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I say like and do you know what I mean constantly. Also "I've got it"

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"That's fucky."

For when I hate or don't trust something.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks Lenny from Lemmy!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Oop, sorry"

Can apply for a variety of situations such as someone accidentally bumping into me, me accidentally bumping into them, or making a little mistake on something. Sometimes I'll even instinctively say it to inanimate objects that I knock over!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Hi canadian poster!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

"Bro." Started saying it ironically and accidentally rewired my brain.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

"That's fair."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Haha me too fucking love it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I've got new socks on.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Upright and conscious" is my goto response to casual questions. I also preference almost every sentence with some modulation of "Yeah", meaning everything from "Yeah, I agree wholeheartedly" to "Yeah, bro you sure you wanna do this?" to "yeahh so the cops are here and I told you so""

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

“Alive and vertical” is my variation on that first one there. Sometimes I use “very low baseline” as an afterthought, because some folks seem confused by it.

I also say “I know English wasn’t my first language, but I could have sworn this made sense. Maybe we’re speaking different English.” I speak English just fine, without any trace of accent (beyond Chicago), but that makes people take a step back and pay attention to what I said or wrote.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Just remembered a few more:

When someone asks "how's it going," I'll either respond "it goes" or "relentlessly," depending on how relentlessly it goes.

In response to a question in a field in which I have little expertise, I shall respond with "I'm not a botanist."

When multiple small things go wrong in quick succession, I may quip "Mondays, right?" only if the day is not Monday.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

My response to "how are you?" Translates to "preferably well"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I tend to reply that I'm going "reasonable" mostly copying a dead friend who used to say it when asked. He died in his 90s of natural causes but was a really interesting fella. Homosexual, Jewish, Holocaust survivor, antiquities dealer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

"it's fine"... It's very versatile for self reassurance. Working on something and find yourself letting perfect be the enemy of good? Just stop, it's fine. Making some mountain out of a molehill? Stop worrying about it, it's fine.... Before I get too carried away with examples, I'll just stop there, it's fine

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

It's a service I provide free of charge.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

"Santa polenta!"

= saint cornmeal mush

When something annoying or bad happens.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Keep on truckin

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

"First of all..."

I said it so many times while drunk once that my brother made a song mocking me. That was a wild night.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

"I'm full of good ideas ;)" as a response to someone using a suggestion of mine and saying it helped.

I started saying it to boost my own confidence, I think. But it's true!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

I like to say 'lick dick in the shade' for some reason

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)
  • Thanks, sorry!

  • Right on!

  • Eeeeeee! Is pretty great for when I need to let people know I need them to make room for me but I'm too frazzled to speak properly.

  • Words are hard, I'll go again any time I speak gibberish instead of English

I am also forever yelling corner! I yell corner at the grocery store. I say corner when I am alone in my apartment. Yesterday I called out door! as I was opening the front door of my workplace into the empty parking lot.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Fam, you are invited to my next party.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Those ones are delightful!! I approve

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

So are you professionally cute, or are you just cute for fun?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"What day is it?"

If I'm alone I'll just randomly ask myself now and then.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nice one :)

¼*⅓ chance of getting it right.

.. Does that equal 1/7? My phone doesn't have a shortcut for it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Getting it right is the wrong philosophy. As the saying goes, live every day like it's Monday.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm glad you made me think to look up the video. Now I know I've been saying this for 11 years, in front of many coworkers and other acquaintances, without any explanation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"Don't quote me on that."

I say a lot of "facts" that come to my head that I think I'm remembering correctly and are relevant to the scenario/conversation. But I never know if I'm actually saying anything correct or if it just sounds convincing but isn't true like ChatGPT.

Some of my coworkers can get amused or annoyed with it and some like to respond things like "I'm never going to quote you on anything ever" lmao.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Hell yeah, brother!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In my native language I always say "[it] is logical" because we don't have a word or phrase that means "makes sense" and I'm pretty sure literally nobody other than me does this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Different strokes for different folks!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I'm gonna use that on my wife (she suffered a few strokes nine years ago)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is great, mind if I borrow it? 😂

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Haha sure, it's not mine - it came from Muhammad Ali & Sly and the Family Stone

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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