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The-PinCushion-Queen
ORIGINAL: AIL Staff

ORIGINAL: krunchie frog

I hate 'I'm not being funny...'

You're right. You're not being funny. You're being awkward.



Yep, kind of like these phrases:

"I'm not racist, but..."
"I'm not homophobic, but..."

are always followed by a racist or homophobic remark.

:smug:


LOL like when i say 'no offence but...'

then i say something offensive! haha
Posted: 2009-08-20 13:20:04
All In London
ORIGINAL: The-PinCushion-Queen

ORIGINAL: AIL Staff

ORIGINAL: krunchie frog

I hate 'I'm not being funny...'

You're right. You're not being funny. You're being awkward.



Yep, kind of like these phrases:

"I'm not racist, but..."
"I'm not homophobic, but..."

are always followed by a racist or homophobic remark.

:smug:


LOL like when i say 'no offence but...'

then i say something offensive! haha




:laugh:

Yep.

There's a classic bit in Taladega nights when Ricky Bobby says this:


Mr. Dennit: Ricky, your little obscene gesture is going to cost you 100 points. Do you know how much that costs us in sponsorship dollars?
Ricky: With all due respect, Mr. Dennit, I had no idea you'd gotten experimental surgery to have your balls removed.
Mr. Dennit: What did you just say to me?
Ricky: What? I said it with all due respect!
Mr. Dennit: Just because you say that doesn't mean you get to say whatever you want to say to me!
Ricky: It sure as hell does!
Mr. Dennit: No, it doesn't--
Ricky: It's in the Geneva Conventions, look it up!



:rolling:


AIL Staff
Posted: 2009-08-20 13:30:49
ilovetimburton
One thing I CANNOT stand is when people add 'Eh?' to the end of their sentences.

For example: "What are you up to, eh?"

Arrrgggghhh!!!! :bangin: :veryangry:
Posted: 2009-08-20 19:04:18
krunchie frog
Canadians do that :P
Posted: 2009-08-20 20:15:29
ilovetimburton
Well there goes my hopes of travelling to Canada! :biggrin:
Posted: 2009-08-20 20:45:07
Jez the Yank
I never heard this being used when I lived in London so it might be an "American English" way of speaking but it always annoys me when people who are disputing something you said do it by asking a question and end their sentence with the word "no" (they are kind of substituting the word no for the phrase "am I right?" or "wouldnt you agree?" ) . To make maters worse, the word "no" also has to be spoken with this really annoying and emphasized questionlike intonation.

For example...

If I said. England played really well in the cricket today and some other Yank said to me...

"But Australia practiacally took all of their wickets, no?"

I dont know, it just sounds stupid when people say that, no?
Posted: 2009-08-20 22:16:19
krunchie frog
English people say that, too :)
Posted: 2009-08-21 00:33:39
Elliex
that reminds me of a joke.....
Posted: 2009-08-21 10:12:41
Quizmaster Barry
"For my sins..." is another one.


Just heard someone say that on the radio.

"So you're a part-time referee, Paul?"
"Yes I am... for my sins."

That's just one small step away from "you don't have to be mad to work here... but it helps."

Hilarious.
Posted: 2009-08-21 11:41:52
krunchie frog
Reminds me of those people you meet who think they're weid and will keep saying it 'Oh, don't mind me, I'm a little bit odd/crazy/weird... I just say random things!'

Nooo.... the people who are genuinely odd/crazy/weird don't have to tell anyone... we know who they are. You are just trying to seem interesting. And for that reason, you clearly are not and I won't pander to it.
Posted: 2009-08-21 14:36:59
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