- Don’t use the word “epic” when you mean “really good”. The Odyssey, Iliad and Gilgamesh are epics. A good video game score is just a good video game score.
- Don’t call your genitalia “junk” unless you mean that it’s of no practical use to anyone.
- “It is what it is” - Ball players say this a lot after they lose. Apparently they think it makes them seem wise and philosophical, but I’m pretty sure they picked up the idea from a Popeye cartoon. A good rule is: If you hear a phrase for the first time while watching a game on TV you should never repeat it. Remember how dumb the good athletes were back in high school ? Well, they don’t get any smarter just because they turned pro.
- “Man up”
- “It’s all good”
- Don’t call underwear “Tighty Whities’. That was funny for about 30 seconds five years ago.
- “Not so much”
- “It’s a _____ thing”
- Any saying that has been popularized by Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, Larry the cable guy or Jim Carey.
- People who are overly neat and prissy aren’t necessarily “OCD”. Obsessive compulsive disorder is something very different - and a lot more fun to watch.
-” dude’
- People over 30 should not adopt the slang of teenagers. Stick with the words you already have
May 31, 2008 at 7:02 pm
quite true my friend. quite true.
June 5, 2008 at 6:15 pm
i like to say dude, and man as well. I’m a teenager though, so i can pull it off.