Things A ot Of People Say That Don't Make Much Sense.

[fried1765]

"I could care less."


Bruce

The intended expression is: "I could NOT care less".

 

[MossRoad]

People tell me that I'm rude for not saying "bless you" when someone sneezes. To me it's no different than coughing, sniffling, blowing your nose, or whatever other thing you do. Am I supposed to bless you for that too? Nope, just sneezing.

Why do you say God bless you when someone sneezes?

One of the symptoms of the plague was coughing and sneezing, and it is believed that Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great) suggested saying God bless you after a person sneezed in hopes that this prayer would protect them from an otherwise certain death. The expression may have also originated from superstition.

 

[TractorGuy]

I have a habit of saying "six to one, half dozen to the other". It never occurred to me my wife of 43 years didn't know what it meant until she asked why I said it the other day. I had a heck of a time trying to explain it meant two things, scenarios, or whatever were about the same.

 

[Deere Dude]

Sounds like a Seinfeld show.

When someone asks why you did that stupid thing the answer they get is, "Just for shitz and giggles."

 

[TractorGuy]

Hows it going?

"Livin' the dream' or 'same **** different day'.


This I just heard by chance as I was walking past the television, Uncle Phil, or something was advertising. I have no more to say about it, do not wish to consider it any further, it hurts my brain when I hear such things.

"I was so flustrated that he wouldn't conversate me."


Now for fun, I have used:

Store person: Hey there, hows it goin'
Me: Not so well if you must know.
SP: Sorry to hear that, can I help you with anything?
Me: Sure, You got a hundred bucks I can have?
SP: Ummm, ahhh, urrgh
Me: Oh well, never mind that. Can I borrow your car?

Then there is the elevator situation:

Me: Waiting for elevator.
Suit: Comes up, presses button for elevator.
Me: Excuse me, what was that?
Suit: Ummm what, pressing the button for the elevator?
Me: Ahhhhh. So that's the secret...

My favorite, at Fast Food drive up.
Spkr: Can I help you?
Me: You sure can. I'm a little confused but give me a second.
Me: Ready?
Spkr: Yes Sir.
Me. Okay, I'd like a Whopper, 2-McBigMacs, a Winky Fish and 4 Chocolate Frosties.
Spkr: I'm sorry sir, this is Burger King.
Me: Oh yea the King. Let's see, A King, Queen, Jack, Joker(clown), and the smiley freckled girl. Now the King can't make the Jokers Food, the Joker can't make his own food, the Queen disdains them all, and the little girl just keeps making that freaky smile like she knows some secret the rest don't.
Spkr: Ummm what? No No sir, B-u-r-g-e-r King.
Me: Okay yea sure. So, that's Two Jumpy Jacks, One of those square burgers, One Queen plate, Three Curly Frys, and 4 McFrosties chocolate flavored.
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Apologies to OP, I kinda ran off the rails.

My favorite poke fun response when a store person approaches and asks if they can help me. "Um sure, do you know where my wife is?" The look on their face is priceless.

 

[Oaktree]

The one that irks me, is if I say "Thank you", they return with "No problem". They're basically saying that you didn't put them out very much; I would much rather hear "You're welcome". Not that it matters a whole **** of a lot, but I guess maybe people are getting away from what I consider tradition.

I dunno, to me "you're welcome" sounds stiff and is equally meaningless.

My Dad was witty (r.i.p. Dad)...and he used to dress like a bum...patched clothes.
He would pick up trash on the highway with a stick, a nail in the end.
One day these people stopped for directions...where is this, where is that...every question he said I dunno.
Finally the guy says "you don't know much, do you?". Dad says " I know one thing...I ain't lost!".

Maybe you had to know him to appreciate the "wit", to me it just sounds like he was being rude.

I actually feel uncomfortable when I get ' thank you for your service ' all the time.
Feels like they do it because it is the new 'in thing ' or 'pc'

In a related comment (one you don't hear much now, but was common in the 90s) that's got just as old was "I oppose the war but I support the troops". Whatever that was supposed to mean.

I have a habit of saying "six to one, half dozen to the other". It never occurred to me my wife of 43 years didn't know what it meant until she asked why I said it the other day. I had a heck of a time trying to explain it meant two things, scenarios, or whatever were about the same.

Huh. Always thought that everyone "got" that. I'll sometimes say "5 of one, half a dozen of the other" just to be different. I think only one person ever picked up on it.

Not a phrase, but one thing that irks me is when people refer to vegetables as "veggies". It just sounds so cutesy-poo as if you talking to a child. Might have been hip in 1978 but time to retire that one.

 

[HillStreet]

At a busy MacDonalds counter where everybody is packed in and trying to order— I always laugh when I finally step up to order and the employee just stares straight ahead and says “can I help the next person in line”. I’m standing right in front of her but she is so programmed it sounds foolish.

 

[Diggin It]

I’m standing right in front of her but she is so programmed it sounds foolish.

That goes along with calling tech support for your cable TV or ISP. You tell them the problem and everything you did including power cycling everything. Then they ask if you rebooted the modem. Uhhhh ....

 

[SirMaxwell]

Good morning, how are you today - Fine, fine as frogs hair.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I just have to roll my eyes, when in a check out line and the clerk asks someone "How are you" and the response is "Fine Thank You, How Are You?", being, extra polite. Why stop there? Why not have even more meaningless parrot-like talk?.

My years in the grocery store taught me not to ask that question; you often get a 10 minute run down of their health problems, surgeries, etc.

I was looking around in the electronic section at Walmart; the clerk comes up and says "Do you have any questions for me?" I said, "Yeah, what's the capitol of North Dakota?" She laughed, and said "Pierre?"

When they ask me how I am, I always say "Wonderful...how about you?"
If they say something like "fine", "good", or "I'm wonderful too", if it's a female, I USUALLY say "Well, you look really good!" Usually gets a smile and a "thank you".