well, just don't
On an almost cellular level, I sincerely abhor the new catch-all catch-phrase when someone thinks they're making a clever point: "I'm just saying." Or - even worse - without the pronoun: "Just saying."
Oh, really? Is *that* what you're just doing? Saying? Well, I'm just punching you in the nose, you self-satisfied fuckwad.
I despise it. It has this air of undeserved smug finality, as if god itself has made this person the mouthpiece of the final say in the matter. Always with the implied silence of an ellipsis, as if daring you to disagree with their obviously airtight summation. Oh, I see! If it's you that's saying, well - that's it, then! Case closed, everybody! He just said!
Please don't just say, "Just saying." It's rude. Say what you want to say, and then, if it's a spirited discussion, maybe back it up with a few well-reasoned points. Then let others say. It totally works.
Oh, really? Is *that* what you're just doing? Saying? Well, I'm just punching you in the nose, you self-satisfied fuckwad.
I despise it. It has this air of undeserved smug finality, as if god itself has made this person the mouthpiece of the final say in the matter. Always with the implied silence of an ellipsis, as if daring you to disagree with their obviously airtight summation. Oh, I see! If it's you that's saying, well - that's it, then! Case closed, everybody! He just said!
Please don't just say, "Just saying." It's rude. Say what you want to say, and then, if it's a spirited discussion, maybe back it up with a few well-reasoned points. Then let others say. It totally works.
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Just- oh never mind.
(Catch phrase goes here. Please do not punch me.)
It should be noted that I have been known to use a catch phrase past its expiration date. When I saw the Cody Rivers Show recently (which I loved) they had this whole routine about the things you're not allowed to say anymore ("Don't go there!" made the top of the list), and I thought (spitefully) "I wonder when somebody will do the routine about how it's no longer funny to do a routine about commonly-used catch-phrases that are no longer funny?"
Probably not. My current candidate for no longer funny: Sentences. Broken. Up. By. Extraneous. Periods. For. Emphasis. As. Though. One. Were. Addressing. A. Child. Or. A. Developmentally. Disabled. Person.
I will not punch you ... I make broad allowances for my friends and for myself in my sweeping judgments. Yep, sure do!
We are a complicated being, the human.
I supposed it's because I tend to be long-winded. The semi-colon is the little pause that allows me to catch my breath (hence, it really is a "catch" phrase) before continuing whatever rant I happen to be on about at the moment.
I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin' - ya' know what I'm sayin'?
I love semi-colons, too, but only when used properly. Be careful of punctuation abuse.
When was email first invented?
You can still access email at the UW via Pine, except that it's slightly upgraded and called WebPine. I think they were going to phase it out, but it caused an uproar. We have docs at the hospital that learned on Pine and refuse to give it up, because they don't get the newfangled shit the kids are doing these days ... like Outlook Express.
Becky - you are evil! I've been on that cat site for about an hour. Curses!