testing your report.

And my favourite, from working for Cornwall County Council...
'Cascade and roll out organically' accompanied by the tosser in question making 'rainy' finger gestures for cascade and 'twirly' fingers for rolling out. spanker.

Has anyone mentioned literally yet?

The word itself is fine, but the problem is that almost every time it's used the person confuses it with 'really' or 'figuratively'.

 AustonT wrote:
Article IV Section 4 The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government.

You miss the point. A republic means you don't have a king - the opposite of republic is monarchy. Exactly how to determine power is up to the republic, and while military strong men are in power in some republics, many are democratic.

The USA, for instance, is a democratic republic.

People don't realise that's what republic means, and put all sorts of other meanings onto the term, most commonly thinking that because the USA is a republic then it isn't a democracy (often adding in the concepts of direct democracy and representative democracy, and thinking the USA being a republic somehow explains why the USA isn't a direct democracy).


And yes, my life will now be a year shorter for having to explain that on Dakka again

Pretty much any rap slang, most of which has been mentioned before. Boo, shorty (or shawty), etc and so forth.

The use of ANY and I mean ANY Japanese word regularly associated with weeaboos in conversation will automatically cause me to hate you. For example, referring to any one who isn't Japanese by Japanese honorifics ("Hana-chan is over there") using "Nani", "Kawaii", "Desu", or proudly referring to yourself as an "Otaku".

The word Irk

Herb.
Specifically the american pronunciation "erb".

Apart from that sometimes I just look at a word and think 'why is it spelled like that?' then I hate it for some reason until I find another word.
I think most people can tell my current hate word is herb.

 Doomhunter wrote:
Herb.
Specifically the american pronunciation "erb".

Apart from that sometimes I just look at a word and think 'why is it spelled like that?' then I hate it for some reason until I find another word.
I think most people can tell my current hate word is herb.

when someone has cooked you a meal, and you are interested in how they flavoured it, do you ask "which slightly bitter green things did you put in the meal?"

Bullockist wrote:

 Doomhunter wrote:
Herb.
Specifically the american pronunciation "erb".

Apart from that sometimes I just look at a word and think 'why is it spelled like that?' then I hate it for some reason until I find another word.
I think most people can tell my current hate word is herb.

when someone has cooked you a meal, and you are interested in how they flavoured it, do you ask "which slightly bitter green things did you put in the meal?"

I hate a word =/= I don't use it.

There aren't many synonyms for 'herb' that aren't the names of them or sentences describing them, so I imagine it's a necessary evil of sorts.

"What did you use for seasoning?"

Hey Herb, what sorts of herbs did you use on your famous, Herb's herb crusted pork loin?

Such issues that could arise... but that's why we don't use the h sound in herb

 AustonT wrote:

Samus_aran115 wrote:
Uh. I hate when people emphasize the 'z' in Nazi, like... "Nah-zee". Just annoys me, especially on television. I'll think of something else.

Probably has something to do with the fact that there is no "T" in Nazi and that Na-Zi should be pronounced Na-Zee as the i after the z makes an e sound.

The party was called "Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei", with the members called Nazis for short. As it's a German word, the "z" is pronounced with a "ts" sound.

Any combination of celebrity names used to define them as a single entity, e.g. "Braniston"; whiffs of trashy media.

- When people use "your" instead of "you're"; makes me want to hunt them down and beat some sense into them using an icepick.
- Yolo
- Swag
- "At the end of the day"

"Hater" and "Sheeple" are terms that should earn their users a free punch in the jibblies. Both are lazy ways of saying "You are a person whose opinions I disagree with, but I have no real argument to support my beliefs".
Hearing "hater" used in the wussy version of "The Beautiful People" makes me want to put on my stompy boots.

Herb just always makes me think of the Eddie Izzard skit.

"You say 'erb, we say herb. Because there's a fething H in it"

 Alfndrate wrote:
It is a well documented fact amongst DCMs that Alpharius dislikes the word methinks....

I have people to stuff for me - cool!

I'm also not a fan of "mayhaps".

I know it must be strange to live with castles on every street corner, but I think it is time to let those words go...

 d-usa wrote:
Of course he also doesn't like the word pro-tip.

That one is a no-no only because it is usually the first 'word' of something that will almost certainly start off a caustic unhelpful rant.

It is right up there with the "FIX'D!" and edited quote box.

Bad stuff.

 AlmightyWalrus wrote:

 AustonT wrote:

Samus_aran115 wrote:
Uh. I hate when people emphasize the 'z' in Nazi, like... "Nah-zee". Just annoys me, especially on television. I'll think of something else.

Probably has something to do with the fact that there is no "T" in Nazi and that Na-Zi should be pronounced Na-Zee as the i after the z makes an e sound.

The party was called "Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei", with the members called Nazis for short. As it's a German word, the "z" is pronounced with a "ts" sound.

Mozart

Pizza!