Sayings that annoy you

[gyroscopeboy]

"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"

I'm pretty sure some things don't kill you but they sure as hell don't make you any stronger..

Except polio...zing!

 

[templar1138a]

"There's no I in team."

I HATE that addage. Fortunately, Red vs. Blue provided a response that I've used with great effectiveness.

"There's no U in team either. So if I'm not on the team and you're not on the team, then there is no god damn team. The team sucks!"

Alternatively, "There's no 'We' in team either."

 

[communist dwarf]

Whenever someone says "I'm sorry" for something that isn't their fault. For example when a family member dies, everyone feels that it is apparently their fault, so they have to apologize for my Grandfather having cancer. If you did something THEN apologize but in the mean time just giving proper sympathies is just fine.

I also hate it when people will go to you and ask "Do you have anything better to do?" Well if I did I SURE as hell wouldn't be here listening to you.

 

[Exterminas]

"World of Warcraft is dead."

People tell that one since day two of WoW, because you know "In beta, everything was better!". But so far nobody was able to tell me what exactly that phrase is supposed to mean

 

[bz316]

"Long story short..."

The story that follows is almost never, EVER, short...

 

[templar1138a]

I can't say I find it annoying, but "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is a frustrating line. I can think of at least 5 ways I'd like to make these people "stronger" starting with a couple broken bones and finishing off with a nice needle full of HIV.

When bones knit, they are reinforced to be stronger than they were before.

And HIV becomes AIDS, which doesn't work with your challenge. The saying applies to situations where you're still alive after the threat has passed. AIDS ultimately kills you by increasing weakness over time, leaving no chance for the infected to get stronger.

Run the other three ways by us. Maybe one of them will sufficiently contradict that saying.

 

[axlryder]

Whenever someone says "I'm sorry" for something that isn't their fault. For example when a family member dies, everyone feels that it is apparently their fault, so they have to apologize for my Grandfather having cancer. If you did something THEN apologize but in the mean time just giving proper sympathies is just fine.

I also hate it when people will go to you and ask "Do you have anything better to do?" Well if I did I SURE as hell wouldn't be here listening to you.

The definition of the word sorry is not just apologetic. It also means feelings of pity or sympathy (thus feeling "sorry" for yourself). So when people say "I'm sorry" in that context, they're not actually apologizing. Many people don't seem to know this, and it bugs the hell out of me when I say it and someone says "well you don't have to apologize". It's always embarrassing because it's not like I can say "actually, that word has multiple definitions and you're misinterpreting my statement. "

 

[Supertegwyn]

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions."

I keep hearing people say this as though only good intentions can lead to bad results. Or every time someone has good intentions, people will just blindly quote this phrase without even knowing what the outcome is going to be.

It's also paved with bad intentions, you guys.

That's a perfectly sound expression.

You are just hearing it badly.

 

[solemnwar]

"My bad."


I hate that phrase so, so much....

 

[EmperorSubcutaneous]

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions."

I keep hearing people say this as though only good intentions can lead to bad results. Or every time someone has good intentions, people will just blindly quote this phrase without even knowing what the outcome is going to be.

It's also paved with bad intentions, you guys.

That's a perfectly sound expression.

You are just hearing it badly.

Same with a lot of things people have said in this thread, I think.

Because of the fact that I so often hear people using it in an annoying way, I now feel annoyed whenever I hear it.

 

[TakeyB0y2]

Yolo.

I know it hasn't been around that long but it's been so overused every time I hear someone say it I just want to slap them.

What really bothers me about YOLO is that people use it as an excuse to drink until they puke and behave like total assholes. You only live once, THEREFORE, you should do something meaningful with your life, not inject so much of a volatile substance that your body has to forcibly eject it from your stomach to prevent death... Sigh..

I hate being told to grow up... Especially when it's usually said just because my ideals just aren't the same as theirs or because I don't enjoy "grown up things", like going out for drinks and stuff.

Whenever someone says "I'm sorry" for something that isn't their fault.

Spoiler

People aren't ACTUALLY apologizing when they say that. Hell, I say it just because I know I should say SOMETHING but don't know what to say to express sympathy. I'm pretty sure that's why everyone says it.

 

[Saw767]

Everything George Carlin here is about to mention...

Glad to see someone else who enjoyed Carlin's comedy, most people I know don't know who he is.

Sayings that I can do without:
"I'm not just another pretty face..." Damn right, you're also an annoying arrogant moron who should be kept from the rest of society...By the way, give the face back to whoever you stole it from.

"It can't get any worse." Um..Yes...yes it can, I could cite tons of examples where things got worse, but I don't have 2 hours, instead I will just say: reality tv and world war II.

"Look on the bright side." I'll look where I please, thank you, asshat. Things have only two sides, and each is always either light and dark? Maybe both are dark, maybe you've never seen a three dimensional object...This? This is a baseball bat...start running.

"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do." So, I can decide what I want to do? I have free will? You don't say... thank you for informing me. Well, I'm a guy, and I "gotta" hit you with this brick...

"Time heals all wounds." No, sometimes time creates wounds, people die of old age, you call that healing? Well, depending on who they are, I might agree. And by the way, sometimes some people deserve whatever grudge someone has against them forever. A lot of time has passed since Hitler's death, are people not sore at him anymore? They are still pissed? I guess you were wrong...

 

[Auron225]

"If you can't love yourself, how can you possibly love someone else?"

Pretty easily, actually.

That, and one thats very similar.

"If you don't love yourself, then nobody else will!" 0.0 What bullsh*t is this?

 

[Nouw]

Strange, I don't mind strangers asking me to smile. After all, they're not saying it to piss you off, they're saying it to try and make you feel better but *shrug.*

"If you can't love yourself, how can you possibly love someone else?"

Pretty easily, actually.

I always thought it was 'If you can't love yourself, how can others love you?' Makes more sense than that honestly.

 

[The Diabolical Biz]

A poor craftsman blames his tools.

I mean what the hell is that shit.

That saying is implying that while a poor craftsman blames his tools (for shoddy work), a good craftsman blames himself.

It's saying that an honest person takes the blame for their mistakes while a dishonest person blames others. Frankly, much of todays society could learn from this old saying.


I think a lot of the rage in this thread towards some sayings is due to not quite grasping the meaning behind them. Which is understandable. A lot of the sayings being presented have their origins from upwards of centuries ago.

I get what the saying is meant to mean (thanks), however it is far too often misappropriated - albeit from my own, limited perspective - as some kind of 'get out' clause to shift the blame from the provider of the broken tools to the person trying to do the best they can with said tools.

Its original meaning might be a useful message, but the constant misuse of it has soured my opinion of it as a whole.

EDIT: Although I appreciate that I didn't convey my reasoning for disliking it in my original post.

 

[lokun489]

I hate "Do you mind?" Becaue if you say no to do you mind, it means yes, say yes and it means no. It's just a quick phrase that throws me off balance in a conversation.