Annual List of Words to Be Banished

[RoJoHen]

^ Banished in the name of diversity and tolerance?

Since they are the enemies of those things, you are being more ironic than you know. However, I'd be happy to see all ideologues go, replaced by sane, rational people. What a world that would. My guesstimate is that we'd have a ginormous amount of fantastical change. And monkeys. I'd <3 that.

This post makes me wish I could smack internet people.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Monkey hater!

 

[Locutus of Bored]

- First Name the Occupation (Joe the Plumber and spin-offs)
- Maverick
- "Real" America
- Twitter
- Hypermiling
- Windows Mojave
- Web 2.0 (not really new though)
- Bailout
- Embolden
- Absotively

 

[Wowbagger]

"The GREATEST most TESTED scientific theory in the WHOLE HISTORY OF SCIENCE!"

Though I guess only nerds care about that.

Also, sombreros.

 

[RoJoHen]

"I'm a PC, and I wrestle porcupines in Mexico for money" and other alternatives. Guess what, Microsoft. These commercials actually convinced me never to buy a PC again.

 

[Aragorn]

^ Banished in the name of diversity and tolerance?

Since they are the enemies of those things, you are being more ironic than you know. However, I'd be happy to see all ideologues go, replaced by sane, rational people. What a world that would. My guesstimate is that we'd have a ginormous amount of fantastical change. And monkeys. I'd <3 that.

It's been my experience that the people most vocal about wanting diversity and tolerance only care about people who think and act like they do, to the point of holding anyone with a differing point of view in contempt.

Let's be honest here, if someone posted the same things Mutenroshi did, only for the other political side, would the response be a playful back-and-forth jab to the ribs, or seething contempt and outrage?http://trekbbs.com/member.php?u=3608

 

[John Picard]

"Your Mom" - ask a question, you have a 50% chance of getting this as an answer. I was resetting the master computer password a few weeks ago and asked a co-worker for a suggestion and got this. I used it.

I much prefer the Glasgow variant 'Yer maw'. It was the first Glaswegian slang I learned and one day I will say it convincingly.

'Would of' is high on my hate list. It's one of those small things that has me close to snapping every time I read it.

Add to that, "should of". Every time I see those two misuses of the English vernacular used I want to throttle the person who posts them

Add to this list, "Eww". I'm tired of females always using that.

 

[trekkiedane]

What is up with "winner of five nominations"? I'm not getting the reference there.

It's a meaningless phrase; if you are nominated you haven't won anything yet.

I don't think there's any reference to actually get.

 

[Capn Flukie]

Emo.

Excepting Mr. Phillips of course.

 

[LaxScrutiny]

You betcha.

A store clerk said that to me a couple of weeks ago. Fuck, the election is long gone, Palin is long gone, I never want to hear that again.

I'm usually kind to store clerks, having worked plenty of retail.

I just couldn't help myself, though. I slammed his head through the plate glass window, then sawed his neck on the broken glass untill his his head fell off. Then I took the store security tape and left out the back.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Three R's:

Reboot
Reimagining
Rod Blagojevich

 

[Hugo Rune]

Innit

God I hate that expression, along with many MANY others which children (and, sadly, adults) seem to be using over here in the UK


Hugo - in pain when he here's a kid say the aforementioned word

 

[RJDiogenes]

^ Banished in the name of diversity and tolerance?

Since they are the enemies of those things, you are being more ironic than you know. However, I'd be happy to see all ideologues go, replaced by sane, rational people. What a world that would. My guesstimate is that we'd have a ginormous amount of fantastical change. And monkeys. I'd <3 that.

It's been my experience that the people most vocal about wanting diversity and tolerance only care about people who think and act like they do, to the point of holding anyone with a differing point of view in contempt.

Let's be honest here, if someone posted the same things Mutenroshi did, only for the other political side, would the response be a playful back-and-forth jab to the ribs, or seething contempt and outrage?

I'm sure the "other side's" reaction would match "your side's" reaction. That's what happens when you have "sides."

 

[Aragorn]

^ Some lady panelist on CNN was having a debate with someone, and pointed out that even having an argument over said topic was proof that it was wrong (and she was right). And that is the gist of how people think and act these days.

You betcha.

A store clerk said that to me a couple of weeks ago. Fuck, the election is long gone, Palin is long gone, I never want to hear that again.

I'm usually kind to store clerks, having worked plenty of retail.

I just couldn't help myself, though. I slammed his head through the plate glass window, then sawed his neck on the broken glass untill his his head fell off. Then I took the store security tape and left out the back.

Have you ever seen or heard of the movie Fargo?

This would be like saying John Woo ripped off his style from The Matrix (which some people did say).

 

[trampledamage]

- First Name the Occupation (Joe the Plumber and spin-offs)
- Maverick
- "Real" America
- Twitter
- Hypermiling
- Windows Mojave
- Web 2.0 (not really new though)
- Bailout
- Embolden
- Absotively

The word "twitter" I don't mind, but I definitely want the bloody updating the world with all the boring minutiae of your day thing banned!

 

[LaxScrutiny]

^ Some lady panelist on CNN was having a debate with someone, and pointed out that even having an argument over said topic was proof that it was wrong (and she was right). And that is the gist of how people think and act these days.

You betcha.

A store clerk said that to me a couple of weeks ago. Fuck, the election is long gone, Palin is long gone, I never want to hear that again.

I'm usually kind to store clerks, having worked plenty of retail.

I just couldn't help myself, though. I slammed his head through the plate glass window, then sawed his neck on the broken glass untill his his head fell off. Then I took the store security tape and left out the back.

Have you ever seen or heard of the movie Fargo?

This would be like saying John Woo ripped off his style from The Matrix (which some people did say).

Actually, no. There must have been a second camera and Woo lifted my moves.

 

[bluedana]

Pundit.

 

[TheLonelySquire]

Lake Superior State University has once again come out with their list of the words or phrases from the year that should be banished. There's several good ones on this list. Here it is:

This Year's List:

Bailout
Carbon footprint or carbon offsetting
Desperate search
First dude
Game changer
Green
Icon or iconic
It's that time of year again
Maverick
Monkey
Not so much
Staycation
Wall Street / Main Street
Winner of five nominations
<3 (Emoticon)

Article: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/01/entertainment/main4695305.shtml


I strongly agree with banishing maverick and bailout, as well as staycation. And so many things being described as green this year has been really annoying.

I remember the word that irritated me most from 2007: surge. It was everywhere, and so often.

The wall street to main street crap has been pretty obnoxious as well. What is up with "winner of five nominations"? I'm not getting the reference there.

What words/phrases would you like to add to the list?

Change.

Not because of what the word represents, but that the actual change was never clarified.

 

[John Picard]

You betcha.

A store clerk said that to me a couple of weeks ago. Fuck, the election is long gone, Palin is long gone, I never want to hear that again.

I'm usually kind to store clerks, having worked plenty of retail.

I just couldn't help myself, though. I slammed his head through the plate glass window, then sawed his neck on the broken glass untill his his head fell off. Then I took the store security tape and left out the back.

Say wha --? That's part of the vernacular in Northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas, and other areas "up nordt". My mother is from a very small town in central Wisconsin and she's always said that. It has *NOTHING* to do with Sarah Palin.

 

[Sakrysta]

Things that "pop."