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On March 05 2013 08:24 ieatkids5 wrote:
"you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain"
god this quote is so dumb. it's not profound or insightful or anything. it just gives two very obvious possibilities that when added together have a probability of 1. it's like saying, you either starve or you eat. you either go to bed hungry or you stay awake long enough to eventually eat something. you either take a dump or hold it in long enough to hurt. OF COURSE you either die a hero or you live long enough to become a villain. god dammnit you are gonna die eventually, so one of two situations will be true when you die - you're a hero or you're a villain. man, it's a great movie and ledger's performance was legendary, but this is such a dumbfuck quote for a movie this good.
All it says that every hero will eventually become a villain in a profound looking way.
"You either die a villain, or live long enough to see yourself become the hero" should also be "obvious" by your logic.
That quote is obviously true if the person in question is/was a hero, but that's not the point >.<
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Dunno if this has been posted, but "you only live once" is my most hated phrase. It's like an empty, annoying justification someone spouts as they prepare to do something immoral/moronic.
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On March 05 2013 08:15 Z-BosoN wrote:
when giving any sort of advice for some occasion:
"Just be yourself"
Who the fuck was I aspiring to be, Count Dracula?
that's not so annoying to me. it's a simple way of reminding somebody that they probably shouldn't try to be anybody but their regular self when it comes to simple confrontations.
while that's obvious to you, it's not as obvious to a lot of nervous people.
whenever i put a lot of effort into my IM's to real-life friends---aka serious talk---it feels like a waste of time when i'm met by the single response of "lol" again and again... or i'm explaining something as best i can and they go "I guess so."
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On March 05 2013 08:31 Zahir wrote:
Dunno if this has been posted, but "you only live once" is my most hated phrase. It's like an empty, annoying justification someone spouts as they prepare to do something immoral/moronic.
Are you fine with YOLO though?
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I'm rather offended by that
It's now very common to hear people say, "I'm rather offended by that", as if that gives them certain rights. It's no more than a whine. It has no meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. "I'm offended by that." Well, so fucking what?' —Stephen Fry
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On March 05 2013 08:36 nanaoei wrote:Show nested quote +On March 05 2013 08:15 Z-BosoN wrote:
when giving any sort of advice for some occasion:
"Just be yourself"
Who the fuck was I aspiring to be, Count Dracula? that's not so annoying to me. it's a simple way of reminding somebody that they probably shouldn't try to be anybody but their regular self when it comes to simple confrontations. while that's obvious to you, it's not as obvious to a lot of nervous people. whenever i put a lot of effort into my IM's to real-life friends---aka serious talk---it feels like a waste of time when i'm met by the single response of "lol" again and again... or i'm explaining something as best i can and they go "I guess so."
How can the person know if my regular self is better suited for any such occasion? The only time when people try to act like someone else is when they are unsatisfied with their regular self and are trying to change certain aspects of their personality and attitude.
Then someone comes along and says "be yourself" instead of giving actual advice - and there's a fuckton of it to give.
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"Real talk" and "I'll be honest"
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On March 05 2013 07:47 TheAnswerIsZero wrote:
Here's some:
"I died right then and there" - one my brother says often. Any variation of dying, when not meant literally, is stupid. What's worse is when people tack on "literally" somewhere in the phrase and don't mean it.
"Like"
"Retarded" - to describe things in a derogatory way that is also out of context.
"Plethora" - I catch casters and even my teachers misusing it. No, it does not mean "a lot" or "myriad." It means TOO much. Oh, so there's a plethora of viewers and you would like your stream to have less? Or maybe Starcraft 2 has a plethora of strategies available and you want the game reduced to one strategy per race? People have to stop misusing this word.
I didn't know that about plethora. Learning from context has its disadvantages when people are wrong. Thanks!
My pet peeve (one of many anyway) is "would of, could of, should of".. It's HAVE ffs! Would've = would have! Would of what? Of fucking what? You would of stupid be made? It's so obviously wrong and nonsensical yet almost a majority of people for whom English is the first language can't seem to grasp that nowadays. In fact it's so common a misconception that I'd be stunned if someone didn't call me out over this.
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On December 15 2005 11:23 TruthBringer wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2005 08:47 BigBalls wrote:
"have your cake and eat it too"
no i want to fucking sit and stare at my cake and then let someone else eat it. its my fucking cake and im going to eat it It means that you want to enjoy eating your cake and then still have the cake after it's been eaten. It's like when someone wants something to always go their way. "It's not okay for other people to enforce their beliefs on me, but I am against abortion so no one can have abortions."
For the longest time I thought the phrase should be "cut your cake and eat it too" referring to when two kids are fighting over the biggest piece, so you let the first kid cut the cake and the second kid choose which piece he wants.
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On March 05 2013 08:28 Z-BosoN wrote:Show nested quote +On March 05 2013 08:24 ieatkids5 wrote:
"you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain"
god this quote is so dumb. it's not profound or insightful or anything. it just gives two very obvious possibilities that when added together have a probability of 1. it's like saying, you either starve or you eat. you either go to bed hungry or you stay awake long enough to eventually eat something. you either take a dump or hold it in long enough to hurt. OF COURSE you either die a hero or you live long enough to become a villain. god dammnit you are gonna die eventually, so one of two situations will be true when you die - you're a hero or you're a villain. man, it's a great movie and ledger's performance was legendary, but this is such a dumbfuck quote for a movie this good. All it says that every hero will eventually become a villain in a profound looking way. "You either die a villain, or live long enough to see yourself become the hero" should also be "obvious" by your logic. That quote is obviously true if the person in question is/was a hero, but that's not the point >.<
right, it says something really obvious and uninsightful in a profound way, and everyone's all "oohhhh," like it's some completely new idea that no one's ever though of before. that's why it pisses me off. obviously every hero will either die while he's still a hero, or become a villain before that happens. it's just so simple that i don't get why people are amazed by it.
and yeah, if it was reversed to "you either die a villain.." it'd be just as stupid.
if the point was to make the audience say "oohhh wow i never realized that! now that's something cool to think about!" then yes, i agree that it's stupid because it is so obvious, yet tries to present itself in a profound, epic manner.
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I second "YOLO". That phrase sucks and is overused.
"That's racist!" for bringing up ANY sort of topic that deals with race, even if it's not particularly derogatory. My friend often says this for things (in a joking way still, but it gets old) that I might bring up such as "More black people play in the NBA than white people."
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I like to troll people by saying GL HF... YOLO in SC2 games. It always gets an interesting response.
You only die once (YODO) was a good response once when they lost.
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Funny ones: How would you like your eggs sir? "I'd like them well-done." He must of been high/drunk.
"What do I got to do to get your job?" It's my job bitch! Job security = I'm not telling you.
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On March 05 2013 08:52 helvete wrote:Show nested quote +On March 05 2013 07:47 TheAnswerIsZero wrote:
Here's some:
"I died right then and there" - one my brother says often. Any variation of dying, when not meant literally, is stupid. What's worse is when people tack on "literally" somewhere in the phrase and don't mean it.
"Like"
"Retarded" - to describe things in a derogatory way that is also out of context.
"Plethora" - I catch casters and even my teachers misusing it. No, it does not mean "a lot" or "myriad." It means TOO much. Oh, so there's a plethora of viewers and you would like your stream to have less? Or maybe Starcraft 2 has a plethora of strategies available and you want the game reduced to one strategy per race? People have to stop misusing this word. I didn't know that about plethora. Learning from context has its disadvantages when people are wrong. Thanks! My pet peeve (one of many anyway) is "would of, could of, should of".. It's HAVE ffs! Would've = would have! Would of what? Of fucking what? You would of stupid be made? It's so obviously wrong and nonsensical yet almost a majority of people for whom English is the first language can't seem to grasp that nowadays. In fact it's so common a misconception that I'd be stunned if someone didn't call me out over this.
Where that one stems from I think is if you say would've, it sounds to a lot of people (depending on accent) as would of. If you don't really think about it and type how it sounds, it's quite a simple mistake to make.
Infact it's a mistake made so many times that I wouldn't be surprised if it could be counted as correct due to an evolution of the language. It's happened so much especially recently and although wrong, everyone knows what it actually is so it could quite possibly become accepted.
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On March 05 2013 08:52 helvete wrote:Show nested quote +On March 05 2013 07:47 TheAnswerIsZero wrote:
Here's some:
"I died right then and there" - one my brother says often. Any variation of dying, when not meant literally, is stupid. What's worse is when people tack on "literally" somewhere in the phrase and don't mean it.
"Like"
"Retarded" - to describe things in a derogatory way that is also out of context.
"Plethora" - I catch casters and even my teachers misusing it. No, it does not mean "a lot" or "myriad." It means TOO much. Oh, so there's a plethora of viewers and you would like your stream to have less? Or maybe Starcraft 2 has a plethora of strategies available and you want the game reduced to one strategy per race? People have to stop misusing this word. I didn't know that about plethora. Learning from context has its disadvantages when people are wrong. Thanks! My pet peeve (one of many anyway) is "would of, could of, should of".. It's HAVE ffs! Would've = would have! Would of what? Of fucking what? You would of stupid be made? It's so obviously wrong and nonsensical yet almost a majority of people for whom English is the first language can't seem to grasp that nowadays. In fact it's so common a misconception that I'd be stunned if someone didn't call me out over this.
Not to derail, but that is only one definition. Plethora can mean a surfeit or a profusion of, which means an abundance rather than too much. The connotation of Plethora isn't necessarily too many (like the word excess) but more like more than enough to be considered acceptable (an abundance or teeming).
Back on track: I really dislike when I hear people try to use old south phrases in jest, but fail at it. More than you can shake a stick at, good ole' boy, etc. are all misused horribly -_-;;.
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I hate the phrase "it's not rocket science". Why is it rocket science, and not quantum mechanics, or string theory, or something equally or more complex? Why is the science of rockets the prime example for an overly complex field? Admittedly, I don't know anything about rocket science, but I don't see what makes it the hardest thing ever.
Also, it is an almost meaningless phrase; it just annoys someone when they're struggling with a task.
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On March 05 2013 09:07 Silentness wrote:
I like to troll people by saying GL HF... YOLO in SC2 games. It always gets an interesting response.
You only die once (YODO) was a good response once when they lost.
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Funny ones: How would you like your eggs sir? "I'd like them well-done." He must of been high/drunk.
"What do I got to do to get your job?" It's my job bitch! Job security = I'm not telling you.
I think Eggs well-done is an actual thing 0_0
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you ez
ezpk
yolo
raped son
gg son
ez son
I can go on.
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i was sitting on the metro and then for some reason me and my buddy was talking about star wars and i said something like "i can't make sense of all these sith guys there must be at least five of them" and then this older guy in front of us (must be like, 50 or something, probably saw the original trilogy in his youth) turned around in his seat and looked me straight in the eyes and said "there can only be one sith, a master and his apprentice" dunno about dumbest ever but it's pretty dumb and it's a weird thing to get upset about on the metro
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On March 05 2013 08:46 winadil wrote:
I'm rather offended by that
It's now very common to hear people say, "I'm rather offended by that", as if that gives them certain rights. It's no more than a whine. It has no meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. "I'm offended by that." Well, so fucking what?' —Stephen Fry
Of course it has meaning. It means that the person saying it is offended, and a lot of people care about not offending those they are talking to.
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