Joke and Phrase Retirement Home

[ReturnOfTheMack]

Ah man, the hate on y'all. I genuinely use that a lot, written and vocally.

[JLM]

Yep "Tryhard" definitely falls under the ScrubQuotes category. I'm just playing for fun but these losers are out here sweating trying to win. As if whoopin' somebody's ass can’t also be fun. 

Edited August 7, 2024 by JLM

[Scratch]

Starting a sentence with the word “So”.

“…change my mind.”

Any holiday related ones like “I’ve had worst Mondays” or “today’s office.”

”….don’t mind if I do”

”…oh go on then.”

Basically anything that was first written after social media was invented.

[SuperBacon]

"Who did this????"

The person you clearly took it from.

[Mr_Danger]

This thread reminds me, where is Keith like?

[Ronnie]

6 hours ago, Mr_Danger said:

This thread reminds me, where is Keith like?

Enjoying Taylor Swift, moral superiority, and upvotes somewhere else. The mod team finally ran out of patience with him a couple of months ago.

My contribution: "Love you to the Moon and back." I don't know where it came from but I'd be delighted if it went on a one-way lunar trip.

[cobra_gordo]

"You love to see it"
No. No I don't.

[LaGoosh]

16 hours ago, Dr. Alan Grant said:

Rizz.

Rizz is such a weird one because it sounds like slang that would be used by a private detective from a 1940's murder mystery noir. 

Reminds me of when I was a teenager and people started saying "vexed" in casual conversation. A word that until that point I had never heard outside of Shakespeare.

[MachoLibre]

On 8/7/2024 at 11:58 AM, air_raid said:

“Discourse.”

I swear people think this makes them sound smarter than using (depending on platform, context, subject matter, level of passion etc) discussion, conversation, chat, debate, argument etc. It doesn’t. It makes them sound like every faux intellectual you come across in your working life ...

ICT

 

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These are certainly old(er) but still see them knocking about:

 

"Sir, this is a Wendy's"

???

"...with this one"

"X number of sleeps"

 

Much of this just brings to mind the effects and by-products of the growth of the internet and social media on society in general. The ease of influence and willingness to blindly follow. So often seems nobody has their own individuality, own personality, an original thought or the ability to apply critical thinking to form their own assessment. Algorithms just leading us to confirmation bias echo chambers. Essentially bots interacting with bots.

 

[Dr. Alan Grant]

“Here’s my take.”

Peak. Fire. Ate. Shipping. Touch grass. 

“It’s giving.”

Someone quoting a post and simply saying “This.”

L and W.

Lastly, it’s neither a joke nor a phrase. I just want to get it off my chest and this thread seems appropriate enough. Those Costco Guy videos. I don’t use TikTok but they pop up on my Twitter feed often enough. Who is this for? Who enjoys this? Why do they have a rating system where every single things gets a thumbs up…or a BOOM! if you must. Why do they have a song now?! Why are the eyebrows so big? Why can’t I scroll past them when they show up? Chocolate chunk cookie eating bastards have a hold over me. I need help. 

[SuperBacon]

8 minutes ago, Dr. Alan Grant said:

Those Costco Guy videos.

I dunno if he's part of the same family, but this one looks like MJF.

[Dr. Alan Grant]

5 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

I dunno if he's part of the same family, but this one looks like MJF.

He simultaneously looks 9 years old and like a background Sopranos crew member who was given a line or two in later seasons.

[neil]

"The vibes were immaculate" - said in hushed tones on some instagram reel for vegan beef tartare that only uses 1 ingredient and takes just 2 minutes which is why...<loops>

[gmoney]

4 hours ago, MachoLibre said:

Much of this just brings to mind the effects and by-products of the growth of the internet and social media on society in general. The ease of influence and willingness to blindly follow. So often seems nobody has their own individuality, own personality, an original thought or the ability to apply critical thinking to form their own assessment. Algorithms just leading us to confirmation bias echo chambers. Essentially bots interacting with bots.

Yes, and on a different note, this also can apply when you see people use terms like "cancel culture" or "virtue signalling". 

[Merzbow]

Yeah, whenever I hear terms like that I can tell they took their entire personality from Reddit or 4chan bots, it's the most giveaway sign that someone has nothing of their own to offer.