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ltl/fb · 02-20-2004, 04:27 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Here's a rant.

I hate canned greetings or responses to greetings or goodbye phrases.

People who say shit like:

"Be good."
"Hey, boss."
"How's it hangin'?"
"Have a good one."
"Hey, chief?"
"Later, gator."

probably have vanity plates.

TM

Not that I think I really use it, but how did "Have a good one" make the list? Because it uses "one" instead of "day," "afternoon," "morning," "weekend" or other appropriate time period/event?

dtb · 02-20-2004, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Here's a rant.

I hate canned greetings or responses to greetings or goodbye phrases.

People who say shit like:

"Be good."
"Hey, boss."
"How's it hangin'?"
"Have a good one."
"Hey, chief?"
"Later, gator."

probably have vanity plates.

TM

I believe everyone is allowed a few irrational hatreds in life, and one of mine is reserved for the expression "have a good one". I cannot explain my vicseral disgust of that particular phrase, but, there it is.

(Allow me to note that there is no limitation on the permitted number of rational hatreds.)

Pretty Little Flower · 02-20-2004, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Here's a rant.

I hate canned greetings or responses to greetings or goodbye phrases.

People who say shit like:

"Be good."
"Hey, boss."
"How's it hangin'?"
"Have a good one."
"Hey, chief?"
"Later, gator."

probably have vanity plates.

TM

"There he is!"

I have a client who, whenever I saw him, would say that. I thought to myself, "How nice. He is always anxiously anticipating my arrival." Then, one time we were outside waiting for the valet to take his ticket. Valet pops out of the little booth. "There he is!"

ThurgreedMarshall · 02-20-2004, 04:29 PM

Among their first moves: Ms. Ross, 30, a general counsel to dot-coms, this month restarted an adult Web site that features "sex and love from a woman's perspective."

Ms. Head, 26, who has primarily covered subjects like inner-city youth, hopes to produce and direct pornographic films and television programming.

I would very much like to get to know "Ms. Head." (The one on her stomach.)

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/20/na...FEM.html?8hpib

TM

Alex_de_Large · 02-20-2004, 04:31 PM

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

Chocolate Foam.

The mind reels...

spookyfish · 02-20-2004, 04:32 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Why? The cops didn't see the credits, did they?

TM

Apparently so, but then again, Hank has the same problem, since he's the one who got pulled over.

greatwhitenorthchick · 02-20-2004, 04:32 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Not that I think I really use it, but how did "Have a good one" make the list? Because it uses "one" instead of "day," "afternoon," "morning," "weekend" or other appropriate time period/event?

Have a good one drives me nuts. My sister and I use "have a good one" when we are making fun of Americans. Also "happy turkey day", when talking about Thanksgiving. That one drives me nuts as well.

(We also make fun of Canadians, just because we are superior to all)

dtb · 02-20-2004, 04:32 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Not that I think I really use it, but how did "Have a good one" make the list? Because it uses "one" instead of "day," "afternoon," "morning," "weekend" or other appropriate time period/event?

Let me preface this by stating that my hatred of this phrase takes up one of my alloted "irrational" hatreds, so I'm not sure I'm the best one to answer this, but here goes:

I always want to respond "a good WHAT?" A good day? A good evening? A good wank? (Taken from "The Office" when Tim says, "Nah, I plan to just go home, watch some TV, and have a good wank." -- with extra emphasis on the pronunciation of the "k" in wank -- HYElarious, I tell you!)? A good joke? A good meal?

It's just so faux-hip, so, so.... inappropriately over-familiar.

Oh, I give up. I can't explain it. Like I said, it's my "irrational" category.

LessinSF · 02-20-2004, 04:33 PM

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Atticus Grinch · 02-20-2004, 04:40 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Also "happy turkey day", when talking about Thanksgiving. That one drives me nuts as well.

You are my SP. It's like people are trying to divorce the holiday from the idea of giving thanks to some diety, but they've never been bothered enough by CHRISTmas, or ChristMASS, to call it "Gift Day."

Of course, I'm the kind of guy who still calls it Shrove Tuesday instead of Mardi Gras. I'm still laughing over the e-card wishing me a Happy Ash Wednesday last year. We wish you a merry Tisha B'Av, and a happy Yom Kippur!

I have a problem with anyone who calls Weds. "Hump Day," unless they're willing to put their booty where their mouth is.

dtb · 02-20-2004, 04:43 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
You are my SP. It's like people are trying to divorce the holiday from the idea of giving thanks to some diety, but they've never been bothered enough by CHRISTmas, or ChristMASS, to call it "Gift Day."

Of course, I'm the kind of guy who still calls it Shrove Tuesday instead of Mardi Gras. I'm still laughing over the e-card wishing me a Happy Ash Wednesday last year. We wish you a merry Tisha B'Av, and a happy Yom Kippur!

I have a problem with anyone who calls Weds. "Hump Day," unless they're willing to put their booty where their mouth is.

Again with the booty-talk!

You're probably the right person to ask -- what the heck is "Maundy Thursday"? I know it's the Thursday before Easter, but what's a maundy?

(The traditional greeting/wish for Yom Kippur is that one have a "meaningful holiday".)

So, Atticus, I hope you have a meaningful Ash Wednesday -- and a kick-ass Shrove Tuesday!

taxwonk · 02-20-2004, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Here's a rant.

I hate canned greetings or responses to greetings or goodbye phrases.

People who say shit like:

"Be good."
"Hey, boss."
"How's it hangin'?"
"Have a good one."
"Hey, chief?"
"Later, gator."

probably have vanity plates.

TM

I can dig it.

Alex_de_Large · 02-20-2004, 04:52 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Also "happy turkey day", when talking about Thanksgiving. That one drives me nuts as well.

"Happy x-mas" is also annoying as shit, as is"how's it hanging" (a guy in my office actually uses that phrase).

baltassoc · 02-20-2004, 04:53 PM

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Originally posted by dtb
Again with the booty-talk!

You're probably the right person to ask -- what the heck is "Maundy Thursday"? I know it's the Thursday before Easter, but what's a maundy?

Maundy comes from the same Latin root as mandate, and means commandment. It was at the Last Supper that Jesus gave the new commandement (the communion), which was on Thursday evening. The next day (memorialized as Good Friday), the Jews and the I-talians nailed him up, and two days later ("on the third day") his tomb was empty (memorialized as Easter).

taxwonk · 02-20-2004, 04:54 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Have a good one drives me nuts. My sister and I use "have a good one" when we are making fun of Americans. Also "happy turkey day", when talking about Thanksgiving. That one drives me nuts as well.

(We also make fun of Canadians, just because we are superior to all)

You would prefer "Have a good one, eh?"