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queencitybuckeye

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Nov 19, 2015 1:03 PM
BR1986FB;1764550 wrote:How about "tetnical" for "technical."
Sounds like President Bush.
Nov 19, 2015 1:03pm
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Nov 19, 2015 1:09 PM
BR1986FB;1764550 wrote:How about "tetnical" for "technical."
I've never run across that, but yeah, that'd do it.

Came up with more:

- People using "amount" when they mean "number"

- The overuse of the word "situation" in interviews.

- The overuse of the phrase "It is what it is." In fact, I generally dislike the statement altogether.

- The absence of proper capitalization found in social media.

- The use of "Carpe Diem" in anything.

- When people pronounce "actually" as "ACK-shully." Also when they overuse the word, generally.
Nov 19, 2015 1:09pm
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QuakerOats

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Nov 19, 2015 1:12 PM
friendfromlowry;1764404 wrote:My stupid hick coworkers: "hey who was you talking to earlier?"
yinz
Nov 19, 2015 1:12pm
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friendfromlowry

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Nov 19, 2015 1:21 PM
Everything about 5/3 bank customer service.
Nov 19, 2015 1:21pm
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Old Rider

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Nov 19, 2015 2:06 PM
Chippewa's football coach that posted on his twitter page referring to this weeks game as an opportunity for a "birth" into state final four....REALLY?? You going to shit that Final Four Banner out??

https://twitter.com/bohleymike
Nov 19, 2015 2:06pm
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queencitybuckeye

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Nov 19, 2015 2:07 PM
Old Rider;1764582 wrote:Chippewa's football coach that posted on his twitter page referring to this weeks game as an opportunity for a "birth" into state final four....REALLY?? You going to shit that Final Four Banner out??

https://twitter.com/bohleymike
Jim teacher?
Nov 19, 2015 2:07pm
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Nov 19, 2015 2:10 PM
queencitybuckeye;1764583 wrote:Jim teacher?
No...soshal studys
Nov 19, 2015 2:10pm
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Fab4Runner

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Nov 19, 2015 2:22 PM
It is pretty sad/annoying when a company, team, etc. has someone who can't spell or write running their social media accounts. My hair salon, which I LOVE, constantly uses the wrong your/you're, and it makes me not want to go there.
Nov 19, 2015 2:22pm
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Nov 19, 2015 2:36 PM
Fab4Runner;1764592 wrote:My hair salon, which I LOVE, constantly uses the wrong your/you're, and it makes me not want to go there.
At least they don't spell it "hare" salon.
Nov 19, 2015 2:36pm
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Nov 19, 2015 3:26 PM
Mulva;1764340 wrote:Of course, I also wear jeans to work, so I probably look like a schlub regardless.
Jeans, a hoodie, and tennis shoes over here. I hate when mostly non-client-facing jobs have a dress code. I just don't see a need for it.

So, I guess that could be one.

- Jobs that don't face clients or the public, but still require some form of dress code.
Nov 19, 2015 3:26pm
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Nov 19, 2015 3:30 PM
O-Trap;1764614 wrote:Jeans, a hoodie, and tennis shoes over here. I hate when mostly non-client-facing jobs have a dress code. I just don't see a need for it.

So, I guess that could be one.

- Jobs that don't face clients or the public, but still require some form of dress code.
I'm with ya. My first legit job out of college required me to wear a suit every day. During the interview, when the guy told me that I asked him how he liked my suit. He took a look and said looked just fine why? I then told him it was my only suit and he better get used to seeing it bc I'll be wearing it everyday until I can afford a 2nd a suit.

I sat in a cube all day, so stupid.
Nov 19, 2015 3:30pm
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Nov 19, 2015 3:51 PM
Commander of Awesome;1764615 wrote:I'm with ya. My first legit job out of college required me to wear a suit every day. During the interview, when the guy told me that I asked him how he liked my suit. He took a look and said looked just fine why? I then told him it was my only suit and he better get used to seeing it bc I'll be wearing it everyday until I can afford a 2nd a suit.

I sat in a cube all day, so stupid.
Yeah, one of my jobs didn't require a suit, but it required a dress shirt that was only either white or the classic blue, a tie, and dress slacks. The color restriction of the shirt was super annoying, and I think I saw clients maybe five times during the 18 months I was there. Dumb.
Nov 19, 2015 3:51pm
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QuakerOats

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Nov 19, 2015 4:28 PM
Young urbanites who start every sentence with "so,..."; which is up there with "like", used anywhere and everywhere.

Football announcers bothersome overuse of the term "the edge"; damn I am sick of that one.
Nov 19, 2015 4:28pm
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Nov 21, 2015 11:36 PM
People who use "defiantly" when they mean "definitely."
Nov 21, 2015 11:36pm
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Dr Winston O'Boogie

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Nov 22, 2015 10:12 AM
QuakerOats;1764642 wrote:Young urbanites who start every sentence with "so,..."
Agreed. It sounds like someone making their day-to-day life sound like a TV soap opera - and that we're all dying to find out what happens next - and they give it out in little dribbles to keep their audience wanting more.

"So, I went to wipe and there wasn't any toilet paper."

Oh my God, Ken was stuck helpless in a stall. I can't wait to hear if he used his sock.
Nov 22, 2015 10:12am
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Nov 23, 2015 3:37 PM
O-Trap;1764558 wrote:I've never run across that, but yeah, that'd do it.

Came up with more:

- People using "amount" when they mean "number"

- The overuse of the word "situation" in interviews.

- The overuse of the phrase "It is what it is." In fact, I generally dislike the statement altogether.

- The absence of proper capitalization found in social media.

- The use of "Carpe Diem" in anything.

- When people pronounce "actually" as "ACK-shully." Also when they overuse the word, generally.
Carpe Diem was cool back when Dead Poet's Society came out, then it just got annoying.

I am with you on the "it is what it is".

I can't stand even bad grammar/spelling while texting, let alone social media. It makes my eyes want to bleed.
Nov 23, 2015 3:37pm
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QuakerOats

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Nov 23, 2015 4:45 PM
jmog;1765326 wrote:Carpe Diem was cool back when Dead Poet's Society came out, then it just got annoying.

I am with you on the "it is what it is".

I can't stand even bad grammar/spelling while texting, let alone social media. It makes my eyes want to bleed.


Hey, we only spend $14,000 a year per student to edumacate them.
Nov 23, 2015 4:45pm
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Nov 23, 2015 6:31 PM
How about people who bring beverages/food to a party and then take it back home with them? Or even worse, they come back the next day asking to take their beverages/food home.
Nov 23, 2015 6:31pm
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Nov 23, 2015 7:11 PM
like_that;1765358 wrote:How about people who bring beverages/food to a party and then take it back home with them? Or even worse, they come back the next day asking to take their beverages/food home.
Sounds like you have some real ass holes for friends. Don't feel bad, apparently they do too.
Nov 23, 2015 7:11pm
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Nov 23, 2015 7:18 PM
skank;1765365 wrote:Sounds like you have some real ass holes for friends. Don't feel bad, apparently they do too.
lol, I struck a nerve with your HS fetish :cry:. Sorry little guy.
Nov 23, 2015 7:18pm
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Nov 23, 2015 7:38 PM
like_that;1765368 wrote:lol, I struck a nerve with your HS fetish :cry:. Sorry little guy.
Didn't strike a nerve with me....you came looking for me, not the other way around.
Nov 23, 2015 7:38pm
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Nov 23, 2015 8:27 PM
Pet peeve: What skank just did.
Nov 23, 2015 8:27pm
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Nov 24, 2015 8:44 AM
like_that;1765358 wrote:How about people who bring beverages/food to a party and then take it back home with them? Or even worse, they come back the next day asking to take their beverages/food home.
My wife and I no longer invite a couple to our gatherings who we have known for many years because of this same shit. They literally our that couple that ALWAYS bring tortilla chips or ruffles and some shitty homemade dip that nobody eats....and then drink everyone else's beverages.

Or the fucking guy who brings some hodgepodge of about 5-6 mismatched bag of beers to a BYOB party, no cooler, no ice, and then drinks about 12-15 beers. Cheap ass mofo!
Nov 24, 2015 8:44am