Having been quiet at the firm we have drank tea and eaten biscuits and been exposed to far too much reality and daytime television . So during a discussion after a prolonged and slightly painful session of Trisha followed by Big Brother followed by Springer we got to talking about the utter shit that people talk , when they really have fuck all to say . So We have embarked on compiling a dictionary of Inane and meaningless drivel phrases which are used by airheaded folk when they should really just shrug or stay silent .
Below are a selction we thought up and witnessed daily on the aforementioned programmes.
1) " at the end of the day"
Favourite of the soapy northern tart from Big Brother as well as many others . Truth is most of the people that say it never specify which day they mean and so spend theirlives achieving fuck all , and even if they named the day the end of it just wouldnt be long enough to do all the shit they had relegated there.
2) " hes down to earth"
What the fuck does that mean !? Is this a slight on a persons ability to levitate ? Do they refer to a close friend who works for Nasa and has just got in from work ? No of course they mean -- hes rude , blunt , doesnt use confusing long words and so shallow even I can understand him .
3) " what you see is what you get with me "
I suppose I shouldnt complain too much about this one , it is accurate since I usually see a dodgy looking Chav whos intellect corresponds with his inability to judge the fact hat burberry check doesnt coordinate with horizontal striped polo shirt and track bottoms. Still its very accuracy makes it a waste of breath to say it .
4) " know what I mean ? "
Frankly no , do tell ?
5) " I need some to be there for me "
Where ? At least meet them halfway and name a location FFS!
I could go on , but my bitterness would prevent me from posting such kind descriptions as the above .
Anyway you get the gist of it , all suggestions for the Oxford Dictionary of Nosensims welcome .
To be honest .....................
Yes, no.........................
being two that make me cringe when i hear them
well my way of thinkin is, to much white widow will keep up up all nite
We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
Where I'm coming from.
"Mindsets" and "headsets"
"At the end of the day" was first done to death a few years ago by a certain ex-England football manager, usually known as "Gleh Noddle".
We knew someone that would say "you know what I mean", whilst winking at the end of almost every sentence.
Argggggggggggggh!!!
Latest "management speak" one I got the other day was:
"Time your deliverable"
FFS what exactly does it mean?
It turns out that it means you should plan/schedule the delivery of work to the Client. OK, a fair point I accept - BUT WHY NOT JUST SAY SO IN PLAIN ENGLISH?
Thanks for the "heads up"
"Thinking outside of the box"
Or a particularly annoying twat that insists upon saying "plethera" instead of lots or plenty or many
At this moment in time
This will only take a minute
you know what I mean
Think I've mentioned this one before but I can't abide the use of the word "chilling". What is it for goodness sake?
see you later - when they have absoutely no intention of being anywhere in the vicinity...
that hit the spot - which spot the G spot???
keep your cool - if I wanted to keep my cool (whatever that is) I'd put it in the fridge...
Dont take this the wrong way - If what I say is not offensive, you've taken it the wrong way
"I totally understand where your coming from!"
He speaks his mind - probably doesnt say a lot then
Hes a man of few words - probably doesnt understand whats going on then
'Basically' -I don't know how to start a sentence.
I dont want to be a killjoy - but I'm an uptight, boring bastard
I didn't know that. .........................
Said as a reply to something in a conversation. Its of no use, does not contribute to the conversation and makes you look stupid for saying it.
I think we're in agreement here - if we are then the other party must also be barking mad!
"Two seconds......" How many things actually take TWO seconds - Not many!
"At this moment in time......"